Research progress of regulatory T cells in atherosclerosis
As a chronic inflammatory disease,incidence of atherosclerosis(AS)is increasing year by year,which seriously endangers human health.Regulatory T cells are unique subset of T cells with immunosuppressive effects.In recent years,a large number of studies have shown that regulatory T cells play an important role in development of AS.This article focuses on characteris-tics of regulatory T cells and their relationship with AS,in order to provide new ideas for treatment of AS.