Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 20-36Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjp001
Keywords
Th1; Th2; Treg; Th17; Tfh; immune disease; inflammation; autoimmunity
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- NIH/NIAID [K99/R00]
- American Diabetes Association
- Howard Hugh Medical Institute
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R00AI072956, K99AI072956] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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CD4 effector T cells, also called helper T (Th) cells, are the functional cells for executing immune functions. Balanced immune responses can only be achieved by proper regulation of the differentiation and function of Th cells. Dysregulated Th cell function often leads to inefficient clearance of pathogens and causes inflammatory diseases and autoimmunity. Since the establishment of the Th1-Th2 dogma in the 1980s, different lineages of effector T cells have been identified that not only promote but also suppress immune responses. Through years of collective efforts, much information was gained on the function and regulation of different subsets of Th cells. In this review, we attempt to sample the essence of what has been learnt in this field over the past two decades. We will discuss the classification and immunological functions of effector T cells, the determinants for effector T cell differentiation, as well as the relationship between different lineages of effector T cells.
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