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ReviewCardiovascular drugs and therapy2024

Regulatory T Cells in Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.

Leiling Liu, Jiahui Hu, Hao Lei, Huali Qin, Chunfang Wang, Yajun Gui, Danyan Xu

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Review in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Interplay ofFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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  5. Fibroblasts under pressure: cardiac fibroblast responses to hypertension and antihypertensive therapies.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leiling LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Jiahui HuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Hao LeiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Huali QinDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Chunfang WangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Yajun GuiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Danyan XuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. xudanyan02@csu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2113-0800
Central South University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172550National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81871858
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPathological cardiac hypertrophy is linked to immune-inflammatory injury, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in suppressing immune-inflammatory responses. However, the precise role of Tregs in pathological cardiac hypertrophy remains unclear.

objectiveTo summarize the current knowledge on the role and mechanisms of Tregs in pathological cardiac hypertrophy and explore their perspectives and challenges as a new therapeutic approach.

resultsTreg cells may play an important protective role in pressure overload (hypertension, aortic stenosis), myocardial infarction, metabolic disorders (diabetes, obesity), acute myocarditis, cardiomyopathy (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, storage diseases), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Although some challenges remain, the safety and efficacy of Treg-based therapies have been confirmed in some clinical trials, and engineered antigen-specific Treg cells may have better clinical application prospects due to stronger immunosuppressive function and stability.

conclusionTargeting the immune-inflammatory response via Treg-based therapies might provide a promising and novel future approach to the prevention and treatment of pathological cardiac hypertrophy.

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CardiomegalyT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsHumansHypertensionMyocardial infarctionPathological cardiac hypertrophyTreg

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PMID37184744
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