The MEK Inhibitor Trametinib Suppresses Major Histocompatibility Antigen-mismatched Rejection Following Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
The MEK Inhibitor Trametinib Suppresses Major Histocompatibility Antigen-mismatched Rejection Following Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
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MEK 抑制剂 Trametinib 可抑制胰岛移植后主要组织相容性抗原不匹配的排斥反应
DOI:
10.1097/txd.0000000000001045
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Takayuki Anazawa et al.
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作者:
Seiichiro Tada;Takayuki Anazawa et al.
Background.Potential adverse effects, such as functional impairment of islets, render conventional immunosuppressive drugs unsuitable for use in islet transplantation. In addition, as a single therapy, they cannot prolong islet allograft survival. Here, we investigated the utility of the mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor trametinib and asked whether it ameliorates acute rejection of transplanted islets without the need for conventional immunosuppressants.Methods.Islets from fully major histocompatibility complex-mismatched BALB/c mice were transplanted into streptozotocin-induced diabetic C57BL/6 mice via the portal vein. These mice received trametinib or vehicle (orally) for 28 days. Isolated islets from BALB/c mice were incubated in vitro with different concentrations of trametinib to determine viability and function.Results.Trametinib (0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg) prolonged graft survival significantly (P= 0.0007 and P= 0.005, respectively) when compared with vehicle. Histologic analyses revealed that cellular infiltration of the graft by lymphocytes was inhibited significantly on day 7 (P< 0.05). In addition, trametinib suppressed functional differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells in recipients. Expression of mRNA encoding inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, tumor necrosis factor α, and interferon γ in recipients treated with trametinib was also inhibited (P< 0.001, P< 0.05, and P< 0.01, respectively). Trametinib also increased production of IL-4 and IL-10 (P< 0.05 and P= 0.20, respectively). In vitro, islets incubated with different concentrations of trametinib exhibited no harmful effects with respect to viability and function.Conclusions.Trametinib delayed islet graft rejection by inhibiting functional differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells and regulating inflammatory cytokines. Trametinib might be a promising candidate for maintenance immunosuppressive therapy after allogeneic islet transplantation.