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ArticleJournal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society2017

In vivo induction of regulatory T cells promotes allergen tolerance and suppresses allergic contact dermatitis.

Stephen C Balmert, Cara Donahue, John R Vu, Geza Erdos, Louis D Falo, Steven R Little

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Article in Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Role of fatty acid metabolism-related genes in periodontitis based on machine learning and bioinformatics analysis.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2024
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  9. Nanomaterials for antigen-specific immune tolerance therapy.Drug delivery and translational research · 2023
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  17. Cranberry extract-based formulations for preventing bacterial biofilms.Drug delivery and translational research · 2021
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  18. PEGylation enables subcutaneously administered nanoparticles to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2021
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen C BalmertDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States.
Cara DonahueDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
John R VuDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
Geza ErdosDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
Louis D FaloDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States; Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States; Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States. Electronic address: lof2@pitt.edu.
Steven R LittleDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States. Electronic address: srlittle@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Manipulating Cutaneous Neuroimmunity to Treat Contact DermatitisR01AR068249 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI FALO, LOUIS D, LARREGINA, ADRIANA T · 2015 to 2019
$2.1M
Treatment of Periodontitis via Recruitment of Regulatory LymphocytesR01DE021058 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LITTLE, STEVEN R · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Fabrication and Characterization of Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays for EffectiveR01EB012776 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI FALO, LOUIS D · 2010 to 2013
$1.7M
Special BD LSRFortessaTMS10OD011925 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BORGHESI, LISA · 2012 to 2012
$383k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068249NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB012776NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021058NIH HHS S10 OD011925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common T-cell mediated inflammatory skin condition, characterized by an intensely pruritic rash at the site of contact with allergens like poison ivy or nickel. Current clinical treatments use topical corticosteroids, which broadly and transiently suppress inflammation and symptoms of ACD, but fail to address the underlying immune dysfunction. Here, we present an alternative therapeutic approach that teaches the immune system to tolerate contact allergens by expanding populations of naturally suppressive allergen-specific regulatory T cells (Tregs). Specifically, biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PEG-PLGA) microparticles were engineered to release TGF-β1, Rapamycin, and IL-2, to locally sustain a microenvironment that promotes Treg differentiation. By expanding allergen-specific Tregs and reducing pro-inflammatory effector T cells, these microparticles inhibited destructive hypersensitivity responses to subsequent allergen exposure in an allergen-specific manner, effectively preventing or reversing ACD in previously sensitized mice. Ultimately, this approach to in vivo Treg induction could also enable novel therapies for transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases.

Indexed as

Immune ToleranceAllergensAnimalsCell DifferentiationDermatitis, Allergic ContactFemaleInterleukin-2MiceMice, CongenicMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPolyestersPolyethylene GlycolsSirolimusT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor beta1AllergensInterleukin-2Polyesterspolyethylene glycol-poly(lactide-co-glycolide)Polyethylene GlycolsSirolimusTransforming Growth Factor beta1Delayed type hypersensitivityImmune toleranceImmunotherapyMicroparticlesRegulatory T cellsSustained release

Identifiers

PMID28694031
PMCPMC9169568
OpenAlexW2733809415

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