'Hardcore' OX40+ immunosuppressive regulatory T cells in hepatic cirrhosis and cancer

Abstract

Human regulatory T cells (Tregs) comprise an array of distinct subsets displaying diverse functions in response to microenvironmental signals. Here, we review our recent findings demonstrating the preferential accumulation of uncommitted, Th1-like and OX40- Tregs in non-cirrhotic tissues in contrast to the presence of committed, Th1-suppressing and OX40+ Tregs in cirrhotic and tumor contexts in human liver affected by chronic hepatitis C. © 2014 Landes Bioscience.