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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2026

PD-1, BTLA and TIGIT as therapeutic targets for rheumatic disease.

Juhi R Kuchroo, Naomi Goldman, Arlene H Sharpe

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 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.

Juhi R Kuchroo *Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Naomi Goldman *Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-3087
Arlene H SharpeDepartment of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. arlene_sharpe@hms.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9736-2109

Funding

Role of Negative Costimulation in Regulation of AutoimmunityP01AI039671 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI VIJAY K. KUCHROO · 1996 to 2026
$51.7M
Transgenic/KnockoutP01AI056299 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R · 2003 to 2023
$42.5M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI039671NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI056299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune-checkpoint molecules have essential roles in regulating immune responses, which maintain the delicate balance between physiological immune reactions and autoimmunity. The clinical success of immune checkpoint blockade for cancer therapy, and the occurrence of immune-related adverse events during cancer immunotherapy, highlight the profound effect of modulating these receptors on both tumour-specific and 'self'-specific responses. As a result, interest in exploring how these molecules can be targeted to treat autoimmune and rheumatological diseases is expanding. Targeting of the immune-checkpoint molecules PD-1, B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) and T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) to induce immune tolerance has shown therapeutic promise in pre-clinical models and, in some instances, clinical trials. A comprehensive understanding of how these receptors function in various immune cell populations, particularly T cells, and across different diseases is crucial for the successful translation of these findings to clinical applications.

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Costimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell ReceptorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, ImmunologicRheumatic DiseasesHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsBTLA protein, humanCostimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell ReceptorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, ImmunologicTIGIT protein, human

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