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Zhu L, Aly M, Wang H, Karakizlis H, Weimer R, Morath C, Kuon RJ, Toth B, Ekpoom N, Opelz G, Daniel V. Changes of NK cell subsets with time post-transplant in peripheral blood of renal transplant recipients. Transpl Immunol 2018; 49:59-71. [PMID: 29702201 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is evidence that NK cells with low cytotoxicity but strong immunoregulatory characteristics contribute to good graft outcome. We attempted to investigate which NK cell subsets increase post-transplant and might affect graft function. METHOD Lymphocyte and NK cell subsets were determined in whole blood using eight-colour-fluorescence flow cytometry in patients pre-transplant and post-transplant. In total, 31 transplant recipients were studied. RESULTS When cell numbers were compared in 9 patients pre- and 6 months post-transplant, post-transplant CD56dimCD16+ (p = 0.011) NK cells with the phenotype CD158a+ (p = 0.008), CD158e+ (p = 0.038), NKG2A+ (p = 0.008), NKG2D+ (p = 0.011), IFNyR+ (p = 0.008), perforin+ (p = 0.008), granzymeB+ (p = 0.008), perforin+granzymeB+ (p = 0.008) and perforin-granzymeB- (p = 0.021) were lower than those pre-transplant, indicating a post-transplant reduction of cytotoxic NK cells. In 28 patients NK cell subsets were analyzed with respect to time post-transplant (median 888 days post-transplant). CD56dimCD16+ NK cells co-expressing CD158a (p = 0.014), NKG2D (p = 0.047), IL4R (p = 0.038), IL10R (p = 0.008) and IFNy (p = 0.036) as well as CD56bright NK cells with the phenotype TGFß+ (p = 0.017), TGFR+ (p = 0.035), CD158a+ (p = 0.042) and perforin-granzymeB- (p = 0.048) increased with time post-transplant. CONCLUSION Post-transplant, cytotoxic NK cells were lower than pre-transplant and remained low, whereas NK cell subsets with potentially immunoregulatory properties increased.
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- Li Zhu
- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Nephrology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Assiut University, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Trojan K, Unterrainer C, Weimer R, Bulut N, