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Wang Y, Liu Q, Deng L, Ma X, Gong Y, Wang Y, Zhou F. The roles of epigenetic regulation in graft-versus-host disease. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 175:116652. [PMID: 38692061 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) is utilized as a potential curative treatment for various hematologic malignancies. However, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) post-aHSCT is a severe complication that significantly impacts patients' quality of life and overall survival, becoming a major cause of non-relapse mortality. In recent years, the association between epigenetics and GVHD has garnered increasing attention. Epigenetics focuses on studying mechanisms that affect gene expression without altering DNA sequences, primarily including DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) regulation, and RNA modifications. This review summarizes the role of epigenetic regulation in the pathogenesis of GVHD, with a focus on DNA methylation, histone modifications, ncRNA, RNA modifications and their involvement and applications in the occurrence and development of GVHD. It also highlights advancements in relevant diagnostic markers and drugs, aiming to provide new insights for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of GVHD.
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- Yimin Wang
- The First Clinical Medical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Hematology, the 960th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
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- Department of Hematology, the 960th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, China.
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Gail LM, Schell KJ, Łacina P, Strobl J, Bolton SJ, Steinbakk Ulriksen E, Bogunia-Kubik K, Greinix H, Crossland RE, Inngjerdingen M, Stary G. Complex interactions of cellular players in chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1199422. [PMID: 37435079 PMCID: PMC10332803 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1199422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease is a life-threatening inflammatory condition that affects many patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Although we have made substantial progress in understanding disease pathogenesis and the role of specific immune cell subsets, treatment options are still limited. To date, we lack a global understanding of the interplay between the different cellular players involved, in the affected tissues and at different stages of disease development and progression. In this review we summarize our current knowledge on pathogenic and protective mechanisms elicited by the major involved immune subsets, being T cells, B cells, NK cells and antigen presenting cells, as well as the microbiome, with a special focus on intercellular communication of these cell types via extracellular vesicles as up-and-coming fields in chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease research. Lastly, we discuss the importance of understanding systemic and local aberrant cell communication during disease for defining better biomarkers and therapeutic targets, eventually enabling the design of personalized treatment schemes.
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- Laura Marie Gail
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Sumii Y, Kondo T, Ikegawa S, Fukumi T, Iwamoto M, Nishimura MF, Sugiura H, Sando Y, Nakamura M, Meguri Y, Matsushita T, Tanimine N, Kimura M, Asada N, Ennishi D, Maeda Y, Matsuoka KI. Hematopoietic stem cell-derived Tregs are essential for maintaining favorable B cell lymphopoiesis following posttransplant cyclophosphamide. JCI Insight 2023; 8:162180. [PMID: 37092551 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.162180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) is associated with a low incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation. Previous studies have shown the important roles of B cell immunity in cGVHD development. Here, we investigated the long-term reconstitution of B lymphopoiesis after PTCy using murine models. We first demonstrated that the immune homeostatic abnormality leading to cGVHD is characterized by an initial increase in effector T cells in the bone marrow and subsequent B and Treg cytopenia. PTCy, but not cyclosporine A or rapamycin, inhibits the initial alloreactive T cell response, which restores intra-bone marrow B lymphogenesis with a concomitant vigorous increase in Tregs. This leads to profound changes in posttransplant B cell homeostasis, including decreased B cell activating factors, increased transitional and regulatory B cells, and decreased germinal center B cells. To identify the cells responsible for PTCy-induced B cell tolerance, we selectively depleted Treg populations that were graft or HSC derived using DEREG mice. Deletion of either Treg population without PTCy resulted in critical B cytopenia. PTCy rescued B lymphopoiesis from graft-derived Treg deletion. In contrast, the negative effect of HSC-derived Treg deletion could not be overcome by PTCy, indicating that HSC-derived Tregs are essential for maintaining favorable B lymphopoiesis following PTCy. These findings define the mechanisms by which PTCy restores homeostasis of the B cell lineage and reestablishes immune tolerance.
