Human T Regulatory Cell Therapy: Take a Billion or So and Call Me in the Morning

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Immune system regulation is of paramount importance to host survival. In settings of autoimmunity and alloimmunity, control is lost, resulting in injury to vital organs and tissues. Naturally occurring, thymic-derived T regulatory (Treg) cells that express CD4, CD25, and the forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3) are potent suppressors of these adverse immune responses. Preclinical studies have shown that either freshly isolated or ex vivo expanded Treg cells can prevent both local and systemic organ and tissue destruction. Although promising, human Treg cell infusion therapy has heretofore been difficult to implement in the clinic, and relatively few clinical trials have been initiated. This review will focus on the preclinical models that provide the rationale for current trials and it will address both the challenges and opportunities in human Treg cell therapy.

James L. Riley, Carl H. June, Bruce R. Blazar. Human T Regulatory Cell Therapy: Take a Billion or So and Call Me in the Morning Immunity – 22 May 2009 (Vol. 30, Issue 5, pp. 656-665) View Full paper

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