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Kapsetaki SE, Fortunato A, Compton Z, Rupp SM, Nour Z, Riggs-Davis S, Stephenson D, Duke EG, Boddy AM, Harrison TM, Maley CC, Aktipis A. Is chimerism associated with cancer across the tree of life? PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287901. [PMID: 37384647 PMCID: PMC10309991 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Chimerism is a widespread phenomenon across the tree of life. It is defined as a multicellular organism composed of cells from other genetically distinct entities. This ability to 'tolerate' non-self cells may be linked to susceptibility to diseases like cancer. Here we test whether chimerism is associated with cancers across obligately multicellular organisms in the tree of life. We classified 12 obligately multicellular taxa from lowest to highest chimerism levels based on the existing literature on the presence of chimerism in these species. We then tested for associations of chimerism with tumour invasiveness, neoplasia (benign or malignant) prevalence and malignancy prevalence in 11 terrestrial mammalian species. We found that taxa with higher levels of chimerism have higher tumour invasiveness, though there was no association between malignancy or neoplasia and chimerism among mammals. This suggests that there may be an important biological relationship between chimerism and susceptibility to tissue invasion by cancerous cells. Studying chimerism might help us identify mechanisms underlying invasive cancers and also could provide insights into the detection and management of emerging transmissible cancers.
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- Stefania E. Kapsetaki
- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
- Exotic Species Cancer Research Alliance, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
- Exotic Species Cancer Research Alliance, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Biodesign Institute, Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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Graves SS, Storb R. Evolution of haematopoietic cell transplantation for canine blood disorders and a platform for solid organ transplantation. Vet Med Sci 2021; 7:2156-2171. [PMID: 34390541 PMCID: PMC8604109 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Pre-clinical haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) studies in canines have proven to be invaluable for establishing HCT as a highly successful clinical option for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant haematological diseases in humans. Additionally, studies in canines have shown that immune tolerance, established following HCT, enabled transplantation of solid organs without the need of lifelong immunosuppression. This progress has been possible due to multiple biological similarities between dog and mankind. In this review, the hurdles that were overcome and the methods that were developed in the dog HCT model which made HCT clinically possible are examined. The results of these studies justify the question whether HCT can be used in the veterinary clinical practice for more wide-spread successful treatment of canine haematologic and non-haematologic disorders and whether it is prudent to do so.
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- Scott S Graves
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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HLA DR Genome Editing with TALENs in Human iPSCs Produced Immune-Tolerant Dendritic Cells. Stem Cells Int 2021; 2021:8873383. [PMID: 34093711 PMCID: PMC8163544 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8873383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Although human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can serve as a universal cell source for regenerative medicine, the use of iPSCs in clinical applications is limited by prohibitive costs and prolonged generation time. Moreover, allogeneic iPSC transplantation requires preclusion of mismatches between the donor and recipient human leukocyte antigen (HLA). We, therefore, generated universally compatible immune nonresponsive human iPSCs by gene editing. Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) were designed for selective elimination of HLA DR expression. The engineered nucleases completely disrupted the expression of HLA DR on human dermal fibroblast cells (HDF) that did not express HLA DR even after stimulation with IFN-γ. Teratomas formed by HLA DR knockout iPSCs did not express HLA DR, and dendritic cells differentiated from HLA DR knockout iPSCs reduced CD4+ T cell activation. These engineered iPSCs might provide a novel translational approach to treat multiple recipients from a limited number of cell donors.
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Graves SS, Storb R. Developments and translational relevance for the canine haematopoietic cell transplantation preclinical model. Vet Comp Oncol 2020; 18:471-483. [PMID: 32385957 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The development of safe and reliable haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) protocols to treat human patients with malignant and non-malignant blood disorders was highly influenced by preclinical studies obtained in random-bred canines. The surmounted barriers included recognizing the crucial importance of histocompatibility matching, establishing long-term donor haematopoietic cell engraftment, preventing graft-vs-host disease and advancing effective conditioning and post-grafting immunosuppression protocols, all of which were evaluated in canines. Recent studies have applied the tolerance inducing potential of HCT to solid organ and vascularized composite tissue transplantation. Several advances in HCT and tolerance induction that were first developed in the canine preclinical model and subsequently applied to human patients are now being recruited into veterinary practice for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant disorders in companion dogs. Here, we review recent HCT advancements attained in the canine model during the past 15 years.
