Wenji Piao, Zachariah L. Lee, Gregory Zapas, Long Wu, Christopher M. Jewell, Reza Abdi, Jonathan S. Bromberg
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Abstract
Regulatory T (Treg) cells have a central role in the maintenance of immune surveillance and tolerance. They can migrate from lymphoid organs to blood and then into tissues and egress from tissues into draining lymph nodes. Specialized endothelial cells of blood and lymphatic vessels are the key gatekeepers for these processes. Treg cells that transmigrate across single-cell layers of endothelial cells engage in bidirectional crosstalk with these cells and regulate vascular permeability by promoting structural modifications of blood and lymphatic endothelial cells. In turn, blood and lymphatic endothelial cells can modulate Treg cell recirculation and residency. Here, we discuss recent insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the crosstalk between Treg cells and endothelial cells and explore potential therapeutic strategies to target these interactions in autoimmunity, transplantation and cancer.
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Nature Reviews Immunology is a journal that provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of immunology, including fundamental mechanisms and applied aspects. It has two international standard serial numbers (ISSN): 1474-1733 for print and 1474-1741 for online. In addition to review articles, the journal also features recent developments and new primary papers in the field, as well as reflections on influential people, papers, and events in the development of immunology. The subjects covered by Nature Reviews Immunology include allergy and asthma, autoimmunity, antigen processing and presentation, apoptosis and cell death, chemokines and chemokine receptors, cytokines and cytokine receptors, development and function of cells of the immune system, haematopoiesis, infection and immunity, immunotherapy, innate immunity, mucosal immunology and the microbiota, regulation of the immune response, signalling in the immune system, transplantation, tumour immunology and immunotherapy, and vaccine development.