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Müller AMS, Min D, Wernig G, Levy RB, Perez VL, Herretes S, Florek M, Burnett C, Weinberg K, Shizuru JA. Modeling Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease in MHC-Matched Mouse Strains: Genetics, Graft Composition, and Tissue Targets. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:2338-2349. [PMID: 31415899 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Acute GVHD (aGVHD) results from direct damage by donor T cells, whereas the biology of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) with its autoimmune-like manifestations remains poorly understood, mainly because of the paucity of representative preclinical models. We examined over an extended time period 7 MHC-matched, minor antigen-mismatched mouse models for development of cGVHD. Development and manifestations of cGVHD were determined by a combination of MHC allele type and recipient strain, with BALB recipients being the most susceptible. The C57BL/6 into BALB.B combination most closely modeled the human syndrome. In this strain combination moderate aGVHD was observed and BALB.B survivors developed overt cGVHD at 6 to 12 months affecting eyes, skin, and liver. Naïve CD4+ cells caused this syndrome as no significant pathology was induced by grafts composed of purified hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or HSC plus effector memory CD4+ or CD8+ cells. Furthermore, co-transferred naïve and effector memory CD4+ T cells demonstrated differential homing patterns and locations of persistence. No clear association with donor Th17 cells and the phenotype of aGVHD or cGVHD was observed in this model. Donor CD4+ cells caused injury to medullary thymic epithelial cells, a key population responsible for negative T cell selection, suggesting that impaired thymic selection was an underlying cause of the cGVHD syndrome. In conclusion, we report for the first time that the C57BL/6 into BALB.B combination is a representative model of cGVHD that evolves from immunologic events during the early post-transplant period.
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- Antonia M S Müller
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Department of Hematology, University Hospital and University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital and University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Mahr B, Wekerle T. Murine models of transplantation tolerance through mixed chimerism: advances and roadblocks. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 189:181-189. [PMID: 28395110 PMCID: PMC5508343 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage organ failure, but chronic immunosuppression is taking its toll in terms of morbidity and poor efficacy in preventing late graft loss. Therefore, a drug-free state would be desirable where the recipient permanently accepts a donor organ while remaining otherwise fully immunologically competent. Mouse studies unveiled mixed chimerism as an effective approach to induce such donor-specific tolerance deliberately and laid the foundation for a series of clinical pilot trials. Nevertheless, its widespread clinical implementation is currently prevented by cytotoxic conditioning and limited efficacy. Therefore, the use of mouse studies remains an indispensable tool for the development of novel concepts with potential for translation and for the delineation of underlying tolerance mechanisms. Recent innovations developed in mice include the use of pro-apoptotic drugs or regulatory T cell (Treg ) transfer for promoting bone marrow engraftment in the absence of myelosuppression and new insight gained in the role of innate immunity and the interplay between deletion and regulation in maintaining tolerance in chimeras. Here, we review these and other recent advances in murine studies inducing transplantation tolerance through mixed chimerism and discuss both the advances and roadblocks of this approach.
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- B. Mahr
- Section of Transplantation Immunology, Department of SurgeryMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Section of Transplantation Immunology, Department of SurgeryMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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Granofszky N, Farkas AM, Muckenhuber M, Mahr B, Unger L, Maschke S, Pilat N, Holly R, Wiletel M, Regele H, Wekerle T. Anti-Interleukin-6 Promotes Allogeneic Bone Marrow Engraftment and Prolonged Graft Survival in an Irradiation-Free Murine Transplant Model. Front Immunol 2017; 8:821. [PMID: 28769930 PMCID: PMC5515831 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Transfer of recipient regulatory T cells (Tregs) induces mixed chimerism and tolerance in an irradiation-free bone marrow (BM) transplantation (BMT) model involving short-course co-stimulation blockade and mTOR inhibition. Boosting endogenous Tregs pharmacologically in vivo would be an attractive alternative avoiding the current limitations of performing adoptive cell therapy in the routine clinical setting. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) potently inhibits Treg differentiation and its blockade was shown to increase Treg numbers in vivo. Therefore, we investigated whether IL-6 blockade can replace adoptive Treg transfer in irradiation-free allogeneic BMT. Treatment with anti-IL-6 instead of Treg transfer led to multi-lineage chimerism (persisting for ~12 weeks) in recipients of fully mismatched BM and significantly prolonged donor skin (MST 58 days) and heart (MST > 100 days) graft survival. Endogenous Foxp3+ Tregs expanded in anti-IL-6-treated BMT recipients, while dendritic cell (DC) activation and memory CD8+ T cell development were inhibited. Adding anti-IL-17 to anti-IL-6 treatment increased Treg frequencies, but did not further prolong donor skin graft survival significantly. These results demonstrate that IL-6 blockade promotes BM engraftment and donor graft survival in non-irradiated recipients and might provide an alternative to Treg cell therapy in the clinical setting.
