Table 1:
Consequences of decreased IL-2 production in SLE disease.
(i)
Decreased activation-induced cell death (AICD) [
3
,
4
,
35
–
37
].
(ii)
Decreased number and function of
T
r
e
g
cells [
38
–
40
].
(iii)
May lead to decreased cytotoxic activity [
41
,
42
].