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ArticleFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021

IL-21 Optimizes the CAR-T Cell Preparation Through Improving Lentivirus Mediated Transfection Efficiency of T Cells and Enhancing CAR-T Cell Cytotoxic Activities.

Li Du, Yaru Nai, Meiying Shen, Tingting Li, Jingjing Huang, Xiaojian Han, Wang Wang, Da Pang, Aishun Jin

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Article in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Effectors of the Future: Universal Chimeric Antigen Receptor.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Li DuChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yaru NaiChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Meiying ShenDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Tingting LiChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jingjing HuangChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaojian HanChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wang WangChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Da PangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Aishun JinChongqing Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Tumor Immunology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chongqing Medical University · CNHarbin Medical University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adoptive immunotherapy using CAR-T cells is a promising curative treatment strategy for hematological malignancies. Current manufacture of clinical-grade CAR-T cells based on lentiviral/retrovirus transfection of T cells followed by anti-CD3/CD28 activation supplemented with IL-2 has been associated with low transfection efficiency and usually based on the use of terminally differentiated effector T cells. Thus, improving the quality and the quantity of CAR-T cells are essential for optimizing the CAR-T cell preparation. In our study, we focus on the role of IL-21 in the γ

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CAR-TcytotoxicityIFN-γIL-21transfection

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PMID34179083
PMCPMC8220804
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