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Urie RR, Morris A, Farris D, Hughes E, Xiao C, Chen J, Lombard E, Feng J, Li JZ, Goldstein DR, Shea LD. Biomarkers from subcutaneous engineered tissues predict acute rejection of organ allografts. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadk6178. [PMID: 38748794 PMCID: PMC11095459 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk6178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Invasive graft biopsies assess the efficacy of immunosuppression through lagging indicators of transplant rejection. We report on a microporous scaffold implant as a minimally invasive immunological niche to assay rejection before graft injury. Adoptive transfer of T cells into Rag2-/- mice with mismatched allografts induced acute cellular allograft rejection (ACAR), with subsequent validation in wild-type animals. Following murine heart or skin transplantation, scaffold implants accumulate predominantly innate immune cells. The scaffold enables frequent biopsy, and gene expression analyses identified biomarkers of ACAR before clinical signs of graft injury. This gene signature distinguishes ACAR and immunodeficient respiratory infection before injury onset, indicating the specificity of the biomarkers to differentiate ACAR from other inflammatory insult. Overall, this implantable scaffold enables remote evaluation of the early risk of rejection, which could potentially be used to reduce the frequency of routine graft biopsy, reduce toxicities by personalizing immunosuppression, and prolong transplant life.
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- Russell R. Urie
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Program in Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Animal Phenotyping Core, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Program in Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Li H, Ma L, Li W, Zheng B, Wang J, Chen S, Wang Y, Ge F, Qin B, Zheng X, Deng Y, Zeng R. Proline metabolism reprogramming of trained macrophages induced by early respiratory infection combined with allergen sensitization contributes to development of allergic asthma in childhood of mice. Front Immunol 2022; 13:977235. [PMID: 36211408 PMCID: PMC9533174 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.977235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated bronchiolitis are at increased risk of childhood asthma. Recent studies demonstrated that certain infections induce innate immune memory (also termed trained immunity), especially in macrophages, to respond more strongly to future stimuli with broad specificity, involving in human inflammatory diseases. Metabolic reprogramming increases the capacity of the innate immune cells to respond to a secondary stimulation, is a crucial step for the induction of trained immunity. We hypothesize that specific metabolic reprogramming of lung trained macrophages induced by neonatal respiratory infection is crucial for childhood allergic asthma. Objective To address the role of metabolic reprogramming in lung trained macrophages induced by respiratory virus infection in allergic asthma. Methods Neonatal mice were infected and sensitized by the natural rodent pathogen Pneumonia virus of mice (PVM), a mouse equivalent strain of human RSV, combined with ovalbumin (OVA). Lung CD11b+ macrophages in the memory phase were re-stimulated to investigate trained immunity and metabonomics. Adoptive transfer, metabolic inhibitor and restore experiments were used to explore the role of specific metabolic reprogramming in childhood allergic asthma. Results PVM infection combined with OVA sensitization in neonatal mice resulted in non-Th2 (Th1/Th17) type allergic asthma following OVA challenge in childhood of mice. Lung CD11b+ macrophages in the memory phage increased, and showed enhanced inflammatory responses following re-stimulation, suggesting trained macrophages. Adoptive transfer of the trained macrophages mediated the allergic asthma in childhood. The trained macrophages showed metabolic reprogramming after re-stimulation. Notably, proline biosynthesis remarkably increased. Inhibition of proline biosynthesis suppressed the development of the trained macrophages as well as the Th1/Th17 type allergic asthma, while supplement of proline recovered the trained macrophages as well as the allergic asthma. Conclusion Proline metabolism reprogramming of trained macrophages induced by early respiratory infection combined with allergen sensitization contributes to development of allergic asthma in childhood. Proline metabolism could be a well target for prevention of allergic asthma in childhood.
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- Hanglin Li
- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Clinical Lab, Hebei Provincial People’s Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- *Correspondence: Ruihong Zeng,
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Bashor CJ, Hilton IB, Bandukwala H, Smith DM, Veiseh O. Engineering the next generation of cell-based therapeutics. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2022; 21:655-675. [PMID: 35637318 PMCID: PMC9149674 DOI: 10.1038/s41573-022-00476-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cell-based therapeutics are an emerging modality with the potential to treat many currently intractable diseases through uniquely powerful modes of action. Despite notable recent clinical and commercial successes, cell-based therapies continue to face numerous challenges that limit their widespread translation and commercialization, including identification of the appropriate cell source, generation of a sufficiently viable, potent and safe product that meets patient- and disease-specific needs, and the development of scalable manufacturing processes. These hurdles are being addressed through the use of cutting-edge basic research driven by next-generation engineering approaches, including genome and epigenome editing, synthetic biology and the use of biomaterials.
