Apoptosis-induced Decrease of Intrathyroidal CD4 <sup>+</sup> CD25 <sup>+</sup> Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases - Concepedia

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Apoptosis-induced Decrease of Intrathyroidal CD4 <sup>+</sup> CD25 <sup>+</sup> Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases

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2007

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Aiko Nakano, Mikio Watanabe, Takao Iida, Shoko Kuroda, Fumio Matsuzuka, Akira Miyauchi, Yoshinori Iwatani

Abstract

These results indicate that intrathyroidal Treg cells are decreased in response to apoptosis in patients with AITD. This decrease in Treg cells may contribute to the incomplete regulation of autoreactive T cells in AITD.

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