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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Tregitopes Improve Asthma by Promoting Highly Suppressive and Antigen-Specific Tregs.

Marieme Dembele, Shao Tao, Amir H Massoud, S M Shahjahan Miah, Sandra Lelias, Anne S De Groot, Bruce D Mazer

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Marieme DembeleThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Dermatology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Shao TaoThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Dermatology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Amir H MassoudThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Dermatology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
S M Shahjahan MiahEpiVax, Inc., Providence, RI, United States.
Sandra LeliasEpiVax, Inc., Providence, RI, United States.
Anne S De GrootEpiVax, Inc., Providence, RI, United States.
Bruce D MazerThe Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Dermatology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
McGill University Health Centre · CAEpiVax (United States) · USMontreal Children's Hospital · CAUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

CIHR 246796
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tregitopes (T regulatory epitopes) are IgG-derived peptides with high affinity to major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII), that are known to promote tolerance by activating T regulatory cell (Treg) activity. Here we characterized the effect of IgG Tregitopes in a well-established murine model of allergic asthma, demonstrating

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Adoptive TransferAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAntigens, PlantAsthmaBronchoconstrictionCells, CulturedCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsInflammation MediatorsLungAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAntigens, PlantCytokinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsInflammation MediatorsOvalbuminPlant Extractsragweed pollenadoptive transferallergic airways disease (AAD)allergic asthmainduced Tregs (iTregs)murine model of asthmaTregitopeT regulatory cells (Tregs)

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PMID33953711
PMCPMC8089381
OpenAlexW3153890321

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