A Special Population of Regulatory T Cells Potentiates Muscle Repair
Burzyn D, Kuswanto W, Kolodin D, Shadrach J, Cerletti M, Jang Y, Sefik E, Tan T, Wagers A, Benoist C, Mathis D. A Special Population of Regulatory T Cells Potentiates Muscle Repair. Cell 2013, 155: 1282-1295. PMID: 24315098, PMCID: PMC3894749, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.10.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphiregulinAnimalsEGF Family of ProteinsGlycoproteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphoid TissueMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DystrophiesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRegenerationT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscriptomeConceptsTreg cellsMuscle repairDepletion of Treg cellsPopulation of Treg cellsSuppressors of immune responsesMuscle repair in vivoMyeloid lineage cellsGrowth factor amphiregulinSatellite cells in vitroImpaired muscle repairCells in vitroGenetically dystrophic miceProinflammatory infiltratesSkeletal muscle of miceMuscle of miceTreg activityTreg populationDystrophic miceImmune responseMuscular dystrophyTherapeutic opportunitiesNonimmunologic processesTregsWound repairMuscle damage