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SUBMITTER: Li L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956066 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Lequn L Kim Jin J Boussiotis Vassiliki A VA
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20100903 7
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are committed to suppressive functions. Recently, it was proposed that Tregs could produce IL-17 under proinflammatory, polarizing conditions. We studied the role of Tregs on IL-17 production in the absence of exogenous cytokines and insults. Using in vitro and in vivo approaches, we determined that under neutral conditions, simultaneous activation of Tregs and naive CD4(+) conventional T cells in the presence of APCs resulted in conversion of Tregs into IL-17-producin ...[more]