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ArticleNature communications2016

Type 1 diabetes vaccine candidates promote human Foxp3(+)Treg induction in humanized mice.

Isabelle Serr, Rainer W Fürst, Peter Achenbach, Martin G Scherm, Füsun Gökmen, Florian Haupt, Eva-Maria Sedlmeier, Annette Knopff, Leonard Shultz, Richard A Willis and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81citing papers in PubMed
12.6field-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

81 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Isabelle SerrInstitute for Diabetes Research, Independent Young Investigator Group Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes, Helmholtz Diabetes Center at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany.
Rainer W FürstDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Peter AchenbachDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Martin G SchermInstitute for Diabetes Research, Independent Young Investigator Group Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes, Helmholtz Diabetes Center at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany.
Füsun GökmenInstitute for Diabetes Research, Independent Young Investigator Group Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes, Helmholtz Diabetes Center at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany.
Florian HauptDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Eva-Maria SedlmeierDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Annette KnopffDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Leonard ShultzThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA.
Richard A WillisEmory Vaccine Center, NIH Tetramer Core Facility, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Anette-Gabriele ZieglerDeutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 München, Germany.
Carolin DanielInstitute for Diabetes Research, Independent Young Investigator Group Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes, Helmholtz Diabetes Center at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany.
German Center for Diabetes Research · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEJackson Laboratory · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Human and Murine Beta Cell Proliferation and RegenerationU01DK089572 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI GREINER, DALE LESLIE, HARLAN, DAVID MARSHALL · 2010 to 2014
$8.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK089572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune tolerance is executed partly by Foxp3(+)regulatory T (Treg) cells, which suppress autoreactive T cells. In autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D) impaired tolerance promotes destruction of insulin-producing β-cells. The development of autoantigen-specific vaccination strategies for Foxp3(+)Treg-induction and prevention of islet autoimmunity in patients is still in its infancy. Here, using human haematopoietic stem cell-engrafted NSG-HLA-DQ8 transgenic mice, we provide direct evidence for human autoantigen-specific Foxp3(+)Treg-induction in vivo. We identify HLA-DQ8-restricted insulin-specific CD4(+)T cells and demonstrate efficient human insulin-specific Foxp3(+)Treg-induction upon subimmunogenic vaccination with strong agonistic insulin mimetopes in vivo. Induced human Tregs are stable, show increased expression of Treg signature genes such as Foxp3, CTLA4, IL-2Rα and TIGIT and can efficiently suppress effector T cells. Such Foxp3(+)Treg-induction does not trigger any effector T cells. These T1D vaccine candidates could therefore represent an expedient improvement in the challenge to induce human Foxp3(+)Tregs and to develop novel precision medicines for prevention of islet autoimmunity in children at risk of T1D.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAnimalsAutoantigensAutoimmunityChildChild, PreschoolCTLA-4 AntigenDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHLA-DQ AntigensHumansImmune ToleranceAutoantigensCTLA-4 AntigenCtla4 protein, mouseForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseHLA-DQ8 antigenHLA-DQ AntigensIl2ra protein, mouseInsulinInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitReceptors, ImmunologicT cell Ig and ITIM domain protein, mouseVaccines

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PMID26975663
PMCPMC4796321
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