Activin-A is a critical inducer of human CD4+ICOS+IL-10-secreting regulatory T cells that suppress allergen-driven T cell responses in vitro and experimental asthma in a humanized mouse model in vivo

Sofia Tousa (Athens, Greece), Sofia Tousa, Maria Semitekolou, Ioannis Morianos, Aggelos Banos, Aikaterini Trochoutsou, Tess Brodie, Nikos Poulos, Konstantinos Samitas, Maria Kapasa, Giannis Paraskevopoulos, Mina Gaga, Catherine Hawrylowicz, Federica Sallusto, Georgina Xanthou

Source: International Congress 2015 – Animal studies of asthma and other inflammatory conditions
Session: Animal studies of asthma and other inflammatory conditions
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1900
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Sofia Tousa (Athens, Greece), Sofia Tousa, Maria Semitekolou, Ioannis Morianos, Aggelos Banos, Aikaterini Trochoutsou, Tess Brodie, Nikos Poulos, Konstantinos Samitas, Maria Kapasa, Giannis Paraskevopoulos, Mina Gaga, Catherine Hawrylowicz, Federica Sallusto, Georgina Xanthou. Activin-A is a critical inducer of human CD4+ICOS+IL-10-secreting regulatory T cells that suppress allergen-driven T cell responses in vitro and experimental asthma in a humanized mouse model in vivo. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1900

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