Regulatory T cells phenotype in different clinical forms of Chagas' disease.

• Main Authors: Fernanda Fortes de Araújo (Author), Danielle Marquete Vitelli-Avelar (Author), Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho (Author), Paulo Renato Antas (Author), Juliana Assis Silva Gomes (Author), Renato Sathler-Avelar (Author), Manoel Otávio Costa Rocha (Author), Silvana Maria Elói-Santos (Author), Rosa Teixeira Pinho (Author), Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira (Author), Olindo Assis Martins-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

CD25(High) CD4+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) have been described as key players in immune regulation, preventing infection-induced immune pathology and limiting collateral tissue damage caused by vigorous anti-parasite immune response. In this review, we summarize data obtained by the investigati...