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- Scott S Graves
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Kwak HH, Woo HM, Park KM. The degree of major histocompatibility complex matching between purebred Maltese and mongrel dogs using microsatellite markers. J Vet Sci 2019; 20:e5. [PMID: 30944528 PMCID: PMC6441805 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2019.20.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Long-term maintenance of transplanted organs is one of the major factors that increases survival time of recipients. Although obtaining a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched donor with the recipient is essential for successful organ transplantation, there have been limited reports on MHC matching between dogs. In this study, we analyzed the canine MHC matching rates using Maltese, one of the most popular purebred dogs, and mongrel dogs in Korea. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes and DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction with primers specific to MHC microsatellite markers. The MHC matching degree was confirmed by the microsatellite markers using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The MHC matching rates of each donor-recipient groups including Maltese-Maltese, mongrel-mongrel and Maltese-mongrel were 4.76%, 5.13% and 6.67%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the MHC matching degree between each group. These results demonstrate that MHC-matched donors could be selected from other breeds as much as from the same breed for transplantation. Knowledge of the MHC matching degree of purebred and mongrel dogs would offer valuable information not only for improving the success rate of organ transplantation surgery in canine patients but also for transplantation research using experimental canine models.
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- Ho-Hyun Kwak
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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Graves SS, Mathes DW, Storb R. Induction of Tolerance Towards Solid Organ Allografts Using Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Large Animal Models. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3. [PMID: 32944710 DOI: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1903080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background The application of hematopoietic cell transplantation for induction of immune tolerance has been limited by toxicities associated with conditioning regimens and to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Decades of animal studies have culminated into sufficient control of these two problems, making immune tolerance a viable alternative to life-long application of immunosuppressive drugs to prevent allograft rejection. Methods Studies in mice have paved the way for the application of HCT with limited toxicity in large animal models. Resultant studies in the pig, dog, and ultimately the nonhuman primate have led to appropriate methods for achieving nonmyeloablative irradiation protocols, dose, and timing of post-grafting immunosuppressive drugs, monoclonal antibody therapy, and biologicals for costimulatory molecule blockade. The genetics field has been extensively evaluated in appreciation of the ultimate need to obtain organs from MHC-mismatched unrelated donors. Results Nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens have been shown to be successful in inducing immune tolerance across all three animal models. Postgrafting immunosuppression is also important in assuring sustained donor hematopoiesis for tolerance. Donor chimerism need not be permanent to establish stable engraftment of donor organs, thereby essentially eliminating the risk of GVHD. Using nonmyeloablative HCT with monoclonal antibody immunosuppression, the kidney has been successfully transplanted in MHC-mismatched nonhuman primates. Conclusions Nonmyeloablative HCT for the establishment of temporary mixed chimerism has led to the establishment of stable tolerance against solid organ allografts in large animal models. The kidney, considered a tolerogenic organ, has been successfully transplanted in the clinic. Other organs such as heart, lung, and vascularized composite allografts (face and hands), remain distant possibilities. Further study in large animal models will be required to improve tolerance against these organs before success can be attained in the clinic.
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- Scott S Graves
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, D1-100, Seattle, WA, U.S.A
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.,Plastic Surgery Service VA, Eastern Care System, Denver, CO
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, D1-100, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, U.S.A
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Diehl R, Ferrara F, Müller C, Dreyer AY, McLeod DD, Fricke S, Boltze J. Immunosuppression for in vivo research: state-of-the-art protocols and experimental approaches. Cell Mol Immunol 2016; 14:146-179. [PMID: 27721455 PMCID: PMC5301156 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2016.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Almost every experimental treatment strategy using non-autologous cell, tissue or organ transplantation is tested in small and large animal models before clinical translation. Because these strategies require immunosuppression in most cases, immunosuppressive protocols are a key element in transplantation experiments. However, standard immunosuppressive protocols are often applied without detailed knowledge regarding their efficacy within the particular experimental setting and in the chosen model species. Optimization of such protocols is pertinent to the translation of experimental results to human patients and thus warrants further investigation. This review summarizes current knowledge regarding immunosuppressive drug classes as well as their dosages and application regimens with consideration of species-specific drug metabolization and side effects. It also summarizes contemporary knowledge of novel immunomodulatory strategies, such as the use of mesenchymal stem cells or antibodies. Thus, this review is intended to serve as a state-of-the-art compendium for researchers to refine applied experimental immunosuppression and immunomodulation strategies to enhance the predictive value of preclinical transplantation studies.
