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Based on previous findings on natural Tregs, this work investigated the role of Nrp1 on induced Tregs (iTregs) and their small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) by using a conditional knockout for Nrp1 on FoxP3+ cells. sEVs derived from iTregs were obtained by ultracentrifugation, purified using size exclusion columns, and characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis. sEVs\u2019 impact on CD4+ T-cell cultures was evaluated using functional modulation assays, including CD4+ T-cell phenotypic analysis by flow cytometry and ELISA. We observed a decrease in iTreg induction when CD4+ T cells came from the Nrp1 knockout (KO) mice, indicating that Nrp1 is required for de novo FoxP3 induction\/expression. Second, CD4+ T cells cultured with sEV-derived from wild-type (WT) iTregs reduced CD4+ T-cell proliferation, decreased the expression of CD25, and induced FoxP3 and CD73. 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