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Alvarez M, Pierini A, Simonetta F, Baker J, Maas-Bauer K, Hirai T, Negrin RS. Infusion of Host-Derived Unlicensed NK Cells Improves Donor Engraftment in Non-Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Front Immunol 2021; 11:614250. [PMID: 33488624 PMCID: PMC7817981 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.614250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is an efficacious and frequently the only treatment option for some hematological malignances. However, it often faces severe morbidities and/or mortalities due to graft versus host disease, and the severity of the conditioning regiment needed, that result in toxicity-related issues poorly tolerable for some patients. These shortcomings have led to the development of less aggressive alternatives like non-myeloablative (NMAC) or reduced-intensity conditioning regiments (RIC). However, these approaches tend to have an increase of cancer relapse and limited persistence of donor-specific chimerism. Thus, strategies that lead towards an accelerated and more durable donor engraftment are still needed. Here, we took advantage of the ability of host-derived unlicensed NK (UnLicNK) cells to favor donor cell engraftment during myeloablative allo-HCT, and evaluated if the adoptive transfer of this cell type can improve donor chimerism in NAMC settings. Indeed, the infusion of these cells significantly increased mixed chimerism in a sublethal allo-HCT mouse model, resulting in a more sustainable donor cell engraftment when compared to the administration of licensed NK cells or HCT controls. We observed an overall increase in the total number and proportion of donor B, NK and myeloid cells after UnLicNK cell infusion. Additionally, the extension and durability of donor chimerism was similar to the one obtained after the tolerogenic Tregs infusion. These results serve as the needed bases for the implementation of the adoptive transfer of UnLicNK cells to upgrade NMAC protocols and enhance allogeneic engraftment during HCT.
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- Maite Alvarez
- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.,Program for Immunology and Immunotherapy Department, Center for Applied Medical research (CIMA), Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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PTCy ameliorates GVHD by restoring regulatory and effector T-cell homeostasis in recipients with PD-1 blockade. Blood Adv 2020; 3:4081-4094. [PMID: 31821459 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical mediators of immune tolerance after allo-HSCT. Clinical studies have indicated that programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) blockade before allo-HSCT involves a risk of severe GVHD. However, the mechanisms underlying GVHD induction resulting from PD-1 blockade remain unclear. We investigated the impact of PD-1 expression of donor T cells on T-cell reconstitution and GVHD using murine models. We first demonstrated that inhibition of PD-1 signaling induced aggressive expansion of CD4+ conventional T cells; however, Tregs could not maintain expansion because of high susceptibility to apoptosis, resulting in discordant immune recovery and subsequent development of severe GVHD. We then evaluated the impact of posttransplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) on abnormal T-cell reconstitution after PD-1 blockade. PTCy efficiently ameliorated GVHD after transplantation from a PD-1-/- donor and extended overall survival by safely regulating the proliferation and apoptosis of T-cell subsets. Notably, in the first 2 weeks after administration of PTCy, Tregs regained their ability to continuously proliferate, resulting in well-balanced reconstitution of donor T-cell subsets. In conclusion, the influence of PD-1 blockade differed within T-cell subsets and caused unbalanced reconstitution of T-cell subsets, resulting in severe GVHD. PTCy successfully restored T-cell homeostasis and ameliorated GVHD induced by PD-1-/- donor T cells. These findings may help explain the pathophysiology behind the observation that PTCy may mitigate the incidence and impact of GVHD associated with prior exposure to PD-1 blockade.
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Tobin SW, Alibhai FJ, Weisel RD, Li RK. Considering Cause and Effect of Immune Cell Aging on Cardiac Repair after Myocardial Infarction. Cells 2020; 9:E1894. [PMID: 32823583 PMCID: PMC7465938 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The importance of the immune system for cardiac repair following myocardial infarction is undeniable; however, the complex nature of immune cell behavior has limited the ability to develop effective therapeutics. This limitation highlights the need for a better understanding of the function of each immune cell population during the inflammatory and resolution phases of cardiac repair. The development of reliable therapies is further complicated by aging, which is associated with a decline in cell and organ function and the onset of cardiovascular and immunological diseases. Aging of the immune system has important consequences on heart function as both chronic cardiac inflammation and an impaired immune response to cardiac injury are observed in older individuals. Several studies have suggested that rejuvenating the aged immune system may be a valid therapeutic candidate to prevent or treat heart disease. Here, we review the basic patterns of immune cell behavior after myocardial infarction and discuss the autonomous and nonautonomous manners of hematopoietic stem cell and immune cell aging. Lastly, we identify prospective therapies that may rejuvenate the aged immune system to improve heart function such as anti-inflammatory and senolytic therapies, bone marrow transplant, niche remodeling and regulation of immune cell differentiation.
