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ReviewImmune network2026

Regulatory T Cell Heterogeneity in the Steady State and Tumor.

Dahae Kim, Nahong Lee, Sang-Jun Ha

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Review in Immune network, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dahae KimDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8300-9726
Nahong LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6577-1952
Sang-Jun HaDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1192-6031

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tregs are essential for maintaining immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmunity. In the steady state, Tregs adopt distinct developmental, cytokine-dependent, and tissue-adapted programs that induce substantial heterogeneity across tissues. This diversity supports their context-dependent roles in maintaining barrier integrity, regulating inflammation, and supporting tissue repair. In the tumor microenvironment, Tregs are further differentiated in response to chronic antigen stimulation and local environmental cues, generating tumor-infiltrating Tregs with specialized suppressive functions. This review integrates insights from developmental pathways, tissue residency programs, transcriptional profiling, and tumor-specific adaptation, highlighting the current understanding of Treg heterogeneity in the steady state and tumor. Finally, we discuss therapeutic strategies designed to selectively target tumor-resident Tregs while preserving systemic immune tolerance.

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HomeostasisImmunotherapyRegulatory T cellTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41800022
PMCPMC12962836

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