Ethylene carbodiimide-fixed donor splenocytes combined with alpha-1 antitrypsin induce indefinite donor-specific protection to mice cardiac allografts
Ethylene carbodiimide-fixed donor splenocytes combined with alpha-1 antitrypsin induce indefinite donor-specific protection to mice cardiac allografts
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乙烯碳二亚胺固定供体脾细胞与α-1抗胰蛋白酶联合诱导对小鼠心脏同种异体移植物的无限期供体特异性保护
DOI:
10.1111/tri.12903
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Chen Guodong
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作者:
Lai Xingqiang;Qiu Longhui;Zhao Yi;Yu Shuangjin;Wang Chang;Zhang Jin;Ning Fen;Chen Lizhong;Chen Guodong
Peritransplant infusion of ethylene carbodiimide‐fixed donor splenocytes (ECDI‐SPs) induces protection of islet and cardiac allografts. However, pro‐inflammatory cytokine production during the peritransplantation period may negate the effect of ECDI‐SPs. Therefore, we hypothesized that blocking pro‐inflammatory cytokine secretion while increasing levels of anti‐inflammatory cytokines would enhance the tolerance‐induced efficacy of ECDI‐SPs. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using ECDI‐SPs combined with a short course of α1‐antitrypsin (AAT) for induction of tolerance. Using a mice cardiac transplant model, we demonstrated that ECDI‐SPs + AAT effectively induced indefinite mice cardiac allograft protection in a donor‐specific fashion. This effect was accompanied by modulation of cytokines through decreasing levels of pro‐inflammatory cytokines (including IFN‐γ, TNF‐α, IL‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐17, and IL‐23) and increasing levels of anti‐inflammatory cytokines (including IL‐10, IL‐13, and TGF‐β), and by inhibition of effector T cells (Teff) and expansion of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Therefore, we concluded that combined ECDI‐SPs and AAT appeared to modulate the expression of cytokines and regulate the Teff:Treg balance to create a support milieu for graft protection. Our strategy of combining ECDI‐SPs and AAT provides a promising approach for inducing donor‐specific transplant tolerance.