PMID- 18817832 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090123 LR - 20220331 IS - 0198-8859 (Print) IS - 0198-8859 (Linking) VI - 69 IP - 11 DP - 2008 Nov TI - HLA-G-dependent suppressor cells: Diverse by nature, function, and significance. PG - 700-7 LID - 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.08.280 [doi] AB - Regulatory cells play a crucial role in the maintenance of the immune homeostasis and in pathologic conditions such as those involving transplantations, autoimmune diseases, infections, and cancers. The regulatory cells block the function of other effector cells and can induce the formation of other regulatory cells. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G is a nonclassic class I molecule that functions as an immune-tolerogenic molecule with restricted tissue expression. Numerous studies have highlighted the role of HLA-G in the context of transplantation, cancer, autoimmunity, and hematologic diseases. HLA-G has a direct inhibitory effect on immune responses but there is increasing evidence that it also has a long term immunomodulatory effect and can induce the generation of suppressor/regulatory cells. In this article we review the different natures, functions, and significance of the various types of HLA-G-dependent suppressor cells. FAU - Carosella, Edgardo D AU - Carosella ED AD - CEA, I2BM, Service de Recherches en Hemato-Immunologie, Institut Universitaire d'Hematologie, Hopital Saint Louis, Paris, France. FAU - HoWangYin, Kiave-Yune AU - HoWangYin KY FAU - Favier, Benoit AU - Favier B FAU - LeMaoult, Joel AU - LeMaoult J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20080924 PL - United States TA - Hum Immunol JT - Human immunology JID - 8010936 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) SB - IM MH - Autoimmune Diseases/immunology MH - HLA Antigens/*immunology MH - HLA-G Antigens MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*immunology MH - Homeostasis/*immunology MH - Humans MH - *Immune Tolerance MH - Infections/immunology MH - Neoplasms/immunology MH - Transplantation Immunology RF - 79 EDAT- 2008/09/27 09:00 MHDA- 2009/01/24 09:00 CRDT- 2008/09/27 09:00 PHST- 2008/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2008/08/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2008/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2008/09/27 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/01/24 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/27 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0198-8859(08)00440-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.08.280 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Immunol. 2008 Nov;69(11):700-7. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.08.280. Epub 2008 Sep 24.