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ArticleFEBS open bio2026

In vitro generation of regulatory T cells: A challenging tool for studying immune aging in humans.

Lynn Muller, Jana Bleher, Birgit Weinberger, Lourdes Rocamora-Reverte

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Article in FEBS open bio, 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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Lynn MullerInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Jana BleherInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Birgit WeinbergerInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-946X
Lourdes Rocamora-ReverteInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-1202

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Abstract

Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a key role in immune tolerance and homeostasis. They prevent exaggerated immune responses, autoimmunity, and are crucial in graft-versus-host responses. On the other hand, their presence in many tumors is associated with a poor prognosis. In aged individuals, Treg populations are modified with a strong bias toward an effector phenotype and a reduced number of naïve Treg cells, but little is known about the functionality of human Treg cells in old age. The low frequency of Treg cells in human peripheral blood is the main limitation to studying them. Therefore, the development of induced Treg (iTreg) cells has become a valuable tool for in vitro research on peripheral Treg cells. Following a gold-standard protocol to generate iTreg in vitro, we aimed to investigate age-related differences in the generation of iTreg cells. However, we detected some unexpected results regarding Foxp3 induction and iTreg functionality. We found no differences in Foxp3

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Foxp3iTregTGF‐βT suppression

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PMID42831457
PMCPMC13636363

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