Localized immunomodulation technologies to enable cellular and organoid transplantation.

Trends Mol Med

Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

Localized immunomodulation technologies are rapidly emerging as a new modality with the potential to revolutionize transplantation of cells and organs. In the past decade, cell-based immunomodulation therapies saw clinical success in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. In this review, we describe recent advances in engineering solutions for the development of localized immunomodulation techniques focusing on cellular and organoid transplantation. We begin by describing cell transplantation and highlighting notable clinical successes, particularly in the areas of stem cell therapy, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, and islet transplantation. Next, we detail recent preclinical studies centered on genome editing and biomaterials to enhance localized immunomodulation. We close by discussing future opportunities to improve clinical and commercial success using these approaches to facilitate long-term immunomodulation technologies.

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