New knowledge reserve for medical graduates: Phenotypes and functions of tissue-resident regulatory T cells
10.16571/j.cnki.1008-8199.2017.04.001
- VernacularTitle:医学研究生的新知识储备——组织内调节性T细胞的表型及功能
- Author:
Xiaoming MAO
- Keywords:
Regulatory T cells;
Fat tissue;
Skeletal muscle;
Thyroid tissue
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2017;30(4):337-341
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play important roles in immune homeostasis and tolerance.Recently, several characteristic studies on tissue-resident Tregs have been drawing wide attention.Some tissue-resident Tregs express some special molecules and are involved in the regulation of local tissue functions apart from immune regulation.This article focuses on the functions of some tissue-resident Tregs, such as fat-resident Tregs participating in the regulation of insulin resistance, muscle-resident Tregs in the regeneration and repair of damaged skeletal muscle, and thyroid-resident Tregs in the regulation of thyroid function, aiming to help medical graduates further understand the phenotypes and functions of tissue-resident Tregs.
