A recombinant soluble chimeric complement inhibitor composed of human CD46 and CD55 reduces acute cardiac tissue injury in models of pig-to-human heart transplantation.
Transplantation
; 69(11): 2282-9, 2000 Jun 15.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Inasmuch as complement plays a critical role in many pathological processes and in xenograft rejection, efficient complement inhibitors are of great interest. Because the membrane-associated complement inhibitors are very effective, recombinant soluble molecules have been generated.METHODS:
We tested the efficacy of complement activation blocker-2 (CAB-2), a recombinant soluble chimeric protein derived from human decay accelerating factor (DAF, CD55) and membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46), in two models of pig-to-human xenotransplantation in which tissue injury is complement mediated. The in vitro model consisted of porcine aortic endothelial cells and human serum, and the ex vivo model consisted of a porcine heart perfused with human blood.RESULTS:
In vitro, addition of CAB-2 to serum inhibited cytotoxicity and the deposition of C4b and iC3b on the endothelial cells. Ex vivo, addition of CAB-2 to human blood prolonged organ survival from 17.3 +/- 6.4 min in controls to 108 +/- 55.6 min with 910 nM (100 microg/ml) CAB-2 and 219.8 +/- 62.7 min with 1820 nM (200 microg/ml) CAB-2. CAB-2 also retarded the onset of increased coronary vascular resistance. The complement activity of the perfusate was reduced by CAB-2, as was the generation of C3a and SC5b-9. The myocardial tissues had similar deposition of IgG, IgM, and Clq; however, CAB-2 reduced the deposition of C3, C4, and C9. Hearts surviving >240 min demonstrated trace to no deposition of C9 and normal histologic architecture.CONCLUSION:
These results indicate that CAB-2 can function as an inhibitor of complement activation and markedly reduce tissue injury in models of pig-to-human xenotransplantation and thus may represent a useful therapeutic agent for xenotransplantation and other complement-mediated conditions.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante Heterólogo
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Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão
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Proteínas Inativadoras do Complemento
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Antígenos CD
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Transplante de Coração
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Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article