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ArticleNature biotechnology2019

An injectable bone marrow-like scaffold enhances T cell immunity after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Nisarg J Shah, Angelo S Mao, Ting-Yu Shih, Matthew D Kerr, Azeem Sharda, Theresa M Raimondo, James C Weaver, Vladimir D Vrbanac, Maud Deruaz, Andrew M Tager and 2 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nisarg J ShahJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-5732
Angelo S MaoJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ting-Yu ShihJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Matthew D KerrJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Azeem ShardaDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Theresa M RaimondoJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
James C WeaverWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Vladimir D VrbanacCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Maud DeruazCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-070X
Andrew M TagerCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
David J MooneyJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-1194
David T ScaddenDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. dscadden@mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001102 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2013 to 2017
$106.2M
Preclinical development of gene-edited human hematopoietic stem cellsU19HL129903 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI SCADDEN, DAVID T · 2015 to 2019
$11.5M
MSC Encapsulation with Thin Gel CoatingR01EB023287 · NIBIB · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MOONEY, DAVID J, SCADDEN, DAVID T · 2017 to 2019
$2.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001102NHLBI NIH HHS U19 HL129903NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB023287NIH HHS R01 EB023287NIH HHS U19 HL129903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for multiple disorders, but deficiency and dysregulation of T cells limit its utility. Here we report a biomaterial-based scaffold that mimics features of T cell lymphopoiesis in the bone marrow. The bone marrow cryogel (BMC) releases bone morphogenetic protein-2 to recruit stromal cells and presents the Notch ligand Delta-like ligand-4 to facilitate T cell lineage specification of mouse and human hematopoietic progenitor cells. BMCs subcutaneously injected in mice at the time of HSCT enhanced T cell progenitor seeding of the thymus, T cell neogenesis and diversification of the T cell receptor repertoire. Peripheral T cell reconstitution increased ~6-fold in mouse HSCT and ~2-fold in human xenogeneic HSCT. Furthermore, BMCs promoted donor CD4

Indexed as

Bone Marrow TransplantationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationTissue ScaffoldsAdoptive TransferAnimalsBone MarrowChimerismGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMiceT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation, HeterologousTransplantation, Homologous

Identifiers

PMID30742125
PMCPMC6636841
OpenAlexW2911581233

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