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ReviewImmunotherapy2015

Manipulating regulatory T cells: a promising strategy to treat autoimmunity.

Dunfang Zhang, Eric Tu, Shimpei Kasagi, Peter Zanvit, Qianming Chen, WanJun Chen

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Review in Immunotherapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. [Targeting Regulatory T Cells to Remodel Peripheral Immune Tolerance: Research Advances and Future Directions].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025
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  8. Cell-based therapies for rheumatoid arthritis: opportunities and challenges.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2022
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  9. The Liver and the Hepatic Immune Response inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  12. Regulatory T Cell Plasticity and Stability and Autoimmune Diseases.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dunfang ZhangMucosal Immunology Section, OPCB, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Eric TuMucosal Immunology Section, OPCB, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Shimpei KasagiMucosal Immunology Section, OPCB, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Peter ZanvitMucosal Immunology Section, OPCB, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Qianming ChenState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
WanJun ChenMucosal Immunology Section, OPCB, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research · USSichuan University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases

Funding

TGF-beta Regulation of Mucosal and Systemic T Cell Immunity and ToleranceZIADE000101 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI CHEN, WANJUN · 2009 to 2025
$36.9M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+)regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are extremely important in maintaining immune tolerance. Manipulation of Treg cells, especially autoantigen-specific Treg cells is a promising approach for treatments of autoimmune disease since Treg cells may provide the advantage of antigen specificity without overall immune suppression. However, the clinical application of Treg cells has long been limited due to low numbers of Treg cells and the difficulty in identifying their antigen specificity. In this review, we summarize studies that demonstrate regression of autoimmune diseases using Treg cells as therapeutics. We also discuss approaches to generate polyclonal and autoantigen-specific Treg cells in vitro and in vivo. We also discuss our recent study that describes a novel approach of generating autoantigen-specific Treg cells in vivo and restoring immune tolerance by two steps apoptosis-antigen therapy.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsApoptosisAutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityCD4 AntigensForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunosuppression TherapyInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAutoantigensCD4 AntigensForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunitantigen-specific Tregautoantigenautoimmune diseasecell apoptosisIL-2immunotherapyTGF-βTreg

Identifiers

PMID26568117
PMCPMC4976828
OpenAlexW2176109478

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