Peripheral immune tolerance is an immunological mechanism that helps prevent the immune system from attacking the body's own tissues, thereby maintaining immune homeostasis and enabling discrimination between self and non‑self.
October 06, 2025
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Describes the biological role of peripheral immune tolerance.
Research on regulatory T cells has informed the development of medical therapies that modulate immune regulation for treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases and to improve transplant outcomes, and therapies targeting immune regulation have progressed into clinical trials.
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Summarizes applied clinical implications of regulatory T cell research.