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ArticleBMC immunology2021

Optimizing interleukin-2 concentration, seeding density and bead-to-cell ratio of T-cell expansion for adoptive immunotherapy.

Sasan Ghaffari, Monireh Torabi-Rahvar, Sajjad Aghayan, Zahra Jabbarpour, Kobra Moradzadeh, Azadeh Omidkhoda, Naser Ahmadbeigi

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Article in BMC immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sasan GhaffariGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Monireh Torabi-RahvarGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sajjad AghayanGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra JabbarpourGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kobra MoradzadehGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azadeh OmidkhodaDepartment of Hematology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. azadeh_omidkhoda@yahoo.com.
Naser AhmadbeigiGene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. n-ahmadbeigi@tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe successful ex vivo expansion of T-cells in great numbers is the cornerstone of adoptive cell therapy. We aimed to achieve the most optimal T-cell expansion condition by comparing the expansion of T-cells at various seeding densities, IL-2 concentrations, and bead-to-cell ratios. we first expanded the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of a healthy donor at a range of 20 to 500 IU/mL IL-2 concentrations, 125 × 10

resultsT-cells of the first donor showed greater expansion results in IL-2 concentrations higher than 50 IU/mL compared to 20 IU/mL (P = 0.02). A seeding density of 250 × 10

conclusionsOur methodology demonstrates an optimized culture condition for the production of large quantities of polyclonal T-cells, which could be useful for future clinical and research studies.

Indexed as

Cell Culture TechniquesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveInterleukin-2Leukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte ActivationMaleT-LymphocytesInterleukin-2ImmunotherapyInterleukin-2Primary cell cultureT-lymphocyte

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PMID34217218
PMCPMC8254233
OpenAlexW3177646957

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