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Treg engineers take aim at autoimmunity

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:41 am
by jimmylegs
interesting:

Treg engineers take aim at autoimmunity (2021)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-01115-y

"These souped-up cell therapies, if successful, should create a type of immunosuppressive bubble at the site of disease or transplant, inducing immune-dampening effects that are targeted to hot spots of inflammation.

The first recipients of these cells will include patients undergoing solid organ transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transfer. But companies are also pursuing applications in type 1 diabetes (T1D), rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, hemophilia and inflammatory bowel disease."