Abstract
Knowledge of lymphocyte migration has become a major issue in our understanding of acquired immunity. The selective migration of naïve, effector, memory and regulatory T-cells is a multiple step process regulated by a specific arrangement of cytokines, chemokines and adhesion receptors that guide these cells to specific locations. Recent research has outlined two major pathways of lymphocyte trafficking under homeostatic and inflammatory conditions, one concerning tropism to cutaneous tissue and a second one related to mucosal-associated sites. In this article we will outline our present understanding of the role of cytokines and chemokines as regulators of lymphocyte migration through tissues.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-43 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank Dr. Rodrigo Mora (Harvard Medical School) for valuable observations and suggestions. This article was supported in part by Conicyt grants to MRB (1060834), AF (1050023) and MR (1060253) and UNAB to MR.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology