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ArticleMethods in cell biology2026

Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)- based functional evaluation of human T cell response to suppressive cells and immune-oncology therapeutics.

Mahmoud S Alghamri, Brandon L McClellan, Kaushik Banerjee, Jorge A Peña Agudelo, Pedro R Lowenstein, Maria G Castro

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Article in Methods in cell biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mahmoud S AlghamriDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Brandon L McClellanDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Kaushik BanerjeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Jorge A Peña AgudeloDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Pedro R LowensteinDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Maria G CastroDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: mariacas@umich.edu.

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI THEODORE S LAWRENCE · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
Training Program in Tumor MicroenvironmentT32CA009676 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Maria G Castro, Analisa Virginia DiFeo · 1992 to 2026
$7.3M
Oligodendrocyte-focused rAAV gene therapy strategies for Canavan disease and LeukodystrophiesR01NS076991 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Guangping Gao · 2012 to 2026
$5.7M
Immune-suppressive Myeloid Cells in the Glioma Microenvironment: Signaling Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic StrategiesR37NS094804 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CASTRO, MARIA G · 2015 to 2021
$2.9M
Novel combined immunotherapeutic strategies for glioma: using pet dogs as a large animal spontaneous modelU01CA224160 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI PLUHAR, GRACE ELIZABETH · 2017 to 2021
$2.7M
Uncover the role of H3.3-G343R mutation in shaping the DNA damage response, anti-tumor immunity and mechanisms of resistance in glioma.R01NS122165 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Maria G Castro · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
The Role of Collagen and its Signaling Mechanisms in Glioma Progression and Invasion.R01NS122234 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Pedro R. Lowenstein · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Neuroimmunology of Malignant Brain Tumors: Innate MechanismsR01NS096756 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LOWENSTEIN, PEDRO R. · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
Interactions between the tumor cells and the neuro-immune microenvironment in mutant IDH1 gliomas: implications for therapeuticsR01NS105556 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CASTRO, MARIA G · 2018 to 2021
$1.9M
Tuning Biomaterials-immune cell interactions for treatment of glioblastoma multiformeR01EB022563 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MOON, JAMES J. · 2016 to 2019
$1.7M
Neuro-immune mechanisms in mutant IDH1 gliomasR37NS144573 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Maria G Castro · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Immune-mediated therapies in a genetically engineered murine model of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaR21NS107894 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CASTRO, MARIA G · 2019 to 2019
$442k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046592NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009676NCI NIH HHS U01 CA224160NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB022563NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076991NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS096756NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105556NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122165NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122234NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS107894NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS123879NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS094804NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS144573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapies leverage the immune response to target cancer cells with T cells playing a pivotal role. However, tumor microenvironments often harbor immune suppressive elements hindering T cell function. This chapter describes in vitro T cell stimulation assays analyzing proliferation, inhibitory marker expression, and effector functions to assess the impact of immune suppression on T cell responses. These assays also evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapeutic interventions in overcoming immune suppression and enhancing anti-tumor immunity, thereby unraveling the intricate T cell-tumor microenvironment dynamics for more effective cancer immunotherapies.

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ImmunotherapyLeukocytes, MononuclearNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesCell ProliferationHumansLymphocyte ActivationTumor MicroenvironmentImmuno-oncologyImmunotherapyInhibitory cellsT cell activation

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PMID41620272
PMCPMC12862213

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