ArticleMicrobes and infection2014
FoxP3+ regulatory T cells are not important for rotavirus clearance or the early antibody response to rotavirus.
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- LAPJournal of virology · 2019Article
- Regulatory T Cell and Forkhead Box Protein 3 as Modulators of Immune Homeostasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2017Review
- The Immune Fulcrum: Regulatory T Cells Tip the Balance Between Pro- and Anti-inflammatory Outcomes upon Infection.Progress in molecular biology and translational science · 2015Review
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Abstract
Regulatory T cells produce TGF-β that contributes to IgA induction by intestinal commensal bacteria but their importance in IgA responses to pathogens has not been determined. Immunity against the enteropathogen, rotavirus, is dependent on intestinal IgA, but whether FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells contribute to this IgA is unknown. Infection with rotavirus increased the numbers of intestinal FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells. Depletion of FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells altered leukocyte activation but did not significantly alter rotavirus clearance or specific antibody levels. These data suggest FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells are not critical for the early antibody response to rotavirus infection.
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