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Transcriptomic evidence of CD8⁺ T-cell exhaustion-like phenotype and mitochondrial impairment underlying immune dysregulation in feline chronic gingivostomatitis.
Scientific reports - 6 May 2026
Soltero-Rivera Maria, Wanakumjorn Patrawin, Chen Yihong, Barnum Samantha, Charpentier Luis Diego Castillo, Arzi Boaz, Arzi Natalia Vapniarsky, Kol Amir
Abstract excerpt
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is a debilitating oral disease characterized by immune dysregulation and chronic inflammation. We hypothesized that CD8 + T cells from FCGS cats exhibit exhaustion features with suppressed mitochondrial pathways, and that mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy post-extractions might restore these programs. RNA sequencing was performed on peripheral CD8 + T cells from cats...
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