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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Optimization of a Method to Detect Autoantigen-Specific T-Cell Responses in Type 1 Diabetes.

Yassmin Musthaffa, Hendrik J Nel, Nishta Ramnoruth, Swati Patel, Emma E Hamilton-Williams, Mark Harris, Ranjeny Thomas

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yassmin MusthaffaDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Hendrik J NelThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Nishta RamnoruthThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Swati PatelThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Emma E Hamilton-WilliamsThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Mark HarrisDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Ranjeny ThomasThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
University of Queensland · AUQueensland Children’s Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of tolerizing therapies aiming to inactivate autoreactive effector T-cells is a promising therapeutic approach to control undesired autoimmune responses in human diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). A critical issue is a lack of sensitive and reproducible methods to analyze antigen-specific T-cell responses, despite various attempts. We refined a proliferation assay using the fluorescent dye 5,6-carboxylfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) to detect responding T-cells, highlighting the fundamental issues to be taken into consideration to monitor antigen-specific responses in patients with T1D. The critical elements that maximize detection of antigen-specific responses in T1D are reduction of blood storage time, standardization of gating parameters, titration of CFSE concentration, selecting the optimal CFSE staining duration and the duration of T-cell stimulation, and freezing in medium containing human serum. Optimization of these elements enables robust, reproducible application to longitudinal cohort studies or clinical trial samples in which antigen-specific T-cell responses are relevant, and adaptation to other autoimmune diseases.

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AdolescentAutoantigensCell ProliferationChildChild, PreschoolDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleFlow CytometryFluoresceinsFluorescent DyesHumansImmunologic TechniquesLymphocyte ActivationMaleT-Lymphocytes5,6-carboxyseminaphthofluoresceinAutoantigensFluoresceinsFluorescent Dyes5,6-carboxylfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl esterCD4+ T-cellsproinsulinproliferationtype 1 diabetes

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PMID33424839
PMCPMC7793893
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