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Project

Identification of immunomodulating factors affecting T cell plasticity in upper airways
Code
01SC3314
Duration
01 March 2014 → 30 November 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
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Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Immunology
    • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Respiratory medicine
    • Immunology
    • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Respiratory medicine
    • Speech, language and hearing sciences
    • Immunology
    • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Respiratory medicine
Keywords
SOCS3 T regulatory cells T cells upper airway disease
 
Project description

In this project, we will systematically characterize Treg and T effector cell subsets in human nasal infection model. And further experiment will be planned to study wether the upregulation of Foxp3 by SOCS3 silencing is effective in suppressing inflammation.