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- Nicolas Granofszky
- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clin. Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade. J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:8635721. [PMID: 27872868 PMCID: PMC5107841 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8635721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Mixed chimerism and tolerance can be successfully induced in rodents through allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with costimulation blockade (CB), but varying success rates have been reported with distinct models and protocols. We therefore investigated the impact of minor antigen disparities on the induction of mixed chimerism and tolerance. C57BL/6 (H2b) mice received nonmyeloablative total body irradiation (3 Gy), costimulation blockade (anti-CD40L mAb and CTLA4Ig), and 2 × 107 bone marrow cells (BMC) from either of three donor strains: Balb/c (H2d) (MHC plus multiple minor histocompatibility antigen (mHAg) mismatched), B10.D2 (H2d) or B10.A (H2a) (both MHC mismatched, but mHAg matched). Macrochimerism was followed over time by flow cytometry and tolerance was tested by skin grafting. 20 of 21 recipients of B10.D2 BMC but only 13 of 18 of Balb/c BMC and 13 of 20 of B10.A BMC developed stable long-term multilineage chimerism (p < 0.05 for each donor strain versus B10.D2). Significantly superior donor skin graft survival was observed in successfully established long-term chimeras after mHAg matched BMT compared to mHAg mismatched BMT (p < 0.05). Both minor and major antigen disparities pose a substantial barrier for the induction of chimerism while the maintenance of tolerance after nonmyeloablative BMT and costimulation blockade is negatively influenced by minor antigen disparities.
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Turpeinen H, Ojala PJ, Ojala K, Miettinen M, Volin L, Partanen J. Minor histocompatibility antigens as determinants for graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Int J Immunogenet 2013; 40:495-501. [PMID: 23480177 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Minor histocompatibility antigens (minor H antigens) are genetically polymorphic peptides that have been shown to elicit immune response when mismatched between donor and recipient of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Depending on the expression profiles, mismatches in these genes may either lead to harmful graft-versus-host (GvH) reaction or desired graft-versus-leukaemia (GvL) effect. We analysed retrospectively the effect of HLA-restricted matching 11 established autosomal minor H antigens on the risk of graft-versus-host disease and relapse in 311 HLA-matched sibling HSCT of a single centre. Increased incidence of chronic GvH disease was shown to be associated with mismatches in the HA-8 and ACC-1. The mRNA expression profiles in a large set of healthy and malignant tissue samples of minor H antigen genes demonstrated in silico that the expression profiles of HA-8 and ACC-1 were surprisingly different: HA-8 gene was expressed in practically all tissues, whereas ACC-1 gene had a restricted profile. The results demonstrated that mismatches in minor H antigens HA-8 and ACC-1 predisposed to chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).
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- H Turpeinen
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland
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Therapeutic efficacy of polyclonal tregs does not require rapamycin in a low-dose irradiation bone marrow transplantation model. Transplantation 2011; 92:280-8. [PMID: 21697774 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182241133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mixed chimerism is an effective strategy for the induction of transplantation tolerance but the toxicity of recipient conditioning makes current bone marrow (BM) transplantation (BMT) protocols unsuitable for widespread clinical application. Therapies promoting BM engraftment under minimal conditioning would facilitate translation of this concept to the clinic. Recently, we have shown that regulatory T cell (Treg) therapy has potent engraftment-enhancing effects in an irradiation-free noncytotoxic BMT protocol, but only if it is combined with rapamycin treatment. METHODS Here, we investigated whether polyclonal Treg therapy is effective in promoting chimerism and tolerance in an otherwise unsuccessful BMT protocol using low-dose total body irradiation (1 Gy) and costimulation blockade and determined whether Tregs do so on their own without rapamycin. RESULTS The application of polyclonal FoxP3-transduced recipient Tregs led to durable multilineage chimerism and donor-specific skin graft tolerance whereas recipients receiving costimulation blockade alone or green flourescent protein (GFP)-transduced cells failed to develop chimerism. Infused Tregs had a limited life span as indicated by polymerase chain reaction analysis but rather contribute to de novo induction of subsequent Treg generations. Deletion of donor-reactive T cells was observed but progressed more slowly over time compared with recipients of a nonmyeloablative BMT protocol using 3 Gy total body irradiation. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, Treg therapy promotes BM engraftment on its own in a low-dose irradiation BMT protocol, leading to chimerism and tolerance maintained through deletional and nondeletional mechanisms.
