[Role of T-regulatory cells in multiple sclerosis]

Medicina (B Aires). 2010;70(1):79-86.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Most of autoimmune diseases arise by an abnormal activation of the inflammatory response against self-antigens (most of them unknown up to date) as a consequence of dysfunction in peripheral tolerance. Regulatory T-cells are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmune diseases and limiting chronic inflammatory conditions. Based on that knowledge, T-regulatory cells have emerged as a key component of the physiopathology of autoimmune diseases including MS. This review compiles the current knowledge on the role and function of T-regulatory cells in MS, the most prevalent CNS autoimmune disease in humans.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Autoantigens / physiology
  • Cytokines / physiology
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / physiology
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance / physiology*
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Multiple Sclerosis / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / classification
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / metabolism

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • Cytokines
  • FOXP3 protein, human
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors