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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2011

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin interferes with airway tolerance by suppressing the generation of antigen-specific regulatory T cells.

Liying Lei, Yanlu Zhang, Weiguo Yao, Mark H Kaplan, Baohua Zhou

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Liying LeiDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Yanlu Zhang
Weiguo Yao
Mark H Kaplan
Baohua Zhou
Indiana University School of MedicineIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USZhejiang University · CN

Funding

Stat6 in Atopic DermatitisU19AI070448 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI KAPLAN, MARK H · 2006 to 2010
$5.1M
TSLP in Th2 Immunity and Allergic Airway InflammationR01AI085046 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ZHOU, BAOHUA · 2010 to 2019
$3.8M
Exploring TSLP as a Key Initiator and Novel Therapeutic Target for AsthmaR21AI072617 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI ZHOU, BAOHUA · 2007 to 2008
$412k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085046NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI072617NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI070448
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an essential cytokine for the initiation and development of allergic inflammation. In this study, we have investigated the role of TSLP in the breakdown of immune tolerance and generation of inducible regulatory T cells (iTregs). Our results demonstrated that TSLP diverted airway tolerance against OVA to Th2 sensitization and inhibited the generation of OVA-specific iTregs. TSLP exerted a direct inhibitory effect on both human and mouse iTreg development in vitro. Low doses of TSLP were capable of inhibiting iTreg induction without significantly promoting Th2 development, indicating that these two functions of TSLP are separable. Moreover, the TSLP-mediated inhibition of iTreg generation was only partially dependent on IL-4 and Stat6, and was effective when TSLP was present for the first 24 h of T cell activation. These results define a novel role for TSLP in regulating the balance of airway tolerance and allergic inflammation.

Indexed as

Immune ToleranceAllergensAnimalsAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityCytokinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGene Knock-In TechniquesGrowth InhibitorsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOvalbuminStromal CellsAllergensCytokinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGrowth InhibitorsOvalbuminThymic Stromal Lymphopoietin

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PMID21242516
PMCPMC3125594
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