title: Harnessing CD8(+) regulatory T cells: therapy for type 1 diabetes?
abstract: In this issue of Immunity, Tsai et al. (2010) demonstrate that low-avidity autoantigen-specific regulatory CD8(+) T cells can reverse ongoing autoimmune disease and provide insight into the mechanism by which this is achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Rd, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zaccone
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooke