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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2018

Promises and limitations of immune cell-based therapies in neurological disorders.

Xiaoming Hu, Rehana K Leak, Angus W Thomson, Fang Yu, Yuguo Xia, Lawrence R Wechsler, Jun Chen

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Neural repair mechanisms after ischemic stroke.Inflammation and regeneration · 2025
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  14. Role of regulatory T cells in spinal cord injury.European journal of medical research · 2023
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  19. Extracellular Vesicles Derived FromFrontiers in immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xiaoming HuPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Rehana K LeakDivision of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Angus W ThomsonStarzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery and Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Fang YuPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yuguo XiaPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Lawrence R WechslerPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jun ChenPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. chenj2@upmc.edu.

Funding

Transplant Pathology and Tissue Imaging Core (Core B)U19AI131453 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI EZZELARAB, MOHAMED B · 2017 to 2022
$8.4M
Regulation of Liver DC Function and Transplant ToleranceR01AI118777 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THOMSON, ANGUS W · 2017 to 2021
$2.3M
Molecular Therapies to Promote White Matter Restoration After Traumatic Brain InjuryR01NS095029 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BENNETT, MICHAEL V L, DIXON, C EDWARD · 2015 to 2021
$2.0M
Regulatory T cell as a restorative therapy for ischemic strokeR01NS094573 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SUN, DANDAN · 2016 to 2021
$1.7M
Mechanisms of Neurovascular Injury in Cerebral IschemiaR01NS089534 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Immunomodulation of white matter integrity after strokeR01NS092618 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HU, XIAOMING · 2015 to 2020
$1.7M
White matter restoration and functional recovery after experimental strokeR01NS095671 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2015 to 2020
$1.7M
Inflammation resolution, neuroprotection, and brain repair to promote stroke recoveryR01NS105430 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2017 to 2021
$1.6M
Impact of N-acetyl cysteine ethyl ester on a-synuclein pathology in the olfactory systemR15NS093539 · NINDS · DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY · PI LEAK, REHANA KHAN · 2015 to 2015
$383k
Novel molecular strategies to promote functional recovery after traumatic brain injuryI01BX003377 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI Jun Chen · 2017 to 2026
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Heat shock proteins and neuroprotection in cerebral ischemiaI01BX002495 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI CHEN, JUN · 2015 to 2020
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The healthy immune system has natural checkpoints that temper pernicious inflammation. Cells mediating these checkpoints include regulatory T cells, regulatory B cells, regulatory dendritic cells, microglia, macrophages and monocytes. Here, we highlight discoveries on the beneficial functions of regulatory immune cells and their mechanisms of action and evaluate their potential use as novel cell-based therapies for brain disorders. Regulatory immune cell therapies have the potential not only to mitigate the exacerbation of brain injury by inflammation but also to promote an active post-injury brain repair programme. By harnessing the reparative properties of these cells, we can reduce over-reliance on medications that mask clinical symptoms but fail to impede or reverse the progression of brain disorders. Although these discoveries encourage further testing and genetic engineering of regulatory immune cells for the clinical management of neurological disorders, a number of challenges must be surmounted to improve their safety and efficacy in humans.

Indexed as

B-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyDendritic CellsHumansImmunotherapyNerve RegenerationNervous System DiseasesNeuroprotectionT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

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PMID29925925
PMCPMC6237550

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