Costimulation blockade and Tregs in solid organ transplantation

M Muckenhuber, T Wekerle, C Schwarz - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a critical role in maintaining self-tolerance and in containing
allo-immune responses in the context of transplantation. Recent advances yielded the …

Regulatory T cell homeostasis: requisite signals and implications for clinical development of biologics

N Skartsis, YD Muller, LMR Ferreira - Clinical Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel biologics are currently being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of autoimmune
diseases and the prevention of transplant allograft rejection. Their premise is to deliver …

A humanized IL-2 mutein expands Tregs and prolongs transplant survival in preclinical models

O Efe, RB Gassen, L Morena… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Long-term organ transplant survival remains suboptimal, and life-long immunosuppression
predisposes transplant recipients to an increased risk of infection, malignancy, and kidney …

IL-6 inhibition prevents costimulation blockade-resistant allograft rejection in T cell-depleted recipients by promoting intragraft immune regulation in mice

M Muckenhuber, K Mengrelis, AM Weijler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The efficacy of costimulation blockade with CTLA4-Ig (belatacept) in transplantation is
limited due to T cell-mediated rejection, which also persists after induction with anti …

Myocardial-Treg crosstalk: how to tame a wolf

E Weiß, GC Ramos, M Delgobo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The immune system plays a vital role in maintaining tissue integrity and organismal
homeostasis. The sudden stress caused by myocardial infarction (MI) poses a significant …

Immune Checkpoints in Solid Organ Transplantation

A Del Bello, E Treiner - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The immune system spontaneously recognizes and destroys foreign cells
and organs when grafted into a genetically different individual. Organ transplantation is only …

The nexus between Leishmania & HIV: Debilitating host immunity and Hastening Comorbid disease burden

M Dhulipalla, G Chouhan - Experimental Parasitology, 2024 - Elsevier
The scintillating association between Leishmania and HIV has contributed exceptionally
towards expansion of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) with Acquired Immunodeficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Donor programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 is required for organ transplant tolerance in major histocompatibility complex-mismatched mixed chimeras although …

Y Huang, X Wu, S Tang, H Wu, U Nasri, Q Qin… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Induction of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-
mismatched mixed chimerism is a promising approach for organ transplantation tolerance; …

Carvacrol ameliorates skin allograft rejection through modulating macrophage polarization by activating the Wnt signalling pathway

W Zhao, H Tang, Z Liang, N Wang, R Sun… - Phytotherapy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐transplantation immune rejection remains an important factor for transplant patients.
However, conventional immunosuppressants are associated with substantial adverse …

Antithymocyte Globulin Inhibits CD8+ T Cell Effector Functions via the Paracrine Induction of PDL-1 on Monocytes

D Copic, M Direder, K Klas, D Bormann, M Laggner… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Antithymocyte globulins (ATG) are T cell-depleting antibodies used in solid
organ transplantation for induction therapy in sensitized patients with a high risk of graft …