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ReviewArthritis research & therapy2025

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapies for precise eradication of pathogenic cells in autoimmunity.

George D Kalliolias, Efthimia K Basdra, Athanasios G Papavassiliou

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Review in Arthritis research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

George D KallioliasDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4427-8245
Efthimia K BasdraDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0913-9354
Athanasios G PapavassiliouDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece. papavas@med.uoa.gr.ORCID 0000-0001-5803-4527

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CAR-T cells (CAR-Ts) are genetically engineered T lymphocytes to express a receptor construct bearing an extracellular recognition domain that guides the killing specificity, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain that elicits effector signaling. Upon encountering the target cell, CAR-Ts accomplish their cytolytic effector function directly via engagement of pro-apoptotic pathways and exocytosis of perforin and granzymes, or indirectly via secretion of cytokines that activate NK cells. Autologous CAR-Ts, bearing an extracellular recognition domain specific for the B-cell surface markers CD19 or BCMA, were initially approved for the treatment of late-stage hematologic malignancies. The last five years, mounting evidence from small studies in humans, employing autologous CAR-Ts targeting CD19 to selectively eliminate CD19 + cell subsets from the pool of the B-cell lineage, have revealed acceptable safety profile and encouraging efficacy in treatment-resistant systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and idiopathic inflammatory myositis. Herein, we focus on a series of groundbreaking reports published within 2025 that enlighten the arising transformational potential and the emerging challenges of the CAR-based therapies regarding the management of life-threatening endotypes of autoimmune diseases.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsAntigens, CD19HumansAntigens, CD19Receptors, Chimeric AntigenAllogeneic CAR-T cellsAutoimmune diseasesAutologous CAR-T cellsChimeric antigen receptor t cell therapyMRNA CAR-T cells

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PMID41353428
PMCPMC12797441

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