Multiple Sclerosis and Regulatory T Cells
Costantino CM, Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA. Multiple Sclerosis and Regulatory T Cells. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2008, 28: 697-706. PMID: 18763026, PMCID: PMC2752287, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-008-9236-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsCentral nervous systemAutoreactive T cellsT cellsAntigen-specific Treg cellsAutoreactive effector T cellsAutoimmune tissue damageFrequency of TregsOrgan-specific autoimmunityEffector T cellsReactive T cellsBlood-brain barrierPathology of MSIntroductionMultiple sclerosisTreg cellsMS patientsPeripheral toleranceChronic inflammationMultiple sclerosisImmune disordersNew therapiesHealthy individualsNervous systemTissue damageDisease models