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- Caleb J Bashor
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Sigilon Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Flagship Pioneering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Sigilon Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Arbor Biotechnologies, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Macrophages have emerged at the forefront of research in immunology and transplantation because of recent advances in basic science. New findings have illuminated macrophage populations not identified previously, expanded upon traditional macrophage phenotypes, and overhauled macrophage ontogeny. These advances have major implications for the field of transplant immunology. Macrophages are known to prime adaptive immune responses, perpetuate T-cell-mediated rejection and antibody-mediated rejection, and promote allograft fibrosis. In this review, macrophage phenotypes and their role in allograft injury of solid organ transplants will be discussed with an emphasis on kidney transplantation. Additionally, consideration will be given to the prospect of manipulating macrophage phenotypes as cell-based therapy. Innate immunity and macrophages represent important players in allograft injury and a promising target to improve transplant outcomes.
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- Sarah E. Panzer
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
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Henn D, Chen K, Fehlmann T, Trotsyuk AA, Sivaraj D, Maan ZN, Bonham CA, Barrera JA, Mays CJ, Greco AH, Moortgat Illouz SE, Lin JQ, Steele SR, Foster DS, Padmanabhan J, Momeni A, Nguyen D, Wan DC, Kneser U, Januszyk M, Keller A, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Xenogeneic skin transplantation promotes angiogenesis and tissue regeneration through activated Trem2 + macrophages. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabi4528. [PMID: 34851663 PMCID: PMC8635426 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abi4528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Skin allo- and xenotransplantation are the standard treatment for major burns when donor sites for autografts are not available. The relationship between the immune response to foreign grafts and their impact on wound healing has not been fully elucidated. Here, we investigated changes in collagen architecture after xenogeneic implantation of human biologic scaffolds. We show that collagen deposition in response to the implantation of human split-thickness skin grafts (hSTSGs) containing live cells recapitulates normal skin architecture, whereas human acellular dermal matrix (ADM) grafts led to a fibrotic collagen deposition. We show that macrophage differentiation in response to hSTSG implantation is driven toward regenerative Trem2+ subpopulations and found that hydrogel delivery of these cells significantly accelerated wound closure. Our study identifies the preclinical therapeutic potential of Trem2+ macrophages to mitigate fibrosis and promote wound healing, providing a novel effective strategy to develop advanced cell therapies for complex wounds.
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- Dominic Henn
- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Chair for Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Chair for Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Cao Q, Li Y, Li Y, Li L. Loss of miR-673-5p expression in the cornea promotes rat corneal allograft rejection by promoting Th17 cell differentiation mediated by JAK2/STAT3. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:1409. [PMID: 34733961 PMCID: PMC8506749 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-2051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Cluster of differentiation 4 positive (CD4+) T cells play an important role in corneal graft rejection, especially the dynamic balance between regulatory T cells and helper T cells. This study aims to explore the upstream and downstream regulatory mechanisms of Th17 cell differentiation-mediated corneal allograft rejection. Methods By establishing rat corneal allograft transplantation model, transcriptome analysis was carried out to screen the differentially expressed genes related to T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation, and then cell experiments were used to verify the effect of miR-673-5p/Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) signal on naïve CD4+ T cell differentiation and the proliferation, migration, and tube formation ability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Finally, the role of miR-673-5p/JAK2 signal in corneal allograft rejection was verified by animal model in vivo. Results The results showed that JAK2/STAT3 signaling activation-mediated Th17 cell differentiation was significantly up-regulated during corneal allograft rejection, and miR-673-5p expression was down-regulated after corneal allograft rejection. Low expression of miR-673-5p promoted Th17 cell differentiation by up-regulating JAK2, and then promoted placental growth factor (PLGF)mediated corneal neovascularization (CNV). Conclusions The results of this study suggested that low expression of miR-673-5p is a promoter of corneal allograft rejection. Overexpression of miR-673-5p can improve the survival rate of corneal allografts by inhibiting the differentiation and maturation of Th17 cells mediated by JAK2/STAT3 signaling.
