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SUBMITTER: Bensinger SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2842445 | biostudies-literature | 2004 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bensinger Steven J SJ Walsh Patrick T PT Zhang Jidong J Carroll Martin M Parsons Ramon R Rathmell Jeffrey C JC Thompson Craig B CB Burchill Matthew A MA Farrar Michael A MA Turka Laurence A LA
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20040501 9
Despite expression of the high-affinity IL-2R, CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) are hypoproliferative upon IL-2R stimulation in vitro. However the mechanisms by which CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells respond to IL-2 signals are undefined. In this report, we examine the cellular and molecular responses of CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs to IL-2. IL-2R stimulation results in a G(1) cell cycle arrest, cellular enlargement and increased cellular survival of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells. We find a distinct pattern of IL-2 ...[more]