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ArticleCell stem cell2011

Short-term immunosuppression promotes engraftment of embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells.

Jeremy I Pearl, Andrew S Lee, Dennis B Leveson-Gower, Ning Sun, Zhumur Ghosh, Feng Lan, Julia Ransohoff, Robert S Negrin, Mark M Davis, Joseph C Wu

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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86citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Differential role of natural killer group 2D in recognition and cytotoxicity of hepatocyte-like cells derived from embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeremy I PearlDepartment of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Andrew S Lee
Dennis B Leveson-Gower
Ning Sun
Zhumur Ghosh
Feng Lan
Julia Ransohoff
Robert S Negrin
Mark M Davis
Joseph C Wu
Stanford University · USCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

09: Inducing Pluripotency with MiRNAs: New Paradigm Shif in Cell ReprogrammingDP2OD004437 · OD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WU, JOSEPH C. · 2008 to 2008
$2.4M
Nanostructuring and Molecular Imaging of Engineered Cardiovascular TissuesR33HL089027 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WU, JOSEPH C. · 2009 to 2011
$2.3M
Re-Education of the Immune System for hES Cell ToleranceR01AI085575 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WU, JOSEPH C. · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
Molecular and Cellular Phenotype of Aging and iPS CellsRC1AG036142 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WEINBERG, KENNETH I, WU, JOSEPH C. · 2010 to 2010
$1000k
Nanostructuring and Molecular Imaging of Engineered Cardiovascular TissuesR21HL089027 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WU, JOSEPH C. · 2007 to 2008
$777k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHLBI NIH HHS HL089027NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL089027NHLBI NIH HHS R33 HL089027NIAID NIH HHS AI085575NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085575NIA NIH HHS RC1 AG036142NIH HHS DP2 OD004437NIH HHS DP2OD004437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are an attractive source for tissue regeneration and repair therapies because they can be differentiated into virtually any cell type in the adult body. However, for this approach to succeed, the transplanted ESCs must survive long enough to generate a therapeutic benefit. A major obstacle facing the engraftment of ESCs is transplant rejection by the immune system. Here we show that blocking leukocyte costimulatory molecules permits ESC engraftment. We demonstrate the success of this immunosuppressive therapy for mouse ESCs, human ESCs, mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), human induced pluripotent stem cells, and more differentiated ESC/(iPSCs) derivatives. Additionally, we provide evidence describing the mechanism by which inhibition of costimulatory molecules suppresses T cell activation. This report describes a short-term immunosuppressive approach capable of inducing engraftment of transplanted ESCs and iPSCs, providing a significant improvement in our mechanistic understanding of the critical role costimulatory molecules play in leukocyte activation.

Indexed as

Immunosuppression TherapyAnimalsAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationEmbryonic Stem CellsEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLeukocytesMiceTime FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousAntigens, CDImmunosuppressive Agents

Identifiers

PMID21362570
PMCPMC3061351
OpenAlexW2127905517

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