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- Stephanie W. Tobin
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada; (S.W.T.); (F.J.A.); (R.D.W.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada; (S.W.T.); (F.J.A.); (R.D.W.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada; (S.W.T.); (F.J.A.); (R.D.W.)
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada; (S.W.T.); (F.J.A.); (R.D.W.)
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
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Savage TM, Shonts BA, Obradovic A, Dewolf S, Lau S, Zuber J, Simpson MT, Berglund E, Fu J, Yang S, Ho SH, Tang Q, Turka LA, Shen Y, Sykes M. Early expansion of donor-specific Tregs in tolerant kidney transplant recipients. JCI Insight 2018; 3:124086. [PMID: 30429370 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.124086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Allograft tolerance, in which a graft is accepted without long-term immunosuppression, could overcome numerous obstacles in transplantation. Human allograft tolerance has been intentionally induced across HLA barriers via combined kidney and bone marrow transplantation (CKBMT) with a regimen that induces only transient chimerism. Tregs are enriched early after CKBMT. While deletional tolerance contributes to long-term tolerance, the role of Tregs remains unclear. We have optimized a method for identifying the donor-specific Treg repertoire and used it to interrogate the fate of donor-specific Tregs after CKBMT. We expanded Tregs with several different protocols. Using functional analyses and T cell receptor sequencing, we found that expanding sorted Tregs with activated donor B cells identified the broadest Treg repertoire with the greatest potency and donor specificity of suppression. This method outperformed both alloantigen stimulation with CTLA4Ig and sequencing of CFSElo cells from the primary mixed lymphocyte reaction. In 3 tolerant and 1 nontolerant CKBMT recipients, we sequenced donor-specific Tregs before transplant and tracked them after transplant. Preexisting donor-specific Tregs were expanded at 6 months after CKBMT in tolerant patients and were reduced in the nontolerant patient. These results suggest that early expansion of donor-specific Tregs is involved in tolerance induction following CKBMT.
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- Thomas M Savage
- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Translational Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Immune Tolerance Network, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Chhabra A. Inherent Immunogenicity or Lack Thereof of Pluripotent Stem Cells: Implications for Cell Replacement Therapy. Front Immunol 2017; 8:993. [PMID: 28868053 PMCID: PMC5563324 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00993] [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: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Donor-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer opportunities for personalized cell replacement therapeutic approaches due to their unlimited self-renewal potential and ability to differentiate into different somatic cells. A significant progress has been made toward generating iPSC lines that are free of integrating viral vectors, development of xeno-free culture conditions, and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) into functional somatic cell lineages. Since donor-specific iPSC lines are genetically identical to the individual, they are expected to be immunologically matched and these iPSC lines and their cellular derivatives are not expected to be immunologically rejected. However, studies in mouse models, utilizing rejection of teratomas as a model, have claimed that syngenic iPSC lines, especially the iPSC lines derived with integrating viral vectors, could be inherently immunogenic. This manuscript reviews current understanding of inherent immunogenicity of PSC lines, especially that of the human iPSC lines and their cellular derivatives, and strategies to overcome it.
