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This research aims to characterize the phenotypic and transcriptomic profiles of exhausted T cell populations in ocular graft-versus-host disease.

Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Tfrchi Acinar Population As Possible Driver of Terminal Exhaustion via CEACAM1-TIM-3 axis 2309656

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Randomized trial investigates exhausted T cell populations in graft-versus-host disease, suggesting new therapeutic targets.

This research aims to characterize the phenotypic and transcriptomic profiles of exhausted T cell populations in ocular graft-versus-host disease.
Used minor MHC-mismatched murine model of sclerodermatous cGVHD and assessed at 14, 21, and 42 days post-transplant.
Performed single cell sequencing and applied robust integrative analysis with scVI deep learning architecture.
Investigated cell-cell communication between Tfrchi acinar cells and exhausted T cells.
Identified four distinct exhausted T cell subpopulations expanded in allo lacrimal glands with highest exhaustion and cytotoxicity scores.
Increased Tcf7+, Sell+, Il7r+, Slamf6+, Pdcd1+ CD8+ Tpex cells and expansion of Tcf7− CD8+ Texef cells specifically in allo compared to syn.
Inferred interaction between Tfrchi acinar cells and exhausted T cells through Ceacam1-Havcr2 signaling, driving terminal exhaustion.

Basset et al. (2026) studied this question.

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