Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in regulating T cell-mediated immune responses. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) including CD4+and CD8+ Tregs play an essential role in induction of immune tolerance in vivo. Apoptotic T cell-treated DCs express CD40, CD80, CD86 and MHC class II at low levels compared with those on DCs co-cultured with fresh T cells. Treatment of DCs with apoptotic T cells inhibits production of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-12 and IL-23, but facilitates production of anti-inflammatory cytokines including IL-10 and TGF-Ã, indicating a tolerogenic phenotype. Auto-reactive regulatory T cells (Tregs ) play an important role in induction of peripheral tolerance. Multiple sub-populations of CD4+regulatory T cells such as CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Tregs, CD4+CD127+Tregs and CD4+GITR+Tregs have been found.
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