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- Arvind Chhabra
- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center (UCONN Health), Farmington, CT, United States
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Sprangers B, DeWolf S, Savage TM, Morokata T, Obradovic A, LoCascio SA, Shonts B, Zuber J, Lau SP, Shah R, Morris H, Steshenko V, Zorn E, Preffer FI, Olek S, Dombkowski DM, Turka LA, Colvin R, Winchester R, Kawai T, Sykes M. Origin of Enriched Regulatory T Cells in Patients Receiving Combined Kidney-Bone Marrow Transplantation to Induce Transplantation Tolerance. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:2020-2032. [PMID: 28251801 PMCID: PMC5519438 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We examined tolerance mechanisms in patients receiving HLA-mismatched combined kidney-bone marrow transplantation (CKBMT) that led to transient chimerism under a previously published nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (Immune Tolerance Network study 036). Polychromatic flow cytometry and high-throughput sequencing of T cell receptor-β hypervariable regions of DNA from peripheral blood regulatory T cells (Tregs) and CD4 non-Tregs revealed marked early enrichment of Tregs (CD3+ CD4+ CD25high CD127low Foxp3+ ) in blood that resulted from peripheral proliferation (Ki67+ ), possibly new thymic emigration (CD31+ ), and, in one tolerant subject, conversion from non-Tregs. Among recovering conventional T cells, central memory CD4+ and CD8+ cells predominated. A large proportion of the T cell clones detected in posttransplantation biopsy specimens by T cell receptor sequencing were detected in the peripheral blood and were not donor-reactive. Our results suggest that enrichment of Tregs by new thymic emigration and lymphopenia-driven peripheral proliferation in the early posttransplantation period may contribute to tolerance after CKBMT. Further, most conventional T cell clones detected in immunologically quiescent posttransplantation biopsy specimens appear to be circulating cells in the microvasculature rather than infiltrating T cells.
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- Ben Sprangers
- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Experimental Transplantation, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, and Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Epiontis Gmbh, Rudower Chaussee 29, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA,Immune Tolerance Network, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, MGH/HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Alloreactive T lymphocytes are the primary mediators of allograft rejection. The size and diversity of the HLA-alloreactive T cell repertoire has thus far precluded the ability to follow these T cells and thereby to understand their fate in human transplant recipients. This review summarizes the history, challenges, and recent advances in the study of alloreactive T cells. We highlight the historical development of assays to measure alloreactivity and discuss how high-throughput T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing-based assays can provide a new window into the fate of alloreactive T cells in human transplant recipients. A specific approach combining a classical in vitro assay, the mixed lymphocyte reaction, with deep T cell receptor sequencing is described as a tool to track the donor-reactive T cell repertoire for any specific HLA-mismatched donor-recipient pair. This assay can provide mechanistic insights and has potential as a noninvasive, highly specific biomarker for rejection and tolerance.
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Induction of tolerance and prolongation of islet allograft survival by syngeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in mice. Transpl Immunol 2015; 33:130-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Patriarca F, Luznik L, Medeot M, Zecca M, Bacigalupo A, Di Bartolomeo P, Arcese W, Corradini P, Ciceri F, Vago L, Kanakry CG, Fleischhauer K, Martelli MF, Bosi A, Rambaldi A, Cesaro S, Russo D, Fanin R. Experts' considerations on HLA-haploidentical stem cell transplantation. Eur J Haematol 2014; 93:187-97. [PMID: 24660868 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Recently, novel strategies to control graft-versus-host disease and facilitate engraftment have allowed an increasing number of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haploHSCT) to be performed. A meeting was convened to review the biological rationale and the clinical results of various T-cell-depleted (TCD) and T-cell-replete (TCR) HLA-haploidentical 'transplant platforms'. The objective of the meeting was to promote discussion and consent among leading researchers in the field on three main crucial issues for haploHSCT: (i) eligibility criteria, (ii) choice of the most suitable donor, and (iii) choice of the most appropriate transplant platform. The experts in attendance agreed that a patient who is eligible for an allogeneic transplant and lacks an HLA-identical sibling or an HLA-matched unrelated donor should be considered for an alternative donor transplant. Together with the experience of the individual center, the most important decision criteria in choosing an alternative donor source should be the rapidity of transplantation so as to avoid disease relapse/progression. The choice of the mismatched donor should be driven by younger age, ABO blood group compatibility, and Cytomegalovirus status. If a TCD transplant is planned, NK-alloreactive donors and/or the mother should be preferred. Prospective comparative studies are needed to establish the relative efficacy of different transplant platforms. However, expertise in stem cell manipulation and in adoptive immunotherapy is essential if a TCD transplant platform is chosen.
