IL-15 Augments TCR-Induced CD4⁺ T Cell Expansion In Vitro by Inhibiting the Suppressive Function of CD25^High CD4⁺ T Cells

• Tom L. Van Belle ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tom L. Van Belle, Hans Dooms

  * E-mail: Johan.Grooten@UGent.be (JG); tom.vanbelle@med.kuleuven.be (TVB)

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Hans Dooms ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tom L. Van Belle, Hans Dooms

  Affiliation Arthritis Center/Rheumatology Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Tom Boonefaes,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Xiao-Qing Wei,

  Affiliation Tissue Engineering and Reparative Dentistry, Dental School, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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• Georges Leclercq,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Johan Grooten

  * E-mail: Johan.Grooten@UGent.be (JG); tom.vanbelle@med.kuleuven.be (TVB)

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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