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CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells as Adoptive Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease and for the Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host Disease

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Researchers in the field of T cell biology, pharmacology, molecular biology and genetic strategies have, over the past several years, systematically developed therapeutic approaches to tackle systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases, and treatment with general immunosupressants may soon be replaced by novel therapies based upon this research. Recently, interest in the field of regulatory T cells along with accumulated information that these cells play significant roles in preventing autoimmunity, may revolutionize the field of autoimmune disease therapy. Numerous research groups worldwide have combined forces to develop successful adoptive transfer methods so that regulatory T cells expanded in vivo or ex vivo, as antigen specific or polyclonal, can be used to treat autoimmune diseases. This chapter discusses the evolution of therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases with particular focus on regulatory T cell therapy using adoptive cell transfer and its treatment for graft-versus-host disease.

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Acharya, S., Fathman, C.G. (2008). CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells as Adoptive Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease and for the Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host Disease. In: Jiang, S. (eds) Regulatory T Cells and Clinical Application. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77909-6_11

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