Title: infectious tolerance
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - infectious tolerance
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13331
Status: current

Definition
Continuing state of tolerance that can be transferred by T lymphocytes from a tolerant animal.

Note
Maintenance of transplantation tolerance involves the induction of antigen-specific CD4+ regulatory T cells (Treg).

Related Terms
- CD4+: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12974
- T lymphocytes: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13724
- regulatory T cells (Treg): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13644
- tolerance: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13302
- transplantation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13754

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1193 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'infectious tolerance' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13331
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