Table 1. sFGL2-expressing Tregs.
CD4+ Tregs | CD8+ Tregs | IELs | DNTs | |
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Immunophenotypic identification | CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ | CD45RClow | CD8αα+ | CD3+CD4-CD8- |
Suppressive, pro-apoptotic, and cytolysis molecules | CTLA-4, LAG3, LAP, TIGIT, IL-10, TGF-β, IL-35, PD-1, CD95, GITR, galectin 1, granzymes | CTLA-4, IL-10, TGF-β, IDO, FasL, perforin | TGF-β3, LAG3, FasL, CD69, granzymes, NK-like receptors | CTLA4, FasL, perforin, |
Origin | Thymus (nTreg) or periphery (iTreg) | Thymus | Intestinal epithelium | Thymus or periphery |
Mechanisms | Attenuation of DC function, inhibition of Th1 and Th17 development, anti-inflammatroy apoptosis induction, Breg induction | Perforin-mediated cytolysis, FasL-induced apoptosis, induction of CD4+ Tregs, inhibitory cytokine-mediated suppression | Fas-and perforin-mediated cytotoxicity, inhibitory cytokine-mediated suppression | Perforin-mediated cytolysis, FasL-induced apoptosis, Attenuation of DC function |
References | [12–14, 70, 106] | [16, 107] | [17, 108, 109] | [12, 107] |
IELs, intraepithelial lymphocytes; DNTs, double negative T cells; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4; LAG3, lymphocyte activation gene 3; LAP, latency-associated peptide; TIGIT, T-cell Ig and ITIM domain; IL, interleukin; TGF, transforming growth factor; PD-1, programmed cell death 1; GITR, glucocorticoid-induced TNF-receptor-related protein; IDO, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; FasL, Fas ligand; nTregs, natural Treg; iTreg, induced Treg.