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- Yuichi Sumii
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine and
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Milosevic E, Babic A, Iovino L, Markovic M, Grce M, Greinix H. Use of the NIH consensus criteria in cellular and soluble biomarker research in chronic graft-versus-host disease: A systematic review. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1033263. [DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1033263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectivesChronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is the most frequent cause of late non-relapse mortality after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT). Nevertheless, established biomarkers of cGvHD are still missing. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in cGvHD provided recommendations for biomarker research. We evaluated to which extent studies on cellular and soluble biomarkers in cGvHD published in the last 10 years complied with these recommendations. Also, we highlight the most promising biomarker candidates, verified in independent cohorts and/or repeatedly identified by separate studies.MethodsWe searched Medline and EMBASE for “cGvHD”, “biomarkers”, “soluble” and “cells” as MeSH terms or emtree subject headings, and their variations on July 28th, 2021, limited to human subjects, English language and last ten years. Reviews, case reports, conference abstracts and single nucleotide polymorphism studies were excluded. Criteria based on the set of recommendations from the NIH group for biomarker research in cGvHD were used for scoring and ranking the references.ResultsA total of 91 references encompassing 15,089 participants were included, 54 prospective, 17 retrospective, 18 cross-sectional, and 2 studies included both prospective and retrospective cohorts. Thirty-five papers included time-matched controls without cGvHD and 20 studies did not have any control subjects. Only 9 studies were randomized, and 8 were multicentric. Test and verification cohorts were included in 11 studies. Predominantly, diagnostic biomarkers were explored (n=54). Assigned scores ranged from 5-34. None of the studies fulfilled all 24 criteria (48 points). Nevertheless, the scores improved during the last years. Three cell subsets (CXCR3+CD56bright NK cells, CD19+CD21low and BAFF/CD19+ B cells) and several soluble factors (BAFF, IL-15, CD163, DKK3, CXCL10 and the panel of ST2, CXCL9, MMP3 and OPN) had the highest potential as diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers in cGvHD.ConclusionDespite several limitations of this review (limited applicability for paediatric population, definition of verification, missing data on comorbidities), we identified promising candidate biomarkers for further evaluation in multicentre collaborative studies. This review confirms the importance of the NIH consensus group criteria for improving the quality and reproducibility of cGvHD biomarker research.
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Immune landscape after allo-HSCT: TIGIT- and CD161-expressing CD4 T cells are associated with subsequent leukemia relapse. Blood 2022; 140:1305-1321. [PMID: 35820057 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022015522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the most effective treatment for selected patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and relies on a "graft-versus-leukemia" effect (GVL) where donor T lymphocytes mediate control of malignant cell growth. However, relapse remains the major cause of death after allo-HSCT. In various malignancies, several immunoregulatory mechanisms have been shown to restrain antitumor immunity, including ligand-mediated engagement of inhibitory receptors (IRs) on effector cells, and induction of immunosuppressive cell subsets, such as regulatory T cells (Tregs) or myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). Relapse after HSCT remains a major therapeutic challenge, but immunoregulatory mechanisms involved in restraining the GVL effect must be better deciphered in humans. We used mass cytometry to comprehensively characterize circulating leukocytes in 2 cohorts of patients after allo-HSCT. We first longitudinally assessed various immunoregulatory parameters highlighting specific trends, such as opposite dynamics between MDSCs and Tregs. More generally, the immune landscape was stable from months 3 to 6, whereas many variations occurred from months 6 to 12 after HSCT. Comparison with healthy individuals revealed that profound alterations in the immune equilibrium persisted 1 year after HSCT. Importantly, we found that high levels of TIGIT and CD161 expression on CD4 T cells at month 3 after HSCT were distinct features significantly associated with subsequent AML relapse in a second cross-sectional cohort. Altogether, these data provide global insights into the reconstitution of the immunoregulatory landscape after HSCT and highlight non-canonical IRs associated with relapse, which could open the path to new prognostic tools or therapeutic targets to restore subverted anti-AML immunity.
