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Trial reportThe Journal of clinical investigation2022

Peanut oral immunotherapy differentially suppresses clonally distinct subsets of T helper cells.

Brinda Monian, Ang A Tu, Bert Ruiter, Duncan M Morgan, Patrick M Petrossian, Neal P Smith, Todd M Gierahn, Julia H Ginder, Wayne G Shreffler, J Christopher Love

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06554691 (Exploring the Immunological Basis in the Evolution of Tree Nut and Peanut Allergy During Treatment Care for Understanding Markers and Treatment Targets), which is not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06554691 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Exploring the Immunological Basis in the Evolution of Tree Nut and Peanut Allergy During Treatment Care for Understanding Markers and Treatment Targets

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorLuxembourg Institute of HealthRan2023 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsFood Allergy, Food Allergy in Children, Food Allergy Peanut, Tree Nut Allergies
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. HLA-DRAllergy · 2025
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  6. CD8Nature communications · 2022
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  10. Irradiation does not impact the immunogenicity of food flours used for oral immunotherapy.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026
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  12. Development of a pediatric immune cell atlas and characterization of CD4+ T cells in food allergy.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
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  20. New insights into the mechanisms of childhood food allergies.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Brinda MonianKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Ang A TuKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Bert RuiterCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Duncan M MorganKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Patrick M PetrossianKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Neal P SmithCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Todd M GierahnKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Julia H GinderKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Wayne G ShrefflerCenter for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Christopher LoveKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT · USHarvard University · USBroad Institute · US

Funding

Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001102 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2013 to 2017
$106.2M
VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Paula T Hammond · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$91.4M
Role of Negative Costimulation in Regulation of AutoimmunityP01AI039671 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI David A. Hafler · 1996 to 2026
$51.7M
Systems investigation of vaccine responses in B cell depleted autoimmune patientsU19AI089992 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI David A. Hafler, RUTH R MONTGOMERY · 2010 to 2026
$50.4M
Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (UL1)UL1TR000170 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2012 to 2013
$31.4M
Tetramer CoreU19AI095261 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XAVIER, RAMNIK J · 2011 to 2015
$10.8M
Influx Flow CytometerS10OD016372 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PREFFER, FREDERIC IRA · 2013 to 2013
$600k
ImageStream X Analyzer 2011S10OD012027 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PREFFER, FREDERIC IRA · 2012 to 2012
$595k
Translational Immunology Core's FACSAria Cell SorterS10RR023440 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PREFFER, FREDERIC IRA · 2008 to 2008
$500k
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY LSR2 CYTOMETER: TRANSPLANTATIONS10RR020936 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PREFFER, FREDERIC IRA · 2005 to 2005
$389k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000170NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001102NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR020936NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023440NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI039671NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI089992NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI095261NIH HHS S10 OD012027NIH HHS S10 OD016372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food allergy affects an estimated 8% of children in the United States. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a recently approved treatment, with outcomes ranging from sustained tolerance to food allergens to no apparent benefit. The immunological underpinnings that influence clinical outcomes of OIT remain largely unresolved. Using single-cell RNA-Seq and paired T cell receptor α/β (TCRα/β) sequencing, we assessed the transcriptomes of CD154+ and CD137+ peanut-reactive T helper (Th) cells from 12 patients with peanut allergy longitudinally throughout OIT. We observed expanded populations of cells expressing Th1, Th2, and Th17 signatures that further separated into 6 clonally distinct subsets. Four of these subsets demonstrated a convergence of TCR sequences, suggesting antigen-driven T cell fates. Over the course of OIT, we observed suppression of Th2 and Th1 gene signatures in effector clonotypes but not T follicular helper-like (Tfh-like) clonotypes. Positive outcomes were associated with stronger suppression of Th2 signatures in Th2A-like cells, while treatment failure was associated with the expression of baseline inflammatory gene signatures that were present in Th1 and Th17 cell populations and unmodulated by OIT. These results demonstrate that differential clinical responses to OIT are associated with both preexisting characteristics of peanut-reactive CD4+ T cells and suppression of a subset of Th2 cells.

Indexed as

ArachisDesensitization, ImmunologicPeanut HypersensitivityReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaRNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisChildFemaleHumansMaleT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaAllergyImmunologyT cells

Identifiers

PMID34813505
PMCPMC8759778
OpenAlexW3216707602

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