Induced treg cells stay on course

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Regulatory T (Treg) cells are important for preventing autoimmunity and are typically divided into two subgroups: natural Treg (nTreg) cells

and induced Treg (iTreg) cells. New findings published in _Science Advances_ suggest that iTreg cells, but not nTreg cells, maintain their regulatory function after exposure to arthritic

conditions, which could have implications for Treg cell-based therapies in autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The authors on this latest study decided to take these

investigations further by comparing the responses of nTreg cells and iTreg cells under similar conditions. In co-cultures with synovial fibroblasts from mice with CIA (inflamed synovial

fibroblasts), iTreg cells, but not nTreg cells, retained their FOXP3 expression and suppressive capacity, whereas some nTreg cells transdifferentiated into TH17 cells, concurring with

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natural, regulatory T cells retain phenotype and function following exposure to inflamed synovial fibroblasts. _Sci. Adv._ 6, eabb0606 (2020) Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Download

references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Nature Reviews Rheumatology http://www.nature.com/nrrheum/ Jessica McHugh Authors * Jessica McHugh View author publications You can

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ARTICLE McHugh, J. Induced Treg cells stay on course. _Nat Rev Rheumatol_ 17, 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-020-00558-y Download citation * Published: 01 December 2020 * Issue

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