Bridging the gender gap in autoimmunity with T-cell-targeted biomaterials.
Curr Opin Biotechnol
; 86: 103075, 2024 04.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38377884
ABSTRACT
Autoimmune diseases are caused by malfunctions of the immune system and generally impact women at twice the frequency of men. Many of the most serious autoimmune diseases are accompanied by a dysregulation of T-cell phenotype, both regarding the ratio of CD4+ to CD8+ T-cells and proinflammatory versus regulatory phenotypes. Biomaterials, in the form of particles and hydrogels, have shown promise in ameliorating this dysregulation both in vivo and ex vivo. In this review, we explore the role of T-cells in autoimmune diseases, particularly those with high incidence rates in women, and evaluate the promise and efficacy of innovative biomaterial-based approaches for targeting T-cells.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Autoimunes
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Autoimunidade
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article