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Jarduli-Maciel LR, de Azevedo JTC, Clave E, Costa TCDM, Arruda LCM, Fournier I, Palma PVB, Lima KC, Elias JB, Stracieri ABP, Pieroni F, Cunha R, Darrigo-Júnior LG, Grecco CES, Covas DT, Silva-Pinto AC, De Santis GC, Simões BP, Oliveira MC, Toubert A, Malmegrim KCR. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation resets T- and B-cell compartments in sickle cell disease patients. Clin Transl Immunology 2022; 11:e1389. [PMID: 35474905 PMCID: PMC9035210 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the only currently available curative treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD). Here, we comprehensively evaluated the reconstitution of T- and B-cell compartments in 29 SCD patients treated with allo-HSCT and how it correlated with the development of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD). Methods T-cell neogenesis was assessed by quantification of signal-joint and β-chain TCR excision circles. B-cell neogenesis was evaluated by quantification of signal-joint and coding-joint K-chain recombination excision circles. T- and B-cell peripheral subset numbers were assessed by flow cytometry. Results Before allo-HSCT (baseline), T-cell neogenesis was normal in SCD patients compared with age-, gender- and ethnicity-matched healthy controls. Following allo-HSCT, T-cell neogenesis declined but was fully restored to healthy control levels at one year post-transplantation. Peripheral T-cell subset counts were fully restored only at 24 months post-transplantation. Occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) transiently affected T- and B-cell neogenesis and overall reconstitution of T- and B-cell peripheral subsets. B-cell neogenesis was significantly higher in SCD patients at baseline than in healthy controls, remaining high throughout the follow-up after allo-HSCT. Notably, after transplantation SCD patients showed increased frequencies of IL-10-producing B-regulatory cells and IgM+ memory B-cell subsets compared with baseline levels and with healthy controls. Conclusion Our findings revealed that the T- and B-cell compartments were normally reconstituted in SCD patients after allo-HSCT. In addition, the increase of IL-10-producing B-regulatory cells may contribute to improve immune regulation and homeostasis after transplantation.
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- Luciana Ribeiro Jarduli-Maciel
- Graduate Program in Biosciences Applied to Pharmacy School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Graduate Program in Basic and Applied Immunology Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie et d'Histocompatibilité Hôpital Saint-Louis AP-HP Paris France
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences Applied to Pharmacy School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Université de Paris INSERM UMR 1160 IRSL Paris France.,Laboratoire d'Immunologie et d'Histocompatibilité Hôpital Saint-Louis AP-HP Paris France
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- Center for Cell-Based Therapy Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil.,Department of Clinical Analysis, Toxicology and Food Sciences School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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BAFF promotes heightened BCR responsiveness and manifestations of chronic GVHD after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood 2021; 137:2544-2557. [PMID: 33534893 PMCID: PMC8109011 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020008040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) have increased B cell-activating factor (BAFF) levels, but whether BAFF promotes disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) remains unknown. In a major histocompatibility complex-mismatched model with cGVHD-like manifestations, we first examined B-lymphopenic μMT allo-BMT recipients and found that increased BAFF levels in cGVHD mice were not merely a reflection of B-cell number. Mice that later developed cGVHD had significantly increased numbers of recipient fibroblastic reticular cells with higher BAFF transcript levels. Increased BAFF production by donor cells also likely contributed to cGVHD, because BAFF transcript in CD4+ T cells from diseased mice and patients was increased. cGVHD manifestations in mice were associated with high BAFF/B-cell ratios and persistence of B-cell receptor (BCR)-activated B cells in peripheral blood and lesional tissue. By employing BAFF transgenic (Tg) mice donor cells, we addressed whether high BAFF contributed to BCR activation in cGVHD. BAFF increased NOTCH2 expression on B cells, augmenting BCR responsiveness to surrogate antigen and NOTCH ligand. BAFF Tg B cells had significantly increased protein levels of the proximal BCR signaling molecule SYK, and high SYK protein was maintained by BAFF after in vitro BCR activation or when alloantigen was present in vivo. Using T cell-depleted (BM only) BAFF Tg donors, we found that BAFF promoted cGVHD manifestations, circulating GL7+ B cells, and alloantibody production. We demonstrate that pathologic production of BAFF promotes an altered B-cell compartment and augments BCR responsiveness. Our findings compel studies of therapeutic targeting of BAFF and BCR pathways in patients with cGVHD.
