Cytokines and Transcription Factors That Regulate T Helper Cell Differentiation: New Players and New Insights
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Clinical Immunology
- Vol. 23 (3), 147-161
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1023381027062
Abstract
The differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells into subsets of T helper cells is a pivotal process with major implications for host defense and the pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases. Though the basic paradigm was discovered more than 15 years ago, new discoveries continue to be made that offer fresh insights into the regulation of this process (1). T helper (TH)1 cells produce interferon (IFN)-γ, promoting cell-mediated immunity and control of intracellular pathogens. We now know that TH1 differentiation is regulated by transcription factors such as T-bet, Stat1, and Stat4, as well as cytokines such as IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, type I IFNs, and IFN-γ. In contrast, TH2 cells produce IL-4, which promotes allergic responses and is important in host defense against helminths. The transcription factors Stat6, GATA-3, c-Maf, NFATs, and the cytokine IL-4 promote TH2 differentiation. These key regulators of TH differentiation are the subject of this review.Keywords
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