title: Regulatory T Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Too Much of a Good Thing?
abstract: This commentary highlights the article by Birjandi et al showing that alterations in regulatory T cells can exacerbate lung fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Meagan W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: erica.herzog@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Erica L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory