The imbalance between Treg and Th17 cells caused by FTY720 treatment in skin allograft rejection

OBJECTIVES: FTY720 modulates CD4+T cells by the augmentation of regulatory T cell activity, secretion of suppressive cytokines and suppression of IL-17 secretion by Th17 cells. To further understand the process of graft rejection/acceptance, we evaluated skin allograft survival and associated events...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Gonçalves Commodaro, Juliana Figueredo Pedregosa, Jean Pierre Peron, Wesley Brandão, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Valquiria Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2012-07-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000700017