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- Rita Diehl
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.,Institute of Vegetative Physiology, Charite University Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin 10115, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.,Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology and Institute for Medical and Marine Biotechnology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
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Tsumanuma Y, Iwata T, Kinoshita A, Washio K, Yoshida T, Yamada A, Takagi R, Yamato M, Okano T, Izumi Y. Allogeneic Transplantation of Periodontal Ligament-Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Sheets in Canine Critical-Size Supra-Alveolar Periodontal Defect Model. Biores Open Access 2016; 5:22-36. [PMID: 26862470 PMCID: PMC4744877 DOI: 10.1089/biores.2015.0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that induces the destruction of tooth-supporting tissues, followed by tooth loss. Although several approaches have been applied to periodontal regeneration, complete periodontal regeneration has not been accomplished. Tissue engineering using a combination of cells and scaffolds is considered to be a viable alternative strategy. We have shown that autologous transplantation of periodontal ligament-derived multipotent mesenchymal stromal cell (PDL-MSC) sheets regenerates periodontal tissue in canine models. However, the indications for autologous cell transplantation in clinical situations are limited. Therefore, this study evaluated the safety and efficacy of allogeneic transplantation of PDL-MSC sheets using a canine horizontal periodontal defect model. Canine PDL-MSCs were labeled with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and were cultured on temperature-responsive dishes. Three-layered cell sheets were transplanted around denuded root surfaces either autologously or allogeneically. A mixture of β-tricalcium phosphate and collagen gel was placed on the bone defects. Eight weeks after transplantation, dogs were euthanized and subjected to microcomputed tomography and histological analyses. RNA and DNA were extracted from the paraffin sections to verify the presence of EGFP at the transplantation site. Inflammatory markers from peripheral blood sera were quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Periodontal regeneration was observed in both the autologous and the allogeneic transplantation groups. The allogeneic transplantation group showed particularly significant regeneration of newly formed cementum, which is critical for the periodontal regeneration. Serum levels of inflammatory markers from peripheral blood sera showed little difference between the autologous and allogeneic groups. EGFP amplicons were detectable in the paraffin sections of the allogeneic group. These results suggest that allogeneic PDL-MSC sheets promoted periodontal tissue regeneration without side effects. Therefore, allogeneic transplantation of PDL-MSC sheets has a potential to become an alternative strategy for periodontal regeneration.
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- Yuka Tsumanuma
- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Educational Media Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University , Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo, Japan
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Park KM, Kang HS, Hussein KH, Kim HM, Kwak HH, Woo HM. Identifying the degree of major histocompatibility complex matching in genetically unrelated dogs with the use of microsatellite markers. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:780-3. [PMID: 25891730 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The dog has served as an important experimental model for biomedical research such as transplantation and developing immunosuppressive agents. Although major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in dogs is a dominant factor of graft rejection, it has not been well investigated in dogs compared with human. For that reason, imprecise cross-matching or time-consuming sequence-based typing methods have generally been used to choose specific donor and recipient pairs. Investigation of matching distribution of MHC in dogs with the use of simple and accurate methods would be beneficial for biomedical researchers. The aim of this study was to identify the diversity of dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) types in genetically unrelated dogs by means of microsatellite markers. METHODS Thirty-three Beagle and Shih-Tzu dogs, which were negative in cross-matching, were chosen. The genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes, and highly polymorphic short tandem repeats located in MHC class I and II were amplified with the use of specific primers. RESULTS Among all of the dogs, MHC matching groups, including class I full match-class II full match (M-M), class I full match-class II haplo match (M-H), class I haplo match-class II full match (H-M), class I haplo match-class II haplo match (H-H) groups, were ∼1.55%, 0.39%, 1.94%, and 6.59%, respectively. MHC class I nonmatch-class II nonmatch (U-U) groups were 58.14% of the total dogs. CONCLUSIONS Because differences of histocompatibility between donor and recipient leads to various allograft rejections, knowledge of the distribution of MHC matching in unrelated dogs would be helpful in designing studies and to get more accurate results from experiments using dog transplantation models.