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Yanir A, Schulz A, Lawitschka A, Nierkens S, Eyrich M. Immune Reconstitution After Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation: From Observational Studies to Targeted Interventions. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:786017. [PMID: 35087775 PMCID: PMC8789272 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.786017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Immune reconstitution (IR) after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) represents a central determinant of the clinical post-transplant course, since the majority of transplant-related outcome parameters such as graft-vs.-host disease (GvHD), infectious complications, and relapse are related to the velocity, quantity and quality of immune cell recovery. Younger age at transplant has been identified as the most important positive prognostic factor for favourable IR post-transplant and, indeed, accelerated immune cell recovery in children is most likely the pivotal contributing factor to lower incidences of GvHD and infectious complications in paediatric allogeneic HCT. Although our knowledge about the mechanisms of IR has significantly increased over the recent years, strategies to influence IR are just evolving. In this review, we will discuss different patterns of IR during various time points post-transplant and their impact on outcome. Besides IR patterns and cellular phenotypes, recovery of antigen-specific immune cells, for example virus-specific T cells, has recently gained increasing interest, as certain threshold levels of antigen-specific T cells seem to confer protection against severe viral disease courses. In contrast, the association between IR and a possible graft-vs. leukaemia effect is less well-understood. Finally, we will present current concepts of how to improve IR and how this could change transplant procedures in the near future.
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- Asaf Yanir
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Haematology and Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach-Tikva, Israel.,The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Wang B, Liang Z, Liu W, Sun Y, Cen X, Dong Y, Ren H. The predictive value of serum free light chain level early after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic graft-versus-host disease, a preliminary study. Clin Transplant 2020; 34:e13865. [PMID: 32242991 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Serum free light chain (FLC) level is closely associated with the functional state of B lymphocytes, and many studies have shown that delayed reconstitution of B lymphocytes contributed to chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). This study assessed the predictive value of FLC levels in serum collected early after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for cGVHD. METHODS Sixty-two patients who had undergone allo-HSCT were retrospectively reviewed. The correlations between the FLC levels and the development of cGVHD were explored. RESULTS Of the 62 patients, 33 cases developed cGVHD, with the prevalence of 53.2%. With Seattle classification, 19 cases had limited cGVHD while 14 cases contracted extensive cGVHD. While with NIH classification, 17 cases had mild cGVHD, 6 cases moderate cGVHD, and 10 cases severe cGVHD. Multivariant statistical analysis showed that the FLC levels were not associated with all severities of cGVHD but were correlated with the development of extensive or moderate to severe cGVHD (P = .01 and .038, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Serum FLC levels early after HSCT may reflect the functional state of B-cell reconstitution. Patients with low serum FLC Level early post-allo-HSCT tend to develop extensive cGVHD or moderate to severe cGVHD.
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- Bingjie Wang
- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qin F, Shi L, Li Q, Zhang Z, Liu L, Li J, Yang G, Lai YR. Immune recovery after in vivo T-cell depletion myeloablative conditioning hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in severe beta-thalassemia children. Eur J Haematol 2019; 103:342-350. [PMID: 31276236 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13289] [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: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in those with severe beta-thalassemia (β-TM) is closely related to post-transplantation immune reconstitution (IR). However, the data on the IR in these settings are scarce. METHODS A prospective analysis of the clinical outcome and IR in 47 children with severe β-TM who underwent in vivo T-cell depletion myeloablative conditioning and matched sibling donor HSCT was performed. Immune reconstitution, including immune cell subset counts, as well as the generation of new T and B cells assays after HSCT, was measured. RESULTS In the first year after HSCT, bacterial infections and cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation were observed in 70.2% and 36.2% of the patients, respectively. In the same period, poor CD4+ T-cell recovery was observed. The B cells recovered within 6 months. Natural killer (NK) cells recovered as early as 1 month, but their function was defective. Cord blood and bone marrow (CB + BM) group had slower T-cell recovery, and higher B cells and NK cells in comparison with peripheral blood and bone marrow (PB + BM) group. CONCLUSIONS The high incidence of infection within 1 year after in vivo T-cell depletion myeloablative conditioning HSCT in severe β-TM was consistent with poor IR.
