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ReviewCells2025

Hypoimmunogenic Human iPSCs for Repair and Regeneration in the CNS.

Haiwei Zhang, Hongxia Zhou, Xugang Xia, Qilin Cao, Ying Liu

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. CAR-engineered neutrophils derived from induced pluripotent stem cells: a new frontier in cellular immunotherapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  6. Hypoimmune platforms: from rejection to immune evasion and regulatory implications.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Haiwei ZhangCenter for Translational Science, Florida International University, 11350 SW Village Pkwy, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8209-9395
Hongxia ZhouCenter for Translational Science, Florida International University, 11350 SW Village Pkwy, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
Xugang XiaCenter for Translational Science, Florida International University, 11350 SW Village Pkwy, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
Qilin CaoCenter for Translational Science, Florida International University, 11350 SW Village Pkwy, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-5572-3108
Ying LiuCenter for Translational Science, Florida International University, 11350 SW Village Pkwy, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1875-8293

Funding

In Vivo Reprogramming of Reactive Astrocyte and Chemogenetic Approach for SCI RepairR01NS099635 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI CAO, QI LIN · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Reconnecting the injured cervical spinal cord by transplanted human iPSC-derived neural progenitorsR01NS110707 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI LIU, YING · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Combinatory strategies to functional remyelination after spinal cord injuryR01NS061975 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI CAO, QI LIN · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
Craig H. Neilsen 385446DoD HT9425-25-1-0376NIH HHS R01NS061975NIH HHS R01NS110707NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS099635NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110707Wellcome Trust 338617
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be genetically engineered to evade host immune recognition, rendering them hypoimmunogenic and suitable as "universal donor" cells for allogeneic transplantation. Such modifications enable the development of off-the-shelf iPSC-derived therapeutics that are immediately available for clinical use without the need for patient-specific derivation or immunosuppression. This review focuses on recent developments in strategies for generating hypoimmunogenic human iPSCs, with particular emphasis on their applications in central nervous system (CNS) cell therapy and repair. We assess immunomodulatory factors based on their immune functions and potential roles in CNS development and disease, with the goal of identifying strategies to use these factors either individually, in combination, or alongside gene editing to reduce immune rejection without compromising neurogenesis or tissue repair.

Indexed as

Central Nervous SystemInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsRegenerationAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHumansimmune rejectiontransplantationuniversal stem cells

Identifiers

PMID40862727
PMCPMC12384217

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