FOXP3-enriched infiltrates associated with better outcome in renal allografts with inflamed fibrosis.
Nephrol Dial Transplant
; 24(12): 3847-54, 2009 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
FOXP3-expressing regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in maintaining allogeneic transplant tolerance in experimental models. In clinical transplantation, there are few data about their role in chronic inflammation. We hypothesized that Tregs might accumulate within the graft since enrichment of Tregs has been frequently described in chronically inflamed tissues.METHODS:
Sixty-seven biopsies, indicated by a rise in creatinine level, were studied. Thirty-four biopsies showing acute T-cell-mediated rejection and 33 displaying inflamed fibrosis were selected. Tregs frequency was calculated for each infiltrate by counting FOXP3+ and CD3+ cells on two contiguous serial sections.RESULTS:
A total of 121 infiltrates were scored with a mean of 309 CD3+ cells per infiltrate (range 50-700). Tregs were enriched within allografts exhibiting inflamed fibrosis versus acute cellular rejection (10.6 +/- 6.8% versus 5.5 +/- 2.6%, respectively, P = 0.005). In those with inflammation within scarred areas, the subset of patients with a low FOXP3/CD3 ratio (below the median value) displayed a lower frequency of B-cell-enriched nodular cell clusters (20% versus 86%, P = 0.001) and had a significantly lower graft survival (log-rank, P = 0.02). In multivariate analysis, the low FOXP3/CD3 ratio remained an independent indicator of outcome (P = 0.03). Consistently, the FOXP3+/IL-17+ cell ratio was higher in nodular than in diffuse infiltrates.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that Tregs may dampen the graft injury in chronic (versus acute) inflammation and stress the importance of devising strategies to enhance Tregs efficiency.
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Assunto principal:
Linfócitos T
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Cicatriz
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Transplante de Rim
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Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead
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Rejeição de Enxerto
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nephrol Dial Transplant
Assunto da revista:
NEFROLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França