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- Fang Qin
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.,Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Wiegering V, Keupp A, Frietsch M, Fiessler C, Haas K, Haubitz I, Beyersdorf N, Wölfl M, Schlegel PG, Eyrich M. Role of B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children and adolescents. Br J Haematol 2019; 186:e133-e137. [PMID: 31134622 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Verena Wiegering
- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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McManigle W, Youssef A, Sarantopoulos S. B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Hum Immunol 2019; 80:393-399. [PMID: 30849450 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) is the definitive therapy for numerous otherwise incurable hematologic malignancies and non-malignant diseases. The genetic disparity between donor and recipient both underpins therapeutic effects and confers donor immune system-mediated damage in the recipient, called graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Chronic GVHD (cGVHD) is a major cause of late post-transplant morbidity and mortality. B cells have a substantiated role in cGVHD pathogenesis, as first demonstrated by clinical response to the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab. Initiation of CD20 blockade is met at times with limited therapeutic success that has been associated with altered peripheral B cell homeostasis and excess B Cell Activating Factor of the TNF family (BAFF). Increased BAFF to B cell ratios are associated with the presence of circulating, constitutively activated B cells in patients with cGVHD. These cGVHD patient B cells have increased survival capacity and signal through both BAFF-associated and B Cell Receptor (BCR) signaling pathways. Proximal BCR signaling molecules, Syk and BTK, appear to be hyper-activated in cGVHD B cells and can be targeted with small molecule inhibitors. Murine studies have confirmed roles for Syk and BTK in development of cGVHD. Emerging evidence has prompted investigation of several small molecule inhibitors in an attempt to restore B cell homeostasis and potentially target rare, pathologic B cell populations.
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- William McManigle
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Adult Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Immune rebound associates with a favorable clinical response to autologous HSCT in systemic sclerosis patients. Blood Adv 2019; 2:126-141. [PMID: 29365321 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017011072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To evaluate the immunological mechanisms associated with clinical outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), focusing on regulatory T- (Treg) and B- (Breg) cell immune reconstitution, 31 systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients underwent simultaneous clinical and immunological evaluations over 36-month posttransplantation follow-up. Patients were retrospectively grouped into responders (n = 25) and nonresponders (n = 6), according to clinical response after AHSCT. Thymic function and B-cell neogenesis were respectively assessed by quantification of DNA excision circles generated during T- and B-cell receptor rearrangements. At the 1-year post-AHSCT evaluation of the total set of transplanted SSc patients, thymic rebound led to renewal of the immune system, with higher T-cell receptor (TCR) diversity, positive correlation between recent thymic emigrant and Treg counts, and higher expression of CTLA-4 and GITR on Tregs, when compared with pretransplant levels. In parallel, increased bone marrow output of newly generated naive B-cells, starting at 6 months after AHSCT, renovated the B-cell populations in peripheral blood. At 6 and 12 months after AHSCT, Bregs increased and produced higher interleukin-10 levels than before transplant. When the nonresponder patients were evaluated separately, Treg and Breg counts did not increase after AHSCT, and high TCR repertoire overlap between pre- and posttransplant periods indicated maintenance of underlying disease mechanisms. These data suggest that clinical improvement of SSc patients is related to increased counts of newly generated Tregs and Bregs after AHSCT as a result of coordinated thymic and bone marrow rebound.
