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[Th25 cell, Th25]
[T-helper 25 cells; Th25 helper cells; Th25 T-cells] The possible existence of effector T-cells that selectively produce IL25 (thus a putative Th25 lineage) has been described by Fallon et al (2006). These cells may play a specific role in mucosal immunity.
Fallon et al (2006) have shown that IL25 knock-out mice display inefficient Nippostrongylus brasiliensis expulsion and delayed cytokine production by Th2 cells. IL25 plays a key role in regulating this novel population of non-B/non-T-cells during helminth infection. The
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