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. 2010 May 12;49(9):1632–1644. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq130

Table 1.

Subtypes of CD4+ Treg and supposed mechanism of action

Term Markers Origin Mechanism of action
Natural Treg CD25 FOXP3 Thymus Cell–cell contact and suppressive cytokines
CTLA-4 GITR
Adaptive Treg CD25 FOXP3 Induced in the periphery Cell–cell contact and suppressive cytokines
CTLA-4 GITR
Tr1 Induced in the periphery IL-10 production
Th3 Induced in the periphery TGF-β production