BCG therapy is associated with long-term, durable induction of Treg signature genes by epigenetic modulation

Abstract Induction of immunosuppressive T-regulatory cells (Tregs) is a desirable goal in autoimmunity, and perhaps other immune diseases of activation. One promising avenue is with the bacille-calmette-guérin (BCG) vaccine in autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D). Its administration is associated with g...

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Main Authors: Ryan C. Keefe, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Lisa Tran, Kacie Nelson, Nathan Ng, Willem M. Kühtreiber, Denise L. Faustman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94529-2