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- K-M Park
- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Stem Cell Institute-KNU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
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Stable long-term mixed chimerism achieved in a canine model of allogeneic in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation. Blood 2014; 124:1987-95. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-11-537571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Key Points
Optimization of IUHCT in a preclinical canine model yields stable long-term donor engraftment. Clinically significant levels of chimerism can be achieved without conditioning, immunosuppression, or graft-versus-host disease.
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Rong Z, Wang M, Hu Z, Stradner M, Zhu S, Kong H, Yi H, Goldrath A, Yang YG, Xu Y, Fu X. An effective approach to prevent immune rejection of human ESC-derived allografts. Cell Stem Cell 2014; 14:121-30. [PMID: 24388175 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for cell therapy as a source of diverse differentiated cell types. One key bottleneck to realizing such potential is allogenic immune rejection of hESC-derived cells by recipients. Here, we optimized humanized mice (Hu-mice) reconstituted with a functional human immune system that mounts a vigorous rejection of hESCs and their derivatives. We established knockin hESCs that constitutively express CTLA4-Ig and PD-L1 before and after differentiation, denoted CP hESCs. We then demonstrated that allogenic CP hESC-derived teratomas, fibroblasts, and cardiomyocytes are immune protected in Hu-mice, while cells derived from parental hESCs are effectively rejected. Expression of both CTLA4-Ig, which disrupts T cell costimulatory pathways, and PD-L1, which activates T cell inhibitory pathway, is required to confer immune protection, as neither was sufficient on their own. These findings are instrumental for developing a strategy to protect hESC-derived cells from allogenic immune responses without requiring systemic immune suppression.
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- Zhili Rong
- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518026, China; Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518026, China; Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China; Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical School, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA.
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- Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518026, China; Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Al-Adra DP, Anderson CC. Mixed chimerism and split tolerance: mechanisms and clinical correlations. CHIMERISM 2013; 2:89-101. [PMID: 22509425 DOI: 10.4161/chim.2.4.19017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Establishing hematopoietic mixed chimerism can lead to donor-specific tolerance to transplanted organs and may eliminate the need for long-term immunosuppressive therapy, while also preventing chronic rejection. In this review, we discuss central and peripheral mechanisms of chimerism induced tolerance. However, even in the long-lasting presence of a donor organ or donor hematopoietic cells, some allogeneic tissues from the same donor can be rejected; a phenomenon known as split tolerance. With the current goal of creating mixed chimeras using clinically feasible amounts of donor bone marrow and with minimal conditioning, split tolerance may become more prevalent and its mechanisms need to be explored. Some predisposing factors that may increase the likelihood of split tolerance are immunogenicity of the graft, certain donor-recipient combinations, prior sensitization, location and type of graft and minimal conditioning chimerism induction protocols. Additionally, split tolerance may occur due to a differential susceptibility of various types of tissues to rejection. The mechanisms involved in a tissue's differential susceptibility to rejection include the presence of polymorphic tissue-specific antigens and variable sensitivity to indirect pathway effector mechanisms. Finally, we review the clinical attempts at allograft tolerance through the induction of chimerism; studies that are revealing the complex relationship between chimerism and tolerance. This relationship often displays split tolerance, and further research into its mechanisms is warranted.