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Schroeder MA, DiPersio JF. Mouse models of graft-versus-host disease: advances and limitations. Dis Model Mech 2011; 4:318-33. [PMID: 21558065 PMCID: PMC3097454 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.006668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The limiting factor for successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a post-transplant disorder that results from immune-mediated attack of recipient tissue by donor T cells contained in the transplant. Mouse models of GvHD have provided important insights into the pathophysiology of this disease, which have helped to improve the success rate of HSCT in humans. The kinetics with which GvHD develops distinguishes acute from chronic GvHD, and it is clear from studies of mouse models of GvHD (and studies of human HSCT) that the pathophysiology of these two forms is also distinct. Mouse models also further the basic understanding of the immunological responses involved in GvHD pathology, such as antigen recognition and presentation, the involvement of the thymus and immune reconstitution after transplantation. In this Perspective, we provide an overview of currently available mouse models of acute and chronic GvHD, highlighting their benefits and limitations, and discuss research and clinical opportunities for the future.
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- Mark A Schroeder
- Division of Oncology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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A chromosome 16 quantitative trait locus regulates allogeneic bone marrow engraftment in nonmyeloablated mice. Blood 2009; 114:202-10. [PMID: 19417206 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-208801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Identifying genes that regulate bone marrow (BM) engraftment may reveal molecular targets for overcoming engraftment barriers. To achieve this aim, we applied a forward genetic approach in a mouse model of nonmyeloablative BM transplantation. We evaluated engraftment of allogeneic and syngeneic BM in BALB.K and B10.BR recipients. This allowed us to partition engraftment resistance into its intermediate phenotypes, which are firstly the immune-mediated resistance and secondly the nonimmune rejection of donor BM cells. We observed that BALB.K and B10.BR mice differed with regard to each of these resistance mechanisms, thereby providing evidence that both are under genetic control. We then generated a segregating backcross (n = 200) between the BALB.K and B10.BR strains to analyze for genetic linkage to the allogeneic BM engraftment phenotype using a 127-marker genome scan. This analysis identified a novel quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 16, termed Bmgr5 (logarithm of odds 6.4, at 11.1 cM). The QTL encodes susceptibility alleles, from the BALB.K strain, that are permissive for allogeneic BM engraftment. Further identification of Bmgr5 genes by positional cloning may reveal new and effective approaches for overcoming BM engraftment obstacles.
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Cao TM, Lazzeroni LC, Tsai S, Pang WW, Kao A, Camp NJ, Thomas A, Shizuru JA. Identification of a major susceptibility locus for lethal graft-versus-host disease in MHC-matched mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:462-9. [PMID: 19525392 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hemopoietic cell transplantation. From a genetic perspective, GVHD is a complex phenotypic trait. Although it is understood that susceptibility results from interacting polymorphisms of genes encoding histocompatibility Ags and immune regulatory molecules, a detailed and integrative understanding of the genetic background underlying GVHD remains lacking. To gain insight regarding these issues, we performed a forward genetic study. A MHC-matched mouse model was used in which irradiated recipient BALB.K and B10.BR mice demonstrate differential susceptibility to lethal GHVD when transplanted using AKR/J donors. Assessment of GVHD in (B10.BR x BALB.K)F(1) mice revealed that susceptibility is a dominant trait and conferred by deleterious alleles from the BALB.K strain. To identify the alleles responsible for GVHD susceptibility, a genome-scanning approach was taken using (B10.BR x BALB.K)F(1) x B10.BR backcross mice as recipients. A major susceptibility locus, termed the Gvh1 locus, was identified on chromosome 16 using linkage analysis (logarithm of the odds, 9.1). A second locus was found on chromosome 13, named Gvh2, which had additive but protective effects. Further identification of Gvh genes by positional cloning may yield new insight into genetic control mechanisms regulating GVHD and potentially reveal novel approaches for effective GVHD therapy.
