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ArticleScientific reports2018

FoxP3 isoforms and PD-1 expression by T regulatory cells in multiple sclerosis.

Manolo Sambucci, Francesca Gargano, Veronica De Rosa, Marco De Bardi, Mario Picozza, Roberta Placido, Serena Ruggieri, Alessia Capone, Claudio Gasperini, Giuseppe Matarese and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 61 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 1 country.

Manolo SambucciLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Francesca GarganoLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Veronica De RosaInstitute of Experimental Oncology and Endocrinology, National Research Council (IEOS-CNR), Treg Cell Lab, Naples, 80131, Italy.
Marco De BardiLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Mario PicozzaLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Roberta PlacidoLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Serena RuggieriDepartment of Neurosciences, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, 00152, Italy.
Alessia CaponeLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Claudio GasperiniDepartment of Neurosciences, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, 00152, Italy.
Giuseppe MatareseInstitute of Experimental Oncology and Endocrinology, National Research Council (IEOS-CNR), Treg Cell Lab, Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9429-0616
Luca BattistiniLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy. l.battistini@hsantalucia.it.
Giovanna BorsellinoLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00143, Italy.
Fondazione Santa Lucia · ITInstitute for Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology · ITCarlo Forlanini Hospital · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forkhead box P3 (FoxP3)+ regulatory T cells (Treg) are powerful mediators of immune regulation and immune homeostasis. In humans, Tregs are a heterogeneous population expressing surface markers which define phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets. Moreover, it is now clear that intracellular staining for FoxP3 does not unequivocally identify "true" suppressor cells, since several FoxP3 isoforms exist, and different reagents for FoxP3 detection are available. Here, we propose a strategy to identify potentially functional and suppressive Treg cells in an autoimmune disease like multiple sclerosis, and we suggest that in patients affected by this disease these cells are both reduced in number and functionally exhausted.

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AdultCells, CulturedFemaleFlow CytometryForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmunoblottingMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein IsoformsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein Isoforms

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PMID29487369
PMCPMC5829149
OpenAlexW2791211529

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