CD4 subsets Flashcards
Help macrophages respond to intracellular bacterial and viral infections
TH1
Help basophils, mast cells, eosinophils, and B cells respond to parasitic infection
TH2
Help B cells become antibody producing plasma cells
TFH
Help recruit neutrophils to infected tissues, specifically mucosal tissues
TH17
Cytokines that induce Th1 differentiation
IL-12 and IFN-g
Defining transcription factor for Th1
T-bet
Characteristic cytokines produced by Th1
IFN-g
Cytokines that induce Th17 differentiation
IL-6 and TGF-B
Defining transcription factor for Th17
ROR-gT
Characteristic cytokines produced by Th17
IL-17 and IL-6
Cytokine that induces Th2 differentiation
IL-4
Defining transcription factor for Th2
GATA3
Characteristic cytokines produced by Th2
IL-4 and IL-5
Cytokine that induces TFH differentiation
IL-6
Defining transcription factor for TFH
Bcl6