Regulatory T Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Am J Pathol. 2016 Aug;186(8):1978-1981. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.06.002. Epub 2016 Jun 23.

Authors

Meagan W Moore¹, Erica L Herzog²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: erica.herzog@yale.edu.

Abstract

This commentary highlights the article by Birjandi et al showing that alterations in regulatory T cells can exacerbate lung fibrosis.

Copyright © 2016 American Society for Investigative Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis*
Pulmonary Fibrosis
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory*

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