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In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of T, B and Myeloid Cells Suppressive Activity and Humoral Responses from Transplant Recipients
Published on: August 12, 2017
Therapeutic potential of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells in allogeneic transplantation
1Biologie et Thérapeutique des Pathologies Immunitaires, CNRS/UPMC UMR 7087, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, F-75651 Paris Cedex 13, France.
The subpopulation of CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells constitutes less than of the entire CD4+ T-cell pool in mice and 2% in humans. These cells play a crucial role in the control of autoimmune processes. More recently, in vitro and in vivo data also indicate that CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells can regulate alloreactivity. This renders them good candidates for innovative strategies in the field of transplantation. Inducing a state of immune tolerance with immunoregulatory T cells would alleviate the need for immunosuppression, and the occurrence of late allograft failure represents a major goal of transplantation immunology. Here we discuss how these naturally occurring CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells can be used to modulate alloreactivity in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation.
The subpopulation of CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells constitutes less than of the entire CD4+ T-cell pool in mice and 2% in humans. These cells play a crucial role in the control of autoimmune processes. More recently, in vitro and in vivo data also indicate that CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells can regulate alloreactivity. This renders them good candidates for innovative strategies in the field of transplantation. Inducing a state of immune tolerance with immunoregulatory T cells would alleviate the need for immunosuppression, and the occurrence of late allograft failure represents a major goal of transplantation immunology. Here we discuss how these naturally occurring CD4+ CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells can be used to modulate alloreactivity in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation.
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