Heterologous immunity provides a potent barrier to transplantation tolerance
Heterologous immunity provides a potent barrier to transplantation tolerance
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DOI:
10.1172/jci200317477
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Larsen, CP
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作者:
Adams, AB;Williams, MA;Larsen, CP
Many strategies have been proposed to induce tolerance to transplanted tissue in rodents; however, few if any have shown equal efficacy when tested in nonhuman primate transplant models. We hypothesized that a critical distinction between specific pathogen-free mice and nonhuman primates or human patients is their acquired immune history. Here, we show that a heterologous immune response-specifically, vitally induced alloreactive memory-is a potent barrier to tolerance induction. A critical threshold of memory T cells is needed to promote rejection, and CD8(+) "central" memory T cells are primarily responsible. Finally, treatment with deoxyspergualin, an inhibitor of NF-kappaB translocation, together with costimulation blockade, synergistically impairs memory T cell activation and promotes antigen-specific tolerance of memory. These data offer a potential explanation for the difficulty encountered when inducing tolerance in nonhuman primates and human patients and provide insight into the signaling pathways essential for memory T cell activation and function.