Cell Therapy
Functional thymus formation initiated by postnatal epithelial progenitor cell
Published in Drug Week, August 25th, 2006
"The thymus is essential for the generation of self-tolerant effector and regulatory T cells. Intrathymic T-cell development requires an intact stromal microenvironment, of which thymic epithelial cells (TECs) constitute a major part.
"For instance, cell-autonomous genetic defects of forkhead box N1 (Foxn1) and autoimmune regulator (Aire) in thymic epithelial cells cause primary immunodeficiency and autoimmunity, respectively," researchers in Germany report.
According to the authors, "During development, the thymic epithelial rudiment gives rise...
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Source: Drug Week (2006-08-25)
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