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ReviewDiabetes2021

Function, Failure, and the Future Potential of Tregs in Type 1 Diabetes.

Maria Bettini, Matthew L Bettini

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In one paragraph

Review in Diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
48citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Increased Nur77 is disconnected from TCR affinity in insulin-specific Tregs.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026
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  6. Donor-derived CD8bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. Type 1 diabetesNPJ autoimmunity · 2026
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  12. Extracellular vesicles fromFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  18. Can we cure vasculitis?Current opinion in immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria BettiniDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT matt.bettini@path.utah.edu maria.bettini@path.utah.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5596-186X
Matthew L BettiniDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT matt.bettini@path.utah.edu maria.bettini@path.utah.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6415-7731
University of Utah · US

Funding

TCR PARAMETERS OF TREG FUNCTION IN AUTOIMMUNITYR01AI125301 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BETTINI, MARIA · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Self-Reactive T Cell Development in Type 1 DiabetesR01DK114456 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BETTINI, MATTHEW · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
MICROBIOTA SPECIFIC T CELL SELECTIONR01AI136963 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BETTINI, MATTHEW · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI125301NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136963NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Critical insights into the etiology of type 1 diabetes (T1D) came from genome-wide association studies that unequivocally connected genetic susceptibility to immune cell function. At the top of the susceptibility are genes involved in regulatory T-cell (Treg) function and development. The advances in epigenetic and transcriptional analyses have provided increasing evidence for Treg dysfunction in T1D. These are well supported by functional studies in mouse models and analysis of peripheral blood during T1D. For these reasons, Treg-based therapies are at the forefront of research and development and have a tangible probability to deliver a long-sought-after successful immune-targeted treatment for T1D. The current challenge in the field is whether we can directly assess Treg function at the tissue site or make informative interpretations based on peripheral data. Future studies focused on Treg function in pancreatic lymph nodes and pancreas could provide key insight into the ultimate mechanisms underlying Treg failure in T1D. In this Perspective we will provide an overview of current literature regarding Treg development and function in T1D and how this knowledge has been applied to Treg therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1EndocrinologyHumansImmune ToleranceImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyPancreasT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

Identifiers

PMID34016597
PMCPMC8275894
OpenAlexW3160525804

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