Generation and Effector Functions of Regulatory Lymphocytes (eBook)

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Chair's Introduction (J. Bach).

Thymic generation and selection of
CD25¯+CD4¯+ regulatory T cells; implicaitons of
their broad repertoire and high self-reactivity for the maintenance
of immunological self-tolerance (S. Sakaguchi, et al. ).

Control of Tcell activation by CD4¯+CD25¯+
suppressor T cells (E.M. Shevach, et al.).

Regulaton of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) by
CD4¯+CD25¯+ regulatroy T cells (A.P. Kohm,
et al.).

The role of CD28 and CTLA4 in the function of homeostasis of
CD4¯+CD25¯+ regulatory T cells (E. Boden, et
al.).

CD4¯+CD25¯+ regulatory cells from human
peripheral blood express very high levels of CD25 ex vivo
(C. Baecher-Allan, et al.).

Control of immune pathology by regulatory Tcells (F. Powrie,
et al.).

General discussion I TGFß.

Type 1 T regulatory cells and their relationship with
CD4¯+CD2 5¯+ T regulatory cells (M.G.
Roncarolo, et al.).

(PRO)insulin-specific regulatory T cells (L.C. Harrison, et
al.).

CD1d-restricted NKT regulatory cells: functional genomic
analyses provide new insights into mechanism of protection against
Type 1 diabetes (Q. Mi, et al.).

Seven surprises in the TCR-centred regulation of immune
responsiveness in an autoimmmune system (E. Sercarz, et
al.).

Regulatory cells in transplantation (K.J. Wood, et al.).

CD4¯+ regulatory T cells in chronic viral infection
(K.J. Hasenkrug).

General discussion II.

Modulation of T cell responses after cross-talk between antigen
presenting cells and T cells: a give-and-take relationship (M.H.M.
Wauben, et al.).

Dendritic cells: controller of the immune system and a new
promise for immunotherapy (J. Banchereau, et al.).

Regulation of viral and autoimmune responses (C. Asseman, et
al.).

General discussion III Active immune regulation.

Notch signalling in the peripheral immune system (M.J. Dallman,
et al.).

CD3 antibody treament stimulates the functional capability of
regulatory T cells (L. Chatenoud).

The role of dendritic cells in regulating mucosal immunity and
tolerance (A. Mowat, et al.).

Index of Contributors.

Subject Index.