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- Thai M Cao
- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA.
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Cao TM, Durrant D, Tripathi A, Liu J, Tsai S, Kellogg GE, Simoni D, Lee RM. Stilbene derivatives that are colchicine-site microtubule inhibitors have antileukemic activity and minimal systemic toxicity. Am J Hematol 2008; 83:390-7. [PMID: 18175355 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Stilbenes are a group of natural compounds with many biological activities. Two highly potent stilbenes, cis-3,4',5-trimethoxy-3'-aminostilbene (stilbene 5c) and cis-3,4',5-trimethoxy-3'-hydroxystilbene (stilbene 6c) induce G2/M cell-cycle arrest and leukemic cell death in nanomolarity range without affecting normal bone marrow progenitor cells. The mechanism of stilbenes is mediated by interfering with microtubule polymerization through the colchicine-binding site. Docking of the stilbenes into tubulin structure confirms that stilbenes fit into the colchicine-binding pocket. Animal studies show that stilbenes are well tolerated in mice and are capable of inducing more than 50% leukemic cell death by a single dose injection. A 5-day treatment with low-dose stilbenes suppresses tumor growth in mice with established tumor xenografts. No major organ damage was detected by histological section. Our results indicate that stilbene 5c is a microtubule-interfering agent and can be potentially useful in leukemic therapy.
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- Thai M Cao
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Neschadim A, McCart JA, Keating A, Medin JA. A roadmap to safe, efficient, and stable lentivirus-mediated gene therapy with hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 13:1407-16. [PMID: 18022569 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 09/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cells comprise a prominent target for gene therapy aimed at treating various genetic and acquired disorders. A number of limitations associated with hematopoietic cell transplantation can be circumvented by the use of cells stably modified by retroviral gene transfer. Oncoretroviral and lentiviral vectors offer means for generating efficient and stable transgene expression. This review summarizes the state of the field today in terms of vector development and clinical experimentation. In particular, concerns with the safety of retroviral vectors intended for clinical gene transfer, applicability of preclinical data in directing clinical trial design, and recent research aimed at resolving some of these issues are addressed. Finally, this review underlines the specific advantages offered by lentiviral gene-transfer vectors for gene therapy in stem cells.
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- Anton Neschadim
- Division of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Elia L, Mennuni C, Storto M, Podda S, Calvaruso F, Salucci V, Aurisicchio L, Scarito A, Ciliberto G, La Monica N, Palombo F. Genetic vaccines against Ep-CAM break tolerance to self in a limited subset of subjects: initial identification of predictive biomarkers. Eur J Immunol 2006; 36:1337-49. [PMID: 16619291 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The epithelial cell adhesion molecule, Ep-CAM, has been historically considered a target of passive immunotherapy using monoclonal antibodies, and more recently, of a first Pox-vector-based cancer vaccine Phase I trial in colorectal cancer patients. To shed further light on the use of this antigen, we isolated the mouse and rhesus homologues of human Ep-CAM and explored different genetic vaccination modalities based on the use of adenoviral vectors as well as DNA electroporation (DNA-EP). Immune responses to Ep-CAM were measured by IFN-gamma ELISPOT and intracellular staining assays using overlapping sets of peptides covering the entire coding regions. We found the most powerful vaccination regimen to be constituted by DNA-EP-prime/Adeno-boost mixed-modality protocols. Vaccination in rhesus macaques resulted in breakage of immunological tolerance in a minority of cases. Similarly, a low frequency of responders was observed with the mouse Ep-CAM vaccine in outbred CD1 mice. When immunized CD1 mice were analyzed for MHC haplotype and TCR expression levels, we observed that immune responders all had the same q/q MHC class I haplotype and showed higher expression levels of the TCRVbeta4 and TCRVbeta8 T cell receptors. Our results underscore the current limitations in our capacity to induce efficient cancer vaccines against self antigens like Ep-CAM, but also represent a first effort to identify predictive biomarkers of response.
