Prolongation of primate cardiac allograft survival by treatment with ANTI-CD40 ligand (CD154) antibody.
Prolongation of primate cardiac allograft survival by treatment with ANTI-CD40 ligand (CD154) antibody.
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通过 ANTI-CD40 配体 (CD154) 抗体治疗延长灵长类同种异体心脏移植物的存活。
DOI:
10.1097/00007890-199912150-00026
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发表时间:
1999
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Miller,GG
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作者:
Pierson3rd,RN;Chang,AC;Blum,MG;Blair,KS;Scott,MA;Atkinson,JB;Collins,BJ;Zhang,JP;Thomas,DW;Burkly,LC;Miller,GG
Background.We evaluated whether a humanized anti-CD154 antibody (hu5c8) prolongs primate cardiac allograft survival.Methods.Heterotopic cardiac allografts were performed between MHC class II-mismatched cynomolgus monkeys. Survival was compared between groups treated with a perioperative dosing of hu5c8 (group 1; n= 6), sustained dosing with hu5c8 (group 2; n= 3), and control regimens (n= 4). All recipients received fresh donor-specific transfusions during surgery.Results.Median graft survival was 49 days (range 14 to 56) in group 1 and 106 days (range 56 to 245) in group 2, compared with 5 days (range 5 to 6) for controls (P< 0.05 for all comparisons). Lymphocytic infiltrates were often present in hu5c8-treated grafts with stable contractility. Donor-specific mixed lymphocyte reaction was generally preserved. Vasculitis and cellular intimal proliferation were prevalent in rejected grafts but occurred later and were less prevalent in group 2.Conclusions.Anti-CD154 antibody markedly prolongs the survival of cardiac allografts in primates and is well tolerated. Sustained dosing with hu5c8 yielded improved survival and may be associated with a lower incidence of vascular pathology. We conclude that hu5c8 therapy is an effective approach for inhibiting acute cardiac allograft rejection in primates.