There have been extensive developments on cellular and molecular mechanisms of
immune regulation in allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, tumor development, organ
transplantation, and chronic infections during the last few years. Better understanding the
functions, reciprocal regulation, and counterbalance of subsets of immune and inflammatory
cells that interact through interleukins, interferons, TNF-α, and TGF-β offer opportunities for
immune interventions and novel treatment modalities in the era of development of biological …