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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2002

Induction of apoptosis and modulation of activation and effector function in T cells by immunosuppressive drugs.

G Strauss, W Osen, K-M Debatin

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract read
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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02193880 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

Safety of Post-transplant Alpha-beta Depleted T-cell Infusion Following Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplant (Haplo SCT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAyman SaadRan2014 to 2018Enrolled7ConditionsHematologic Neoplasms, Graft-Versus-Host DiseaseArmsAlpha-beta depleted T-cell infusion after post-transplant cyclophosphamide.
NCT07719946 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Phase II Trial of Reduced Dose Post Transplant Cyclophosphamide After Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Hematological Malignancies

TypeinterventionalSponsorTata Memorial CentreRan2025 to 2028Enrolled20ConditionsHaploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Hematological MalignanciesArmsCyclophosphamide
3 · Its place in the literature

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61 citing papers in PubMed, 181 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

G StraussUniversity Children's Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
W Osen
K-M Debatin
University Hospital Ulm · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunosuppressive drugs (ISD) are used for the prevention and treatment of graft rejection, graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) and autoimmune disorders. The precise mechanisms by which ISD interfere with T cell activation and effector function or delete antigen-specific T cells are defined only partially. We analysed commonly used ISD such as dexamethasone (DEX), mycophenolic acid (MPA), FK506, cyclosporin A (CsA), rapamycin (RAP), methotrexate (MTX) and cyclophosphamide (CP) for apoptosis-induction and modulation of activation and effector function in human peripheral T cells, cytotoxic T cell lines (CTL) and Jurkat T cells. Of all drugs tested only CP and MTX prevented antigen-specific proliferation of T cells and decreased cytotoxicity of alloantigen specific CTL lines by direct induction of apoptosis. MTX and CP also slightly increased activation-induced cell death (AICD) and CD95-sensitivity. In contrast, all other drugs tested did not induce T cell apoptosis, increase CD95-sensitivity or AICD. CsA and FK506 even prevented AICD by down-modulation of CD95L. DEX, MPA, CsA, FK506 and RAP inhibited activation of naive T cells, but were not able to block proliferation of activated T cells nor decrease cytotoxic capacity of CTL lines. These results show that ISD can be classified according to their action on apoptosis-induction and inhibition of proliferation and would favour a rational combination therapy to delete existing reactive T cells and prevent further T cell activation.

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ApoptosisCyclophosphamideCyclosporineDexamethasoneHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsLymphocyte ActivationMethotrexateMycophenolic AcidSirolimusTacrolimusT-LymphocytesTumor Cells, CulturedCyclophosphamideCyclosporineDexamethasoneImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexateMycophenolic AcidSirolimusTacrolimus

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PMID11985515
PMCPMC1906394
OpenAlexW2014795514

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