Those T cells (thymus-derived lymphocytes) that are triggered (after other types of T cells and other immune system cells have successfully fought off an infection) to gradually slow down and halt the body’s immune response (to the now-conquered pathogen). Discovered by Tomio Tada in 1 97 1 , suppressor T cells suppress B cell activity. Failure to halt the immune response in time could lead to harm to the body by its own immune system. The B and T lymphocytes are indistinguishable in size and general morphology. Only the existence or nonexistence of certain proteins on their cell surfaces distinguishes the two classes of lymphocytes.
A subset of T cells that carry the T8 marker and turn off antibody production and other immune responses.
A T-cell which stops or reduces the immune response to an antigen of B-cells and other T-cells.
A subpopulation of T lymphocytes that slows and stops a specific immune response.
Lymphocytes that are controlled by the thymus gland and suppress the immune response.
A category of white blood cells, recognized as suppressor T-lymphocytes, which play a role in the immune system. These cells function to inhibit the immune response.