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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Chandrashekhar Dasari, Jose Luis Lopez, Masood Shawyan Jan, Sonali Shaligram, Pei-Yu Lin, Dina Lévy-Lambert, April Gu Huang, Carlos Lizama Valenzuela, Pierce Hadley, Qizhi Tang and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Chandrashekhar DasariDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7526-2190
Jose Luis LopezDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Masood Shawyan JanDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5845-0272
Sonali ShaligramDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Pei-Yu LinDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Dina Lévy-LambertDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
April Gu HuangDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Carlos Lizama ValenzuelaCardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Pierce HadleyDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Qizhi TangDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7313-3574
Adam OskowitzDivision Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Funding

Translational InformaticsP30CA082103 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI EMILY K BERGSLAND · 1999 to 2026
$209.7M
Photodynamic Therapy for Aortic AneurysmsR21HL173856 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI OSKOWITZ, ADAM · 2024 to 2025
$451k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082103NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL173856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), a chronic inflammatory condition with few treatment options for patients with early-stage disease. Treg therapy for AAA is potentially beneficial but its specific mechanism requires further investigation for clinical applications. Methods: After identifying the critical role of T-cells in AAA using human and mouse AAA single-cell RNA sequencing data, we investigated the influence of Tregs on immune cell infiltration within mouse AAA-specifically CD3+ T cells-using congenic transfer of Thy1.1 allelic donor mice Tregs into AAA-induced wild-type C57BL/6J mice. AAA progression was quantified with ultrasound and image micrometry. Tissues obtained on postoperative days 7-42 were analyzed with flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, Verhoeff-van Gieson staining, hematoxylin-eosin staining, and immunohistochemistry. Results: CD3+ T cell population was profoundly elevated in the elastase induced AAA mouse model which was further used in the study. The AAA mice that received Treg cell therapy had less elastin degradation and aortic wall enlargement than their control counterparts. Donor Tregs were detected in draining lymph nodes even after five weeks, with characteristic expression of FOXP3 and CD25. Although donor Tregs were not detected in the aortic microenvironment, the pro-inflammatory cell population including CD4 and CD8 cells was reduced, compared to control mice. Conclusion: Elevated T cell population aggravates inflammation and promotes AAA progression. Treg therapy impedes the recruitment of T cells into AAA tissue by colonizing the draining lymph nodes, thereby mitigating AAA progression. This study deepens our understanding of Treg stability, function, and potential as a promising therapy for early-stage aneurysms.

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AAAAbdominal aortic aneurysmCell therapyElastin degradationInflammationRegulatory T cellsTreg

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PMID41279653
PMCPMC12632420

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