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ReviewCellular & molecular immunology2014

A naturally occurring CD8(+)CD122(+) T-cell subset as a memory-like Treg family.

Shanshan Li, Qingfeng Xie, Yuqun Zeng, Chuan Zou, Xusheng Liu, Shouhai Wu, Haixia Deng, Yang Xu, Xian C Li, Zhenhua Dai

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Review in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shanshan LiSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Qingfeng XieSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Yuqun ZengDepartment of Nephrology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Chuan ZouDepartment of Nephrology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Xusheng LiuDepartment of Nephrology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Shouhai WuSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Haixia DengSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Yang XuSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Xian C LiImmunobiology and Transplantation Research Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.
Zhenhua DaiSection of Immunology, Center for Regenerative and Translational Medicine.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNHouston Methodist · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite extensive studies on CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) during the past decade, the progress on their clinical translation remains stagnant. Mounting evidence suggests that naturally occurring CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells are also Tregs with the capacity to inhibit T-cell responses and suppress autoimmunity as well as alloimmunity. In fact, they are memory-like Tregs that resemble a central memory T cell (TCM) phenotype. The mechanisms underlying their suppression are still not well understood, although they may include IL-10 production. We have recently demonstrated that programmed death-1 (PD-1) expression distinguishes between regulatory and memory CD8(+)CD122(+) T cells and that CD8(+)CD122(+) Tregs undergo faster homeostatic proliferation and are more potent in the suppression of allograft rejection than conventional CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs. These findings may open a new line of investigation for accelerating effective Treg therapies in the clinic. In this review, we summarize the significant progress in this promising field of CD8(+)CD122(+) Treg research and discuss their phenotypes, suppressive roles in autoimmunity and alloimmunity, functional requirements, mechanisms of action and potential applications in the clinic.

Indexed as

Immunologic MemoryAnimalsCD8 AntigensHumansImmunosuppression TherapyInterleukin-10Interleukin-2 Receptor beta SubunitProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryT-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD8 AntigensInterleukin-10Interleukin-2 Receptor beta SubunitProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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PMID24793406
PMCPMC4085522
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