[EN] METHODS OF LOCAL INDUCTION OF T REGULATORY CELLS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉS D'INDUCTION LOCALE DE CELLULES T RÉGULATRICES
申请人:UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
公开号:WO2016176501A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-03
The instant disclosure provides methods of locally increasing the number T regulatory (Treg) cells, in particular Foxp3-expressing Treg cells, in the damaged epithelium of a subject by administering to the subject an agonist of the hedgehog signaling pathway. Also provided are methods of preventing a condition associated with damaged epithelium by prophylactically inducing Foxp3 -expressing Treg cells by administering a Hedgehog pathway agonist in a subject at risk of developing such a condition. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising Hedgehog agonists formulated for use in the described methods.