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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Regulatory T cells: a promising new therapeutic target in ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.

Yiran Qin, Mingxuan Li, Haibo Liu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yiran QinDepartment of Cardiology, Qingpu Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Mingxuan LiDepartment of Cardiology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Haibo LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Qingpu Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is triggered by thrombosis or vascular occlusion. After MI, damaged cardiomyocytes are replaced by scar tissue, leading to systolic and diastolic dysfunction, followed by adverse remodeling. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), as major immune cells, play a crucial role in post-MI inflammation and immunomodulation. Tregs improve cardiac remodeling after MI through various mechanisms, including inhibiting inflammatory cell infiltration, inducing anti-inflammatory macrophages, suppressing cell apoptosis, regulating fibroblast function, and promoting angiogenesis. The modulation of Tregs number or function may provide novel methods for improving post-MI remodeling. This review describes the immunoregulatory roles of Tregs, their regulatory mechanisms in post-MI ventricular remodeling, and the prospects and challenges for clinical application. However, the exact molecular mechanisms of Tregs in ventricular remodeling remain to be investigated. Although most of the current studies are at the preclinical stage, they hold great potential for further application in the future.

Indexed as

Myocardial InfarctionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryVentricular RemodelingAnimalsHumansimmune regulationinflammationmyocardial infarctionregulatory T cellsventricular remodeling

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PMID40260235
PMCPMC12009920

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