Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 12 , Pages 1454-1463 , December 2009

HOZOTs, novel human regulatory T-cell lines, exhibit helper or suppressor activities depending on dendritic cell or anti-CD3 stimulation

  • Akira Sugimoto

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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  • Motoyuki Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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  • Takeshi Otani

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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  • Ayumi Okochi

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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  • Makoto Takeuchi

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
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  • Fumiyuki Yamasaki

      Affiliations

    • Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Japan
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  • Shuji Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Shuji Nakamura, Ph.D., Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., 675-1 Fujisaki Nakaku, Okayama 702-8006, Japan
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  • Masayoshi Kibata

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc., Fujisaki, Okayama, Japan

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.10.002

Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 12 , Pages 1454-1463 , December 2009

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