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Metafuni E, Giammarco S, De Ritis DG, Rossi M, Corrente F, Piccirillo N, Bacigalupo AP, Sica S, Chiusolo P. Changes in protein serum levels during stem cell transplantation. Eur J Clin Invest 2017; 47:711-718. [PMID: 28796281 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND GvHD is one of the major complication after stem cell transplantation affecting transplant-related mortality. Throughout the last years, many serum proteins were been proposed as possible biomarkers for GvHD. AIMS We studied the trend of five of the most studied serum proteins to evaluate whether a correlation exists between proteins concentration and post-HSCT outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We measured serum concentration of REG3α, ST2, B-cell activating factor (BAFF), CXCL9 and elafin in a cohort of 77 patients submitted to Hematopoietic allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in our department. Blood samples were been collected at baseline, day +30, GvHD onset and GvHD resolution. RESULTS REG3α levels showed an association only with acute GvHD. Elafin and ST2 levels varied according to both acute and chronic GvHD occurrence. BAFF concentration showed an inverse association with acute GvHD development. Interestingly, baseline BAFF and ST2 levels predicted post-HSCT survival. No associations were found for CXCL9. CONCLUSIONS Except for CXCL9, the protein levels seem to change according to GvHD development, independently from organ involvement and grading. Pretransplant ST2 and BAFF appeared to be predictors for survival after HSCT.
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and HLA Typing Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and HLA Typing Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Apheresis and Transfusional Medicine Division, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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Skert C, Perucca S, Chiarini M, Giustini V, Sottini A, Ghidini C, Martellos S, Cattina F, Rambaldi B, Cancelli V, Malagola M, Turra A, Polverelli N, Bernardi S, Imberti L, Russo D. Sequential monitoring of lymphocyte subsets and of T-and-B cell neogenesis indexes to identify time-varying immunologic profiles in relation to graft-versus-host disease and relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175337. [PMID: 28399164 PMCID: PMC5388479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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T and B lymphocyte subsets have been not univocally associated to Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and relapse of hematological malignancies after stem cell transplantation (SCT). Their sequential assessment together with B and T cell neogenesis indexes has been not thoroughly analysed in relation to these changing and interrelated immunologic/clinic events yet. Lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood (PB) and B and T cell neogenesis indexes were analysed together at different time points in a prospective study of 50 patients. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used as first step of multivariate analysis to address issues related to a high number of variables versus a relatively low number of patients. Multivariate analysis was completed by Fine-Gray proportional hazard regression model. PCA identified 3 clusters of variables (PC1-3), which correlated with acute GVHD: PC1 (pre-SCT: KRECs≥6608/ml, unswitched memory B <2.4%, CD4+TCM cells <45%; HR 0.5, p = 0.001); PC2 (at aGVHD onset: CD4+>44%, CD8+TCM cells>4%; HR 1.9, p = 0.01), and PC3 (at aGVHD onset: CD4+TEMRA<1, total Treg<4, TregEM <2 cells/μl; HR 0.5, p = 0.002). Chronic GVHD was associated with one PC (TregEM <2 cells/μl at day+28, CD8+TEMRA<43% at day+90, immature B cells<6 cells/μl and KRECs<11710/ml at day+180; HR 0.4, P = 0.001). Two PC correlated with relapse: PC1 (pre-SCT: CD4+ <269, CD4+TCM <120, total Treg <18, TregCM <8 cells/μl; HR 4.0, p = 0.02); PC2 (pre-SCT mature CD19+ >69%, switched memory CD19+ = 0 cells and KRECs<6614/ml at +90; HR 0.1, p = 0.008). All these immunologic parameters were independent indicators of chronic GVHD and relapse, also considering the possible effect of previous steroid-therapy for acute GVHD. Specific time-varying immunologic profiles were associated to GVHD and relapse. Pre-SCT host immune-microenvironment and changes of B cell homeostasis could influence GVH- and Graft-versus-Tumor reactions. The paradoxical increase of EM Treg in PB of patients with GVHD could be explained by their compartmentalization outside lymphoid tissues, which are of critical relevance for regulation of GVH reactions.
