"CTLA-4 Antigen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				An inhibitory T CELL receptor that is closely related to CD28 ANTIGEN. It has specificity for CD80 ANTIGEN and CD86 ANTIGEN and acts as a negative regulator of peripheral T cell function. CTLA-4 antigen is believed to play role in inducing PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D060908
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 D12.776.543.750.705.222.750 D23.050.301.264.894.158 D23.101.100.894.158 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							CTLA-4 Antigen- CTLA-4 Antigen
 - Antigen, CTLA-4
 - CTLA 4 Antigen
 - Antigens, CD152
 - CD152 Antigens
 - Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4
 - CD152 Antigen
 - Antigen, CD152
 
  
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				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "CTLA-4 Antigen".
				
					
						- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
 - Proteins [D12.776]
 - Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
 - Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
 - Receptors, Immunologic [D12.776.543.750.705]
 - Costimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell Receptors [D12.776.543.750.705.222]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D12.776.543.750.705.222.750]
 - Biological Factors [D23]
 - Antigens [D23.050]
 - Antigens, Surface [D23.050.301]
 - Antigens, Differentiation [D23.050.301.264]
 - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte [D23.050.301.264.894]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D23.050.301.264.894.158]
 - Biomarkers [D23.101]
 - Antigens, Differentiation [D23.101.100]
 - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte [D23.101.100.894]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D23.101.100.894.158]
 
					
				 
			 
			
			
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "CTLA-4 Antigen" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Association of age with survival in older patients with cutaneous melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 09; 13(7):1003-1010.
															
								 
							
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Activation of T cell checkpoint pathways during ?-cell antigen presentation by engineered dendritic cells promotes protection from type 1 diabetes. Immunology. 2022 07; 166(3):341-356.
															
								 
							
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The evolving landscape of immunotherapy in solid tumors. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar; 123(3):798-806.
															
								 
							
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Targeting interferon signaling and CTLA-4 enhance the therapeutic efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in preclinical model of HPV+ oral cancer. J Immunother Cancer. 2019 09 18; 7(1):252.
															
								 
							
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Engineered Dendritic Cell-Directed Concurrent Activation of Multiple T cell Inhibitory Pathways Induces Robust Immune Tolerance. Sci Rep. 2019 08 19; 9(1):12065.
															
								 
							
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Anti-CTLA-4 Activates Intratumoral NK Cells and Combined with IL15/IL15Ra Complexes Enhances Tumor Control. Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 08; 7(8):1371-1380.
															
								 
							
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Perspectives in immunotherapy: meeting report from the Immunotherapy Bridge (29-30 November, 2017, Naples, Italy). J Immunother Cancer. 2018 07 11; 6(1):69.
															
								 
							
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Ibrutinib treatment improves T cell number and function in CLL patients. J Clin Invest. 2017 Aug 01; 127(8):3052-3064.
															
								 
							
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Antibody-mediated neutralization of soluble MIC significantly enhances CTLA4 blockade therapy. Sci Adv. 2017 May; 3(5):e1602133.
															
								 
							
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Somatic Mutations and Neoepitope Homology in Melanomas Treated with CTLA-4 Blockade. Cancer Immunol Res. 2017 01; 5(1):84-91.