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ArticleDiabetes2017

In Vivo Enrichment of Diabetogenic T Cells.

Martin A Thelin, Stephan Kissler, Frederic Vigneault, Alexander L Watters, Des White, Sandeep T Koshy, Sarah A Vermillion, David J Mooney, Thomas Serwold, Omar A Ali

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Article in Diabetes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antigen-conjugated scaffolds enable sustained delivery of antigen and enrichment of antigen-specific T-cells.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  7. Engineering Immune Tolerance with Biomaterials.Advanced healthcare materials · 2019
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  11. T Cell Receptor Profiling in Type 1 Diabetes.Current diabetes reports · 2017
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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.

Martin A ThelinJoslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Stephan KisslerJoslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Frederic VigneaultWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Alexander L WattersWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Des WhiteWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Sandeep T KoshyWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Sarah A VermillionWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
David J MooneyWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Thomas SerwoldJoslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA thomas.serwold@joslin.harvard.edu dr.omar.a.ali@gmail.com.
Omar A AliWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA thomas.serwold@joslin.harvard.edu dr.omar.a.ali@gmail.com.
Harvard University · USJoslin Diabetes Center · USHarvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
Special BD LSRFortessaS10OD021740 · OD · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI SERWOLD, THOMAS F · 2016 to 2016
$363k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIH HHS S10 OD021740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysfunctional T cells can mediate autoimmunity, but the inaccessibility of autoimmune tissues and the rarity of autoimmune T cells in the blood hinder their study. We describe a method to enrich and harvest autoimmune T cells in vivo by using a biomaterial scaffold loaded with protein antigens. In model antigen systems, we found that antigen-specific T cells become enriched within scaffolds containing their cognate antigens. When scaffolds containing lysates from an insulin-producing β-cell line were implanted subcutaneously in autoimmune diabetes-prone NOD mice, β-cell-reactive T cells homed to these scaffolds and became enriched. These T cells induced diabetes after adoptive transfer, indicating their pathogenicity. Furthermore, T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing identified many expanded TCRs within the β-cell scaffolds that were also expanded within the pancreata of NOD mice. These data demonstrate the utility of biomaterial scaffolds loaded with disease-specific antigens to identify and study rare, therapeutically important T cells.

Indexed as

Adoptive TransferAnimalsAntigensAutoimmunityCell LineCell MovementDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleInsulin-Secreting CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODPancreasReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTissue ScaffoldsT-LymphocytesAntigensReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID28396510
PMCPMC5521861
OpenAlexW2605672218

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