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- Leonardo Elia
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, IRBM P. Angeletti, Pomezia, Italy
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Swanger SA, Neuhuber B, Himes BT, Bakshi A, Fischer I. Analysis of allogeneic and syngeneic bone marrow stromal cell graft survival in the spinal cord. Cell Transplant 2006; 14:775-86. [PMID: 16454352 DOI: 10.3727/000000005783982594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bone marrow stromal cells (MSC) are attractive candidates for developing cell therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. They can be easily obtained, expanded in culture, and promote modest functional recovery following transplantation into animal models of injured or degenerative CNS. While syngeneic MSC grafts can be used efficiently, achieving long-term survival of allogeneic MSC grafts has been a challenge. We hypothesize that improved graft survival will enhance the functional recovery promoted by MSC. To improve MSC graft survival, we tested two dosages of the immune suppressant cyclosporin A (CsA) in an allogeneic model. Syngeneic transplantation of MSC where cells survive well without immune suppression was used as a control. Sprague-Dawley rats treated with standard dose (n = 12) or high-dose (n = 12) CsA served as allogeneic hosts; Fisher 344 rats (n = 12) served as syngeneic hosts. MSC were derived from transgenic Fisher 344 rats expressing human placental alkaline phosphatase and were grafted into cervical spinal cord. Animals treated with standard dose CsA showed significant decreases in allograft size 4 weeks posttransplantation; high CsA doses yielded significantly better graft survival 4 and 8 weeks posttransplantation compared to standard CsA. As expected, syngeneic MSC transplants showed good graft survival after 4 and 8 weeks. To investigate MSC graft elimination, we analyzed immune cell infiltration and cell death. Macrophage infiltration was high after 1 week in all groups. After 4 weeks, high-dose CsA and syngeneic animals showed significant reductions in macrophages at the graft site. Few T lymphocytes were detected in any group at each time point. Cell death occurred throughout the study; however, little apoptotic activity was detected. Histochemical analysis revealed no evidence of neural differentiation. These results indicate that allogeneic transplantation with appropriate immune suppression permits long-term survival of MSC; thus, both allogeneic and syngeneic strategies could be utilized in devising novel therapies for CNS injury.
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- Sharon A Swanger
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA
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Blaha P, Bigenzahn S, Koporc Z, Sykes M, Muehlbacher F, Wekerle T. Short-term immunosuppression facilitates induction of mixed chimerism and tolerance after bone marrow transplantation without cytoreductive conditioning. Transplantation 2005; 80:237-43. [PMID: 16041269 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000164510.25625.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Induction of mixed chimerism and tolerance usually requires cytoreduction or transplantation of high numbers of bone marrow cells (BMC). However, such protocols have only a suboptimal success rate and, more importantly, equivalent numbers of BMC cannot be routinely obtained in the clinical setting. The authors therefore evaluated whether a short-course of immunosuppression (IS) given in addition to co-stimulation blockade would facilitate chimerism induction and allow reduction of the minimally required number of BMC without cytoreduction. METHODS B6 mice received 200, 100, or 50 x 10 unseparated BMC from Balb/c donors plus an anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody (mAb) and CTLA4Ig (without irradiation or cytotoxic drugs). Some groups were treated additionally with IS (rapamycin, methylprednisolone, and mycophenolate mofetil for 4 weeks after bone marrow transplantation), donor-specific transfusion (DST), or anti-OX40L mAb, as indicated. RESULTS IS led to long-term multilineage chimerism in 9 of 10 mice receiving 200 x 10 BMC (without IS, 1 of 4; P<0.05), in all mice (n=10) receiving 100 x 10 (without IS, 6 of 9; P<0.05), and notably in 9 of 10 mice treated with 50 x 10 BMC (without IS, 4 of 10; P<0.05). With transient IS, donor skin grafts were accepted longer than 170 days in 9 of 10 mice receiving 200 x 10 (without IS, 0 of 5 mice; P<0.05), all mice receiving 100 x 10 (without IS, 6 of 9; P<0.05), and 6 of 11 mice receiving 50 x 10 BMC (without IS, 4 of 10). The use of DST or anti-OX40L mAb had no beneficial effect. CONCLUSIONS Transient IS significantly improves rates of chimerism and donor skin graft survival, and allows lasting mixed chimerism after transplantation of only 50 x 10 BMC. Thus, IS might help in the further development of noncytoreductive chimerism protocols.