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- Francesca Patriarca
- Department of Hematology, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, DISM, University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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The myriad of co-stimulatory signals expressed, or induced, upon T-cell activation suggests that these signalling pathways shape the character and magnitude of the resulting autoreactive or alloreactive T-cell responses during autoimmunity or transplantation, respectively. Reducing pathological T-cell responses by targeting T-cell co-stimulatory pathways has met with therapeutic success in many instances, but challenges remain. In this Review, we discuss the T-cell co-stimulatory molecules that are known to have critical roles during T-cell activation, expansion, and differentiation. We also outline the functional importance of T-cell co-stimulatory molecules in transplantation, tolerance and autoimmunity, and we describe how therapeutic blockade of these pathways might be harnessed to manipulate the immune response to prevent or attenuate pathological immune responses. Ultimately, understanding the interplay between individual co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory pathways engaged during T-cell activation and differentiation will lead to rational and targeted therapeutic interventions to manipulate T-cell responses and improve clinical outcomes.
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- Mandy L Ford
- The Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, Woodruff Memorial Research Building Suite 5105, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- The Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, Woodruff Memorial Research Building Suite 5105, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- The Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, Woodruff Memorial Research Building Suite 5105, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Luznik L, O'Donnell PV, Fuchs EJ. Post-transplantation cyclophosphamide for tolerance induction in HLA-haploidentical bone marrow transplantation. Semin Oncol 2013. [PMID: 23206845 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2012.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) is a potentially curative therapy for many hematologic and immunologic diseases. Further, partial or full donor hematopoietic chimerism following alloSCT may be sufficient to guarantee immunologic tolerance to solid organs from the same donor, obviating any requirement for prolonged pharmacologic immunosuppression. Despite alloSCT's potential, the procedure is beset by two major limitations. The first relates to the procedure's toxicity, including conditioning regimen toxicity, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and infection. The second limitation is the lack of histocompatible donors. A human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling or unrelated donor cannot be identified expeditiously for up to 40% of patients. Historically, alloSCT from partially HLA-mismatched, or HLA-haploidentical, relatives has been complicated by unacceptably high incidences of graft rejection, severe GVHD, and non-relapse mortality. Recently, our groups have developed a method to selectively deplete alloreactive cells in vivo by administering high doses of cyclophosphamide in a narrow window after transplantation. Using high-dose, post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT/Cy), crossing the HLA barrier in alloSCT is now feasible and donors can be found for nearly all patients. This review discusses the history of HLA-haploidentical SCT, recent clinical results, and immunologic mechanisms of action of high-dose PT/Cy for prevention of graft rejection and GVHD.
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- Leo Luznik
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Ravindra KV, Xu H, Bozulic LD, Song DD, Ildstad ST. The need for inducing tolerance in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Clin Dev Immunol 2012; 2012:438078. [PMID: 23251216 PMCID: PMC3509522 DOI: 10.1155/2012/438078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Successful hand and face transplantation in the last decade has firmly established the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). The experience in VCA has thus far been very similar to solid organ transplantation in terms of the morbidity associated with long-term immunosuppression. The unique immunological features of VCA such as split tolerance and resistance to chronic rejection are being investigated. Simultaneously there has been laboratory work studying tolerogenic protocols in animal VCA models. In order to optimize VCA outcomes, translational studies are needed to develop less toxic immunosuppression and possibly achieve donor-specific tolerance. This article reviews the immunology, animal models, mixed chimerism & tolerance induction in VCA and the direction of future research to enable better understanding and wider application of VCA.
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- Kadiyala V. Ravindra
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) 3512, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Jewish Hospital, University of Louisville, 570 South Preston Street, Suite 404, Louisville, KY 40202-1760, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Jewish Hospital, University of Louisville, 570 South Preston Street, Suite 404, Louisville, KY 40202-1760, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Jewish Hospital, University of Louisville, 570 South Preston Street, Suite 404, Louisville, KY 40202-1760, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Jewish Hospital, University of Louisville, 570 South Preston Street, Suite 404, Louisville, KY 40202-1760, USA
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Boyd AS, Rodrigues NP, Lui KO, Fu X, Xu Y. Concise review: Immune recognition of induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells 2012; 30:797-803. [PMID: 22419544 DOI: 10.1002/stem.1066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Autologous-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may eventually be used in cell replacement therapies to treat a wide range of diseases and have been touted as a solution to the vexing problem of immune rejection in this context. Emerging evidence suggests, however, that ostensibly histocompatible iPSCs may be rejected following transplantation. Here, we review the mechanisms that contribute to immunogenicity in iPSCs and forward approaches to permit their acceptance in potential cell replacement therapies.
