Repeated Injections of IL-2 Break Renal Allograft Tolerance Induced via Mixed Hematopoietic Chimerism in Monkeys.
Am J Transplant
; 15(12): 3055-66, 2015 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Tolerance of allografts achieved in mice via stable mixed hematopoietic chimerism relies essentially on continuous elimination of developing alloreactive T cells in the thymus (central deletion). Conversely, while only transient mixed chimerism is observed in nonhuman primates and patients, it is sufficient to ensure tolerance of kidney allografts. In this setting, it is likely that tolerance depends on peripheral regulatory mechanisms rather than thymic deletion. This implies that, in primates, upsetting the balance between inflammatory and regulatory alloimmunity could abolish tolerance and trigger the rejection of previously accepted renal allografts. In this study, six monkeys that were treated with a mixed chimerism protocol and had accepted a kidney allograft for periods of 1-10 years after withdrawal of immunosuppression received subcutaneous injections of IL-2 cytokine (0.6-3 × 10(6) IU/m(2) ). This resulted in rapid rejection of previously tolerated renal transplants and was associated with an expansion and reactivation of alloreactive pro-inflammatory memory T cells in the host's lymphoid organs and in the graft. This phenomenon was prevented by anti-CD8 antibody treatment. Finally, this process was reversible in that cessation of IL-2 administration aborted the rejection process and restored normal kidney graft function.
Palavras-chave
animal models: nonhuman primate; basic (laboratory) research/science; bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; immunosuppression/immune modulation; kidney (allograft) function/dysfunction; kidney transplantation/nephrology; tolerance: chimerism; tolerance: mechanisms; translational research/science
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Transplante de Rim
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Interleucina-2
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Quimeras de Transplante
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Tolerância ao Transplante
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Rejeição de Enxerto
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Falência Renal Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Transplant
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Marrocos