Metabolic Reprogramming of GMP Grade Cord Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Their Suppressive Potential in GVHD

Authors: Mayela Mendt, May Daher, Rafet Basar, Mayra Shanley, Bijender Kumar, Francesca Lim Wei Inng, Sunil Acharya, Hila Shaim, Natalie Fowlkes, Jamie P. Tran, Elif Gokdemir, Nadima Uprety, Ana K. Nunez-Cortes, Emily Ensley, Thao Mai, Lucila N. Kerbauy, Luciana Melo-Garcia, Paul Lin, Yifei Shen, Vakul Mohanty, JunJun Lu, Sufang Li, Vandana Nandivada, Jing Wang, Pinaki Banerjee, Francia Reyes-Silva, Enli Liu, Sonny Ang, April Gilbert, Ye Li, Xinhai Wan, Jun Gu, Ming Zhao, Natalia Baran, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Jeffrey Wilson, Indreshpal Kaur, Mihai Gagea, Marina Konopleva, David Marin, Guilin Tang, Ken Chen, Richard Champlin, Katayoun Rezvani, Elizabeth J. Shpall

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)

Subject Terms: mesenchymal stem cells, GvHD, priming, metabolic reprogramming, cell therapy, umbilical cord tissue, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.631353/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Overcoming CD226-related immune evasion in acute myeloid leukemia with CD38 CAR-engineered NK cells

Authors: Luciana Melo Garcia, Achintyan Gangadharan, Pinaki Banerjee, Ye Li, Andy G.X. Zeng, Hind Rafei, Paul Lin, Bijender Kumar, Sunil Acharya, May Daher, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Gary M. Deyter, Gabriel Dominguez, Jeong Min Park, Francia Reyes Silva, Ana Karen Nunez Cortes, Rafet Basar, Nadima Uprety, Mayra Shanley, Mecit Kaplan, Enli Liu, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Katayoun Rezvani

Source: Cell Reports, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 115122- (2025)

Subject Terms: CP: Immunology, CP: Cancer, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724014736; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-1247

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GMP-Compliant Universal Antigen Presenting Cells (uAPC) Promote the Metabolic Fitness and Antitumor Activity of Armored Cord Blood CAR-NK Cells

Authors: Enli Liu, Sonny O. T. Ang, Lucila Kerbauy, Rafet Basar, Indreshpal Kaur, Mecit Kaplan, Li Li, Yijiu Tong, May Daher, Emily L. Ensley, Nadima Uprety, Ana Karen Nunez Cortes, Ryan Z. Yang, Ye Li, Hila Shaim, Francia Reyes Silva, Paul Lin, Vakul Mohanty, Sunil Acharya, Mayra Shanley, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Pinaki P. Banerjee, Ken Chen, Richard E. Champlin, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Katayoun Rezvani

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)

Subject Terms: universal antigen presenting cell, cell engineering, K562 cells, adoptive cancer immunotherapy, NK cell expansion, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.626098/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Engineered cord blood megakaryocytes evade killing by allogeneic T-cells for refractory thrombocytopenia

Authors: Bijender Kumar, Vahid Afshar-Kharghan, Mayela Mendt, Robert Sackstein, Mark R. Tanner, Uday Popat, Jeremy Ramdial, May Daher, Juan Jimenez, Rafet Basar, Luciana Melo Garcia, Mayra Shanley, Mecit Kaplan, Xinhai Wan, Vandana Nandivada, Francia Reyes Silva, Vernikka Woods, April Gilbert, Ricardo Gonzalez-Delgado, Sunil Acharya, Paul Lin, Hind Rafei, Pinaki Prosad Banerjee, Elizabeth J. Shpall

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: megakaryocyte, rho-associated coiled coil-containing protein kinase, platelet, cord blood, beta2 microglobin, thrombocytopaenia, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1018047/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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