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- Peter Blaha
- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Shizuru JA, Negrin RS, Weissman IL. Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells: clinical and preclinical regeneration of the hematolymphoid system. Annu Rev Med 2005; 56:509-38. [PMID: 15660525 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.med.54.101601.152334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A vast literature exists on the biology of blood formation and regeneration under experimental and clinical conditions. The field of hematopoiesis was recently advanced by the capacity to purify to homogeneity primitive hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Isolation of cells at defined maturational stages has enhanced the understanding of the fundamental nature of stem cells, including how cell fate decisions are made, and this understanding is relevant to the development of other normal as well as malignant tissues. This review updates the basic biology of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and progenitors, the evolving use of purified HSC as grafts for clinical hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) including immune tolerance induction, and the application of HSC biology to other stem cell fields.
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- Judith A Shizuru
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305, USA.
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Zhang JL, Cai J, Jackson JD, Walls S, Kuszynski CA, Fox IJ. Competitive equality of donor cells expressing a disparate MHC antigen following stem cell-enriched bone marrow transplantation. Transplantation 2005; 79:1332-7. [PMID: 15912100 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000159871.01132.5d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bone marrow cells expressing foreign MHC antigens survive poorly after transplantation. Stable mixed hematopoietic chimerism requires reconstitution with a relatively large number of foreign bone marrow cells and intensive depletion of host cells. In addition, when foreign MHC-transduced autologous bone marrow cells are transplanted, prolonged hematopoietic transgene expression requires extensive host conditioning. The competitive disadvantage associated with engraftment of donor cells expressing foreign MHC antigens is thought to result from a defect in engraftment secondary to donor-host incompatibility or immunologic resistance by the host. METHODS We used a limiting-dilution competitive repopulation assay with cells from HLA-A2.1 transgenic mice to determine whether and to what extent foreign MHC antigen expression impairs engraftment in C57BL/6 hosts. Transplants were performed with Hoechst 33342 fluorescence-sorted side population (SP) cells, a subset of bone marrow enriched for stem cells. RESULTS.: Transplantation with 250 stem cell-enriched HLA-A2.1-transgenic side population cells successfully competed with nearly 5000 host C57BL/6 side population cells to produce stable long-term mixed chimerism. There was a direct relationship between the number of transplanted donor HLA-A2-expressing cells and the percentage of HLA-A2-expressing cells in the peripheral blood of reconstituted C57BL/6 mice (r2=0.1799, P=0.031). This correlation was maintained in secondary transplant recipients. CONCLUSIONS HLA-A2-expressing hematopoietic cells do not have an engraftment defect when transplanted into C57BL/6 hosts and immunologic resistance did not limit chimerism following lethal irradiation. These results may have relevance to understanding long-term gene expression after hematopoietic stem cell based gene therapy.
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- Jia-Lin Zhang
- Departments of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3285, USA
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Bigenzahn S, Blaha P, Koporc Z, Pree I, Selzer E, Bergmeister H, Wrba F, Heusser C, Wagner K, Muehlbacher F, Wekerle T. The role of non-deletional tolerance mechanisms in a murine model of mixed chimerism with costimulation blockade. Am J Transplant 2005; 5:1237-47. [PMID: 15888027 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00862.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Peripheral and central clonal deletion are important tolerance mechanisms in models using bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with costimulation blockade (CB). However, since tolerance can be found before peripheral deletion is complete and since elimination of recipient CD4(+) cells at the time of BMT prevents tolerance induction, we investigated the potential roles of regulation and anergy in such a murine model. We found that transient elimination of CD25(+) cells or neutralization of IL2 immediately after BMT and CB prevented the induction of skin graft tolerance. Cotransfer into SCID mice of CD4(+) cells taken from chimeras early after BMT, together with naive recipient-type CD4(+) cells significantly prolonged donor skin graft survival. In contrast, cotransfer of CD4(+) cells harvested from chimeras late after BMT did not prolong donor skin graft survival. Besides, depletion of CD25(+) cells in established chimeras several months post-BMT did not break tolerance. In vivo administration of recombinant IL2 inhibited chimerism and tolerance neither early nor late post-BMT, arguing against a decisive role for classical anergy. Thus, CD4 cell-mediated regulation contributes significantly to tolerance induction early after BMT, but appears to have no critical role in the maintenance of tolerance.
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- Sinda Bigenzahn
- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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