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- Qian Cao
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Bracamonte-Baran W, Gilotra NA, Won T, Rodriguez KM, Talor MV, Oh BC, Griffin J, Wittstein I, Sharma K, Skinner J, Johns RA, Russell SD, Anders RA, Zhu Q, Halushka MK, Brandacher G, Čiháková D. Endothelial Stromal PD-L1 (Programmed Death Ligand 1) Modulates CD8 + T-Cell Infiltration After Heart Transplantation. Circ Heart Fail 2021; 14:e007982. [PMID: 34555935 PMCID: PMC8550427 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of checkpoint axes in transplantation has been partially addressed in animal models but not in humans. Occurrence of fulminant myocarditis with allorejection-like immunologic features in patients under anti-PD1 (programmed death cell protein 1) treatment suggests a key role of the PD1/PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) axis in cardiac immune homeostasis. METHODS We cross-sectionally studied 23 heart transplant patients undergoing surveillance endomyocardial biopsy. Endomyocardial tissue and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. Multivariate logistic regression analyses including demographic, clinical, and hemodynamic parameters were performed. Murine models were used to evaluate the impact of PD-L1 endothelial graft expression in allorejection. RESULTS We found that myeloid cells dominate the composition of the graft leukocyte compartment in most patients, with variable T-cell frequencies. The CD (cluster of differentiation) 4:CD8 T-cell ratios were between 0 and 1.5. The proportion of PD-L1 expressing cells in graft endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and myeloid leukocytes ranged from negligible up to 60%. We found a significant inverse logarithmic correlation between the proportion of PD-L1+HLA (human leukocyte antigen)-DR+ endothelial cells and CD8+ T cells (slope, -18.3 [95% CI, -35.3 to -1.3]; P=0.030). PD-L1 expression and leukocyte patterns were independent of demographic, clinical, and hemodynamic parameters. We confirmed the importance of endothelial PD-L1 expression in a murine allogeneic heart transplantation model, in which Tie2Crepdl1fl/fl grafts lacking PD-L1 in endothelial cells were rejected significantly faster than controls. CONCLUSIONS Loss of graft endothelial PD-L1 expression may play a role in regulating CD8+ T-cell infiltration in human heart transplantation. Murine model results suggest that loss of graft endothelial PD-L1 may facilitate alloresponses and rejection.
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- William Bracamonte-Baran
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, 79763, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- Current Address: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Adult Anesthesia, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Adult Anesthesia, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- Current Address: Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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Cunningham KT, Mills KHG. Trained Innate Immunity in Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid Organ Transplantation. Transplantation 2021; 105:1666-1676. [PMID: 33982911 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although significant progress has been made to improve short-term survival of transplant patients, long-term acceptance of allografts in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation is still a significant challenge. Current therapeutics for preventing or treating allograft rejection rely on potent immunosuppressive drugs that primarily target T cells of the adaptive immune response. Promising advances in transplant immunology have highlighted the importance of innate immune responses in allograft acceptance and rejection. Recent studies have demonstrated that innate immune cells are capable of mediating memory-like responses during inflammation, a term known as trained innate immunity. In this process, innate immune cells, such as macrophages and monocytes, undergo metabolic and epigenetic changes in response to a primary stimulus with a pathogen or their products that result in faster and more robust responses to a secondary stimulus. There is also some evidence to suggest that innate immune cells or their progenitors may be more anti-inflammatory after initial stimulation with appropriate agents, such as helminth products. Although this phenomenon has primarily been studied in the context of infection, there is emerging evidence to suggest that it could play a vital role in transplantation rejection and tolerance. Mechanisms of training innate immune cells and their progenitors in the bone marrow are therefore attractive targets for mediating long-term solid organ and HSC transplant tolerance. In this review, we highlight the potential role of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms of trained innate immunity in solid organ and HSC transplantation.
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- Kyle T Cunningham
- Immune Regulation Research Group, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Li J, Tu G, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Qiu Y, Wang J, Sun T, Zhu T, Yang C, Rong R. CHBP induces stronger immunosuppressive CD127 + M-MDSC via erythropoietin receptor. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:177. [PMID: 33579907 PMCID: PMC7881243 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03448-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is not only an erythropoiesis hormone but also an immune-regulatory cytokine. The receptors of EPO (EPOR)2 and tissue-protective receptor (TPR), mediate EPO's immune regulation. Our group firstly reported a non-erythropoietic peptide derivant of EPO, cyclic helix B peptide (CHBP), which could inhibit macrophages inflammation and dendritic cells (DCs) maturation. As a kind of innate immune regulatory cell, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) share a common myeloid progenitor with macrophages and DCs. In this study, we investigated the effects on MDSCs differentiation and immunosuppressive function via CHBP induction. CHBP promoted MDSCs differentiate toward M-MDSCs with enhanced immunosuppressive capability. Infusion of CHBP-induced M-MDSCs significantly prolonged murine skin allograft survival compared to its counterpart without CHBP stimulation. In addition, we found CHBP increased the proportion of CD11b+Ly6G-Ly6Chigh CD127+ M-MDSCs, which exerted a stronger immunosuppressive function compared to CD11b+Ly6G-Ly6Chigh CD127- M-MDSCs. In CHBP induced M-MDSCs, we found that EPOR downstream signal proteins Jak2 and STAT3 were upregulated, which had a strong relationship with MDSC function. In addition, CHBP upregulated GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA-3) protein translation level, which was an upstream signal of CD127 and regulator of STAT3. These effects of CHBP could be reversed if Epor was deficient. Our novel findings identified a new subset of M-MDSCs with better immunosuppressive capability, which was induced by the EPOR-mediated Jak2/GATA3/STAT3 pathway. These results are beneficial for CHBP clinical translation and MDSC cell therapy in the future.
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- Jiawei Li
- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Zhongshan Hospital Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Zhangjiang Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Department of Transfusion, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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