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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2025

Engaging PD-1 rescuesregulatory T cell function and inhibits inflammatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

Kaustav Chowdhury, Uma Kumar, Jaydeep Chaudhuri, Prabin Kumar, Soumabha Das, Maumita Kanjilal, Parasar Ghosh, Ravi Kiran Basyal, Uma Kanga, Santu Bandyopadhaya and 1 more

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Kaustav ChowdhuryDepartment of Transplant Immunology & Immunogenetics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Uma KumarDepartment of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Jaydeep ChaudhuriIndian Institute of Chemical Biology, CSIR, Kolkata, India.
Prabin KumarDepartment of Transplant Immunology & Immunogenetics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Soumabha DasDepartment of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Maumita KanjilalDepartment of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Parasar GhoshRheumatology Center, IPGMER, Kolkata, India.
Ravi Kiran BasyalDepartment of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Uma KangaDepartment of Transplant Immunology & Immunogenetics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9437-0835
Santu BandyopadhayaIndian Institute of Chemical Biology, CSIR, Kolkata, India.
Dipendra Kumar MitraDepartment of Transplant Immunology & Immunogenetics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0572-7885

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Government of India SR/SO/SH-0159/2010Ministry of Science & Technology
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Abstract

backgroundDespite their synovial enrichment, regulatory T cells (Treg) fail to alleviate the joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This indicates their functional impairment in the synovial milieu of RA patients.

resultsHere, we demonstrate that a deficit in the PD-1 pathway incapacitates the synovial Treg cells, and engaging programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) restores their suppressive function (interleukin 10, transforming growth factor beta secretion), which in turn suppresses the synovial inflammatory T cells (IFN-γ+, IL-17+ TNF-α+). We also showed that a deficit in programmed death ligand-1 expression on RA synovial macrophages contributes to impaired Treg cell function.

conclusionRejuvenating synovial Treg cell function via PD-1 engagement may be a potential strategy to ameliorate the synovial inflammation in RA patients.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorSynovial MembraneT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryB7-H1 AntigenFemaleHumansInflammationMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedB7-H1 AntigenPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorimmunotherapyPD-1RAregulatory T cells

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PMID40434878
PMCPMC12342751

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