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- David P Al-Adra
- Department of Surgery, Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
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Su Y, Huang X, Wang S, Min WP, Yin Z, Jevnikar AM, Zhang ZX. Double negative Treg cells promote nonmyeloablative bone marrow chimerism by inducing T-cell clonal deletion and suppressing NK cell function. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:1216-25. [PMID: 22539294 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
The establishment of immune tolerance and prevention of chronic rejection remain major goals in clinical transplantation. In bone marrow (BM) transplantation, T cells and NK cells play important roles for graft rejection. In addition, graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) remains a major obstacle for BM transplantation. In this study, we aimed to establish mixed chimerism in an irradiation-free condition. Our data indicate that adoptive transfer of donor-derived T-cell receptor (TCR) αβ(+) CD3(+) CD4(-) CD8(-) NK1.1(-) (double negative, DN) Treg cells prior to C57BL/6 to BALB/c BM transplantation, in combination with cyclophosphamide, induced a stable-mixed chimerism and acceptance of C57BL/6 skin allografts but rejection of third-party C3H (H-2k) skin grafts. Adoptive transfer of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, but not DN Treg cells, induced GVHD in this regimen. The recipient T-cell alloreactive responsiveness was reduced in the DN Treg cell-treated group and clonal deletions of TCRVβ2, 7, 8.1/2, and 8.3 were observed in both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. Furthermore, DN Treg-cell treatment suppressed NK cell-mediated BM rejection in a perforin-dependent manner. Taken together, our results suggest that adoptive transfer of DN Treg cells can control both adoptive and innate immunities and promote stable-mixed chimerism and donor-specific tolerance in the irradiation-free regimen.
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- Ye Su
- The Multi-Organ Transplant Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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Induction of tolerance to an allogeneic skin flap transplant in a preclinical large animal model. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:539-41. [PMID: 19328921 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Clinical composite tissue allotransplantation can adequately reconstruct defects that are not possible by other means. However, immunosuppressant toxicity limits the use of these techniques. Clinical attempts to reduce the amount of immunosuppression required by induction of an immunologically permissive state have so far been unsuccessful. The aim of this study was to induce tolerance in a preclinical large animal model. Donor hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engraftment was induced by T-cell depletion, irradiation, and a short course of cyclosporine administered to the recipient, along with a hematopoietic cell infusion from a single haplotype major histocompatibility complex (MHC) mismatched donor. Skin was then allotransplanted from the donor. Both primarily vascularized skin flaps and secondarily vascularized conventional skin grafts were allotransplanted to investigate if the mode of transplantation affected outcome. Control animals received the skin allotransplants without conditioning. Tolerance was defined as no evidence of rejection at 90 days following transplantation. Conventional skin grafts only achieved prolonged survival (<65 days) in HSC-engrafted animals (P < .01). In contrast, there was indefinite skin flap survival with the achievement of tolerance in HSC-engrafted animals; this was confirmed on histology with donor-specific unresponsiveness on MLR and CML. Furthermore, a conventional skin donor graft subsequently applied to an animal tolerant to a skin flap was not rejected and did not trigger skin flap rejection. To our knowledge, this is the first time skin tolerance has been achieved across a MHC barrier in a large animal model. This is a significant step toward the goal of clinical skin tolerance induction.
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Fu JB, Wang XM, Huang XJ, Luo Q, Yin ZY, Lu MZ, Yu D. Immune tolerance in orthotopic liver transplantation induced by allogenic bone marrow transplantation in rats. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:867-872. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i9.867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To establish the allogeneic animal bone marrow and orthotopic liver transplantation model in rats, and to investigate the feasibility and possible mechanism of immune tolerance induced by allogeneic animal bone marrow tansplantation.
METHODS: SD rats (donor, ♂) and Wistar rats (recipient, ♀) were randomly and averagely divided into three groups and conditioned by three methods. Group II Wistar rats (recipient, ♀) were induced with sublethal total body irradiation (TBI, 11 Gy) and group III with TBI (7 Gy), followed by infusion of SD (donor, ♂) rat bone marrow cells (8×107) within 4 h, then rats in group III were administered intraperitoneally with cytoxan (CTX, 50 mg/kg) 2 days later. Then three groups were performed orthotopic liver transplantations using modified Kamada's two-cuff technique in rats 28 days later. According to the GenBank, the specific primer of rat SRY gene was designed. Recipient rats were detected for donor origin cells in the peripheral blood lymphocyte on day 10, 20 using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR product was analyzed by electrophoresis. Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), survival time and the histopathologic changes in liver after liver transplantation in rats were compared.