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- Cristina Skert
- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Research Unit of Biodiversity Informatics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Emato-oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Cooke KR, Luznik L, Sarantopoulos S, Hakim FT, Jagasia M, Fowler DH, van den Brink MRM, Hansen JA, Parkman R, Miklos DB, Martin PJ, Paczesny S, Vogelsang G, Pavletic S, Ritz J, Schultz KR, Blazar BR. The Biology of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Task Force Report from the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:211-234. [PMID: 27713092 PMCID: PMC6020045 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the leading cause of late, nonrelapse mortality and disability in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients and a major obstacle to improving outcomes. The biology of chronic GVHD remains enigmatic, but understanding the underpinnings of the immunologic mechanisms responsible for the initiation and progression of disease is fundamental to developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. The goals of this task force review are as follows: This document is intended as a review of our understanding of chronic GVHD biology and therapies resulting from preclinical studies, and as a platform for developing innovative clinical strategies to prevent and treat chronic GVHD.
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- Kenneth R Cooke
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Immunology and Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Departments of Immunology and Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Masonic Cancer Center and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Chakupurakal G, Garcia-Marquez MA, Shimabukuro-Vornhagen A, Kluth S, Schlosser H, Theurich S, Scheid C, Hallek M, Holtick U, von Bergwelt-Baildon M. Regulatory B10 cells display an altered homoeostasis in acute graft-versus-host disease. Eur J Haematol 2016; 98:128-133. [PMID: 27717015 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The role of B cells and the subgroup of IL-10 producing B cells, known to have a regulatory function, in patients following a haematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) has not been clearly understood to date. METHODS We prospectively recruited 95 patients following an alloSCT and studied the B-cell reconstitution on days 30, 90 and 150. Regulatory B10 cells could be analysed in 22 consecutively recruited patients on day 30 post-transplant. RESULTS The total B-cell percentages in transplant recipients (median 0.33; range 0.01-5.9) were significantly reduced than the controls (P = 0.0001) and constituted predominantly of transitional CD24high CD38high B cells. Regulatory B10 cells could be analysed in 22 consecutively recruited patients on day 30 post-transplant. The percentages of B10 cells (median 1.35; 0.0-4.5) were significantly reduced in the transplant recipients in comparison with the control cohort (P < 0.0001). Interestingly, the percentages of B10 cells in patients with acute GvHD (median 1.7; 0.33-4.5) were significantly higher than those without GvHD (median 0.7; 0-1.9) (P = 0.0003). CONCLUSION This is the first report demonstrating B10 cells in stem cell transplant recipients in the early post-alloSCT (30 d) period. Our data suggest a possible role for B10 cells in the pathophysiology of acute GvHD. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to understand the implications of our findings.
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- Geothy Chakupurakal
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Praxis Klinik for Haematology and Oncology, Koblenz, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Interventional Immunology Group, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Sarantopoulos S, Blazar BR, Cutler C, Ritz J. Reprint of: B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:S11-8. [PMID: 25620647 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) continues to be a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Unlike acute graft-versus-host disease, which is mediated almost entirely by donor T cells, the immune pathology of cGVHD is more complex and donor B cells have also been found to play an important role. Recent studies from several laboratories have enhanced our understanding of how donor B cells contribute to this clinical syndrome and this has led to new therapeutic opportunities. Here, Dr Sarantopoulos reviews some of the important mechanisms responsible for persistent B cell activation and loss of B cell tolerance in patients with cGVHD. Dr Blazar describes recent studies in preclinical models that have identified novel B cell-directed agents that may be effective for prevention or treatment of cGVHD. Some B cell-directed therapies have already been tested in patients with cGVHD and Dr Cutler reviews the results of these studies documenting the potential efficacy of this approach. Supported by mechanistic studies in patients and preclinical models, new B cell-directed therapies for cGVHD will now be evaluated in clinical trials.
