期刊
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 131, 期 5, 页码 1276-1287出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.03.015
关键词
T-cell plasticity; asthma; allergic disease; epigenetics; histone modification; therapy
资金
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- JSPS
- NIH
- PRAT
CD4 helper T cells are critical for proper immune cell homeostasis and host defense but are also major contributors to immune and inflammatory disease. Arising from a simple biphasic model of differentiation (ie, T(H)1 and T(H)2 cells). A bewildering number of fates seem possible for helper T cells. To what extent different helper cell subsets maintain their characteristic gene expression profiles or exhibit functional plasticity is a hotly debated topic. In this review we will discuss how the expression of signature cytokines'' and master regulator'' transcription factors do not neatly conform to a simple helper T-cell paradigm. Although this might seem confusing, the good news is that the newly recognized complexity fits better with our understanding of immunopathogenesis. Finally, we will discuss factors, including epigenetic regulation and metabolic alterations, that contribute to helper cell specificity and plasticity.
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