RESULTS: Chimera of SD rats was found in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of the Wistar rats in Group II and III. DTH results showed that Wistar rats were specifically tolerant to the SD rats. The DTH in group II or III is obviously lower than that in group I (0.22 ± 0.028 mm, 0.23 ± 0.032 mm vs 0.71 ± 0.026 mm, P < 0.01). The rats in Group I died 4-5 days later. The survival rate in Group II or III were significantly higher than that in group I (8.14 ± 2.53 d, 8.33 ± 2.11 d vs 3.79 ±0.83 d, P < 0.01). According the Banff scores, the rats in group II and III showed lighter pathological changes than in group I.
CONCLUSION: Treatment of 7 Gy TBI and the injection of CTX (50 mg/kg) plus donor bone marrow transplantation (BMT) establishes a rat chimera model successfully and enhance the survival time of liver transplantation model in rats. Infusion of the bone marrow cells might be an effective method for maintaining the tolerant state and for prolonging survival time of liver transplantation model in rats.
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In 1943, Gibson and Medawar opened the modern era of transplantation research with a paper on the problem of skin allograft rejection. Ten years later Billingham, Brent and Medawar demonstrated that it was possible to induce selective immune acceptance of skin grafts in mice, a state of tolerance. After over six decades, however, the precise mechanism of skin allograft rejection remains still ill-defined. Furthermore, it has not been possible to achieve reliably clinical tolerance allowing the widespread application of skin allotransplantation techniques. The first successful applications of skin allotransplantation have included the hand and face. However, complications from the chronic immunosuppression regimens limit the application of these techniques. Induction of tolerance to skin (and the other tissues in the allograft) would be the most effective way to overcome all these difficulties, but this is yet to be achieved reliably, stimulating some to look for other ways to surmount the current limitations. This paper summarizes alternatives to enlarge the scope of skin allotransplantation techniques, current understanding of mechanisms of skin rejection, and the utility and limitations of animal models used to study skin rejection and tolerance induction. Finally, manipulation strategies to achieve skin tolerance are outlined.
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- Benjamin M Horner
- Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA
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Urie BK, Tillson DM, Smith CM, Brawner WR, Almond GT, Beard DM, Lenz SD, Lothrop CD. Evaluation of clinical status, renal function, and hematopoietic variables after unilateral nephrectomy in canine kidney donors. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007; 230:1653-6. [PMID: 17542732 DOI: 10.2460/javma.230.11.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine clinical status and renal and hematopoietic function after kidney donation and identify risks associated with kidney donation in dogs. DESIGN Prospective study. ANIMALS 14 dogs that underwent unilateral nephrectomy for kidney donation. PROCEDURES Records were reviewed retrospectively to collect data regarding prenephrectomy clinicopathologic variables. Dogs were reexamined prospectively at various times after nephrectomy, and pre- and postnephrectomy CBC, serum biochemical analyses, urinalysis, and urine protein-to-urine creatinine ratio were compared. Six dogs had postnephrectomy renal volume determined ultrasonographically, and 4 of those dogs also underwent scintigraphic determination of glomerular filtration rate and renal biopsy. RESULTS All dogs were clinically normal at the time of reevaluation. There were no significant differences between prenephrectomy and postnephrectomy values for BUN concentration or urine specific gravity. Mean postnephrectomy serum creatinine concentration was significantly greater than prenephrectomy concentration. Mean serum phosphorus concentration was significantly decreased after nephrectomy, and mean Hct, corpuscular volume, and corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were significantly increased after nephrectomy. Postnephrectomy renal volume was greatest in dogs < 12 months old at the time of surgery. Mean postnephrectomy glomerular filtration rate was 2.82 +/- 1.12 mL/kg/ min (1.28 +/- 0.51 mL/lb/min). Renal biopsy specimens obtained during and after nephrectomy were histologically normal. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Renal and hematopoietic variables were within reference ranges in dogs examined up to 2.5 years after unilateral nephrectomy. Compensatory renal hypertrophy was greatest in dogs < 1 year of age at donation. Donor age, along with histocompatability, may be an important factor in selecting dogs for kidney donation.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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