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- Stefanie Sarantopoulos
- Division of Cell Therapy and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Recent studies have compelled further interest in the potential pathological role of B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). In patients with cGVHD, B cells are activated and primed for survival via B-cell activating factor and B-cell receptor-associated pathways. Understanding the signaling pathways that drive immune pathology in cGVHD will facilitate the development of new strategies to selectively target aberrantly activated B cells and restore normal B-cell homeostasis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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Wehr C, Gennery AR, Lindemans C, Schulz A, Hoenig M, Marks R, Recher M, Gruhn B, Holbro A, Heijnen I, Meyer D, Grigoleit G, Einsele H, Baumann U, Witte T, Sykora KW, Goldacker S, Regairaz L, Aksoylar S, Ardeniz Ö, Zecca M, Zdziarski P, Meyts I, Matthes-Martin S, Imai K, Kamae C, Fielding A, Seneviratne S, Mahlaoui N, Slatter MA, Güngör T, Arkwright PD, van Montfrans J, Sullivan KE, Grimbacher B, Cant A, Peter HH, Finke J, Gaspar HB, Warnatz K, Rizzi M. Multicenter experience in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for serious complications of common variable immunodeficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2015; 135:988-997.e6. [PMID: 25595268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is usually well controlled with immunoglobulin substitution and immunomodulatory drugs. A subgroup of patients has a complicated disease course with high mortality. For these patients, investigation of more invasive, potentially curative treatments, such as allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), is warranted. OBJECTIVE We sought to define the outcomes of HSCT for patients with CVID. METHODS Retrospective data were collected from 14 centers worldwide on patients with CVID receiving HSCT between 1993 and 2012. RESULTS Twenty-five patients with CVID, which was defined according to international criteria, aged 8 to 50 years at the time of transplantation were included in the study. The indication for HSCT was immunologic dysregulation in the majority of patients. The overall survival rate was 48%, and the survival rate for patients undergoing transplantation for lymphoma was 83%. The major causes of death were treatment-refractory graft-versus-host disease accompanied by poor immune reconstitution and infectious complications. Immunoglobulin substitution was stopped in 50% of surviving patients. In 92% of surviving patients, the condition constituting the indication for HSCT resolved. CONCLUSION This multicenter study demonstrated that HSCT in patients with CVID was beneficial in most surviving patients; however, there was a high mortality associated with the procedure. Therefore this therapeutic approach should only be considered in carefully selected patients in whom there has been extensive characterization of the immunologic and/or genetic defect underlying the CVID diagnosis. Criteria for patient selection, refinement of the transplantation protocol, and timing are needed for an improved outcome.
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- Claudia Wehr
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Primary Immunodeficiency, Medical Outpatient Clinic and Immunodeficiency Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Team, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Immunology, Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, University Medical Center Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, University Medical Center Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Paediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Immunology and Rheumatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Unidad de Immunología, Hospital de Niños Sor María Ludovica La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology and BMT Center, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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- Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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- Unité d'Immuno-Hématologie et Rhumatologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, French National Reference Center for PIDs (CEREDIH), Stem Cell Transplantation for PIDs in Europe (SCETIDE) registry, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Disease, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center of Immunodeficiency, Molecular Immunology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Sarantopoulos S, Blazar BR, Cutler C, Ritz J. B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:16-23. [PMID: 25452031 PMCID: PMC4295503 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) continues to be a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Unlike acute graft-versus-host disease, which is mediated almost entirely by donor T cells, the immune pathology of cGVHD is more complex and donor B cells have also been found to play an important role. Recent studies from several laboratories have enhanced our understanding of how donor B cells contribute to this clinical syndrome and this has led to new therapeutic opportunities. Here, Dr Sarantopoulos reviews some of the important mechanisms responsible for persistent B cell activation and loss of B cell tolerance in patients with cGVHD. Dr Blazar describes recent studies in preclinical models that have identified novel B cell-directed agents that may be effective for prevention or treatment of cGVHD. Some B cell-directed therapies have already been tested in patients with cGVHD and Dr Cutler reviews the results of these studies documenting the potential efficacy of this approach. Supported by mechanistic studies in patients and preclinical models, new B cell-directed therapies for cGVHD will now be evaluated in clinical trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stefanie Sarantopoulos
- Division of Cell Therapy and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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