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- Ashleigh S Boyd
- NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Stem Cell Biology, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA.
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Hoerning A, Kalkavan H, Rehme C, Menke J, Worm K, Garritsen HSP, Büscher R, Hoyer PF. Quantitative real-time ARMS-qPCR for mitochondrial DNA enables accurate detection of microchimerism in renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant 2011; 15:809-18. [PMID: 21967552 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01581.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The presence of microchimerism in peripheral blood of solid organ transplant recipients has been postulated to be beneficial for allograft acceptance. Kinetics of donor cell trafficking and accumulation in pediatric allograft recipients are largely unknown. In this study, we implemented SNPs of the HVRs I and II of mitochondrial DNA to serve as molecular genetic markers to detect donor-specific cell chimerism after pediatric renal transplantation. Serial dilution of artificial chimeric DNA samples showed a linear correlation coefficient of R > 0.98 and a detection sensitivity of 0.01% with high reproducibility. Longitudinal semiquantitative analysis of donor-specific SNPs was then performed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells samples up to two yr post-transplant. Quantity of donor-specific cell chimerism in peripheral blood was highest in the early post-transplant period reaching values of ~10% after liver-kidney and 2.8% after renal transplantation. From one wk after transplantation, renal transplant patients exhibited an amount of donor-specific mtDNA ranging from 0.01% to 0.1%. We developed a highly accurate, sensitive, and rapid real-time quantitative PCR method using sequence-specific primers and fluorescent hydrolysis probes for the detection of at least 0.01% donor-specific cells in the recipient's peripheral blood after renal transplantation.
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- André Hoerning
- Department of Pediatrics II, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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The pathways regulating immunological tolerance are complex and overlapping. Here, we comment on our findings that the PD-1, CTLA-4, LAG-3 and TGFβ inhibitory molecules are all involved in mediating peripheral CD8 T‑cell tolerance induced by anti-CD40L and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in mice. These observations suggest the possibility of targeted manipulation of these pathways for induction of mixed hematopoietic chimerism for donor-specific transplantation tolerance.
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- Carrie L. Lucas
- Transplantation Biology Research Center; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology; Columbia Univeristy; New York, NY USA
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Ikehara S. Thymus transplantation for treatment of cancer: lessons from murine models. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2011; 7:205-11. [PMID: 21426258 DOI: 10.1586/eci.10.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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It is well known that tumor-bearing mammals, including humans, show decreased T-cell function due to involution of the thymus. This decrease results in faster tumor growth, susceptibility to infection and reduced life expectancy. Thus, the best strategy to restore T-cell function might be to transplant the thymus from the fetus or newborn. Based on this hypothesis, this article introduces our recent findings using mice and evidence is provided that, in humans, thymus transplantation in conjunction with bone marrow transplantation could become a valuable strategy for suppressing tumor growth, thereby prolonging survival.
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- Susumu Ikehara
- Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
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Boyd AS, Fairchild PJ. Approaches for immunological tolerance induction to stem cell-derived cell replacement therapies. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2010; 6:435-48. [PMID: 20441429 DOI: 10.1586/eci.10.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The shortage of donors for organ transplantation and also to treat degenerative diseases has led to the development of the new field of regenerative medicine. One aim of this field, in addition to in vivo induction of endogenous tissue regeneration, is to utilize stem cells as a supplementary source of cells to repair or replace tissues or organs that have ceased to function owing to ageing or autoimmunity. Embryonic stem cells hold promise in this respect because of their developmental capacity to generate all tissues within the body. More recently, the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells, somatic cells reprogrammed to a primitive embryonic-like state by the introduction of pluripotency factors, may also act as an important cell source for cell replacement therapy. However, before cell replacement therapy can become a reality, one must consider how to overcome the potential transplant rejection of stem cell-derived products. There are several potential ways to circumvent the hurdles presented by the immune system in this setting, not least the induction of immunological tolerance in the host. In this review, we consider this and other approaches for engendering acceptance of stem cell-derived tissues.
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- Ashleigh S Boyd
- Stem Cell Sciences Lab, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX13RE, UK.
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Basten A. The role of B cells in transplantation and immunopathic diseases. Immune Netw 2010; 10:81-4. [PMID: 20631877 PMCID: PMC2902673 DOI: 10.4110/in.2010.10.3.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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B cells, by virtue of their diverse roles in immune responses to foreign and self antigens, have become of increasing interest to the clinician as well as the basic immunologist. In particular, it is now apparent that the development of B cell unresponsiveness in antibody and T cell mediated autoimmune disorders and the transplant setting is both worthwhile and achievable.
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- A Basten
- Garvan Institute, Sydney, Australia
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Lan T, Chen J, Xia J, Wang Y, Xie B, Wang F, Qi Z. Inhibition of Alloantigen-Primed Memory CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells by Hematopoietic Chimerism in Mice. Scand J Immunol 2010; 72:86-93. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02412.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Biomarkers to discern transplantation tolerance after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 16:729-38. [PMID: 19922809 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Although it is commonly accepted that allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients develop transplantation tolerance and can quickly discontinue all immunosuppressive drugs, existing data does not support this concept. Most patients will require a prolonged duration of immunosuppression, lasting commonly several years. This has even greater importance, as the majority of transplants are now performed utilizing peripheral blood mobilized stem cells, which are associated with an increased risk of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) and prolonged duration of immunosuppression. Despite these challenges, the approach to liberation from immunosuppression after HCT is empiric, and biomarkers of operational tolerance after HCT are lacking. Conversely, investigators in solid organ allografting have begun to examine tolerance associated gene expression in renal and hepatic allograft recipients. Significant challenges in the design and interpretation of these studies potentially limit comparisons. However, a relatively unified model is beginning to emerge, which largely recapitulates previously established mechanisms of immune tolerance. This evidence supports a state of immune quiescence with reduced expression of costimulation and immune response genes, and upregulation of cell cycle control genes. Data indirectly supports the importance of tumor growth factor (TGF)-beta, supports the role of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells, and offers new insights into the role of natural killer (NK) cells. Distinct in hepatic allograft tolerance, emerging evidence highlights the importance of gammadeltaT cells, and selection of the Vgammadelta1+ subtype among the gammadeltaT cell population. The deficiencies in the current understanding of transplantation tolerance after HCT, as well as the inadequacies evident in the current empiric approach to immunosuppressive medication (IS) management after HCT make clear the rationale for investigation aimed at elucidating tolerance associated biomarkers after HCT.
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Adoptive transfer of allogeneic tumor-specific T cells mediates effective regression of large tumors across major histocompatibility barriers. Blood 2008; 112:4746-54. [PMID: 18799724 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-169797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Graft-versus-tumor effects can be achieved after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in patients with malignancies of the kidney or hematopoietic system but are often accompanied by severe graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). We sought to maximize graft-versus-tumor while minimizing GVHD using tumor-specific allogeneic effector T cells rather than open-repertoire T cells. We transferred allogeneic CD8(+) pmel-1 or CD4(+) TRP-1 T cells specific for the melanoma-associated antigens, glycoprotein 100 (gp100) and tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), respectively, into B16-melanoma-bearing mice. Mice receiving a preparative regimen of nonmyeloablating (5 Gy) total body irradiation experienced the rapid rejection of tumor-specific allogeneic lymphocytes with no impact on tumor growth. However, when mice were given more intense total body irradiation conditioning regimens combined with autologous bone marrow transplantation, adoptively transferred allogeneic tumor-specific T lymphocytes persisted at detectable levels for several weeks and mediated significant regression of large, vascularized tumors. We found that the risk of GVHD was low when tumor-specific T cells were transferred and significant toxicity was observed only when substantial numbers of open repertoire allogeneic naive T cells were mixed with the tumor-specific lymphocytes. Taken together, these data indicate that the use of tumor-specific allogeneic CD8(+) T cells or CD4(+) can result in significant antitumor effects in the absence of measurable GVHD.
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