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. 2020 Mar 23;11:1522. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15309-6

Fig. 6. Schematic representation of virus-induced alterations in Treg cells and their impact on colitis.

Fig. 6

Virus-induced type I IFN responses transiently impair the Treg cell compartment. The Treg pool is rapidly replenished by iTreg cells converted from a high-affinity CD4+ T cell population (Vβ5+ CD4+ T cells in mice and Vβ2+ CD4+ T cells in humans) and returns to homeostasis. If this process is impaired, the lack of Treg-mediated suppression allows for a colitogenic immune response to be triggered, leading to intestinal immune pathology.