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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

The Janus face of tissue-resident memory T cells: dual programming in tumor immune surveillance and autoimmune pathology.

Yalin Wu, Sha Tian

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yalin WuCollege of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Sha TianCollege of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue-resident memory T cells (Trm) are a subset of memory T cells that establish residency in peripheral tissues and do not re-enter circulation under homeostasis, playing a central role in local immune responses. Recent studies have revealed that Trm cells play a dual role in immune protection and immunopathology: in the tumor microenvironment they can directly kill tumor cells and enhance the efficacy of immunotherapies, serving as key mediators of antitumor immunity; conversely, in autoimmune diseases they may persist long-term and drive chronic inflammation and tissue damage. This functional duality is closely linked to the microenvironmental signals, transcriptional programs, and metabolic states that shape Trm cells. This review systematically examines the developmental differentiation and molecular features of Trm cells, their bidirectional regulatory mechanisms in cancer and autoimmunity, and outlines the therapeutic potential and challenges of precision disease interventions targeting Trm cells.

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Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceMemory T CellsNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTumor Microenvironmentautoimmune diseasescellular programmingimmune microenvironmentimmunotherapytissue-resident memory T cellstumor immune surveillance

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PMID42094000
PMCPMC13139154

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