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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Tissue-specific roles of regulatory T cells: mechanisms of suppression and beyond along with emerging therapeutic insights in autoimmune indications.

Bat-Erdene Jugder, Eunchong Park, Lijuan Du, Chetan Jawale, Nikolay Popov, Zengli Guo, Kyle J Bednar, Tatiana Ort

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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 14 papers.

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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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bat-Erdene JugderBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, United States.
Eunchong ParkBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.
Lijuan DuBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.
Chetan JawaleBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.
Nikolay PopovBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Zengli GuoBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.
Kyle J BednarBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.
Tatiana OrtBioscience Immunology, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are central to immune homeostasis and controlling inflammation through multiple mechanisms, however, recent discoveries and advances in technology reveal that Tregs exert a diverse array of functions beyond mere immunosuppression, adapting uniquely to the specialized environments of tissues. This review delves into the multifaceted, tissue-specific mechanisms of Tregs, highlighting their roles in tissue repair, inflammatory modulation, and tolerance maintenance. We explore the developmental, functional, and metabolic pathways that drive Treg specialization across distinct organs, such as the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, joints, skin, and lungs, and examine how these insights advance the design of novel, targeted therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. This review will emphasize non-suppressive functions, discussing how Tregs can be harnessed in therapeutic applications tailored to specific tissue microenvironments, offering a promising new direction for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

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Autoimmune DiseasesImmune ToleranceT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsAutoimmunityHumansOrgan SpecificityautoimmunityCAR-Tregimmune tolerancetissue repairtissue TregsTreg plasticityTregs (regulatory T cells)

Identifiers

PMID40933988
PMCPMC12417136

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