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ArticleStem cell reports2015

A Safeguard System for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Rejuvenated T Cell Therapy.

Miki Ando, Toshinobu Nishimura, Satoshi Yamazaki, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Ai Kawana-Tachikawa, Tomonari Hayama, Yusuke Nakauchi, Jun Ando, Yasunori Ota, Satoshi Takahashi and 7 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Miki AndoDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Toshinobu NishimuraDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 265 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Satoshi YamazakiDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Tomoyuki YamaguchiDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Ai Kawana-TachikawaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
Tomonari HayamaDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Yusuke NakauchiDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Jun AndoDepartment of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
Yasunori OtaDepartment of Pathology, Research Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Satoshi TakahashiDivision of Molecular Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Ken NishimuraLaboratory of Gene Regulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Manami OhtakaBiotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan.
Mahito NakanishiBiotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan.
John J MilesQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Scott R BurrowsQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Malcolm K BrennerCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and Houston Methodist Hospital, Feigin Center, 1102 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Hiromitsu NakauchiDivision of Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 265 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: nakauchi@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Tokyo University of Science · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JPQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUJuntendo University · JPMethodist Hospital · USNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DAVID R ROWLEY · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Tissue ResourceP50CA126752 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MALCOLM K. BRENNER, HELEN E HESLOP · 2007 to 2026
$51.4M
VECTOR PRODUCTIONP01CA094237 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HESLOP, HELEN E, ROONEY, CLIONA M. · 2002 to 2017
$27.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS P50 CA126752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has created promising new avenues for therapies in regenerative medicine. However, the tumorigenic potential of undifferentiated iPSCs is a major safety concern for clinical translation. To address this issue, we demonstrated the efficacy of suicide gene therapy by introducing inducible caspase-9 (iC9) into iPSCs. Activation of iC9 with a specific chemical inducer of dimerization (CID) initiates a caspase cascade that eliminates iPSCs and tumors originated from iPSCs. We introduced this iC9/CID safeguard system into a previously reported iPSC-derived, rejuvenated cytotoxic T lymphocyte (rejCTL) therapy model and confirmed that we can generate rejCTLs from iPSCs expressing high levels of iC9 without disturbing antigen-specific killing activity. iC9-expressing rejCTLs exert antitumor effects in vivo. The system efficiently and safely induces apoptosis in these rejCTLs. These results unite to suggest that the iC9/CID safeguard system is a promising tool for future iPSC-mediated approaches to clinical therapy.

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ApoptosisAnimalsCaspase 9Cell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGenetic TherapyHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMice, SCIDNeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicCaspase 9

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PMID26321144
PMCPMC4624898
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