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    • To review strategies for thymus reactivation to restore peripheral T cell repertoire.
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    • To investigate the role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) in thymus regeneration.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current scientific literature on thymus regeneration and T cell reconstitution.
    • Analysis of studies investigating thymic epithelial progenitor cells (TEPCs).
    • Examination of the role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling in thymic regeneration.

    Main Results:

    • Identification of TEPCs in the adult thymus presents a novel therapeutic target.
    • Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling is implicated in TEPC activation and thymic regeneration.
    • Age-related thymus involution and associated inflammation pose significant challenges to T cell reconstitution.

    Conclusions:

    • Regenerating the thymic microenvironment via TEPCs could restore T cell diversity in the elderly.
    • Targeting TGF-β circuitry may offer a pathway for thymus reactivation.
    • Effective strategies are needed to reverse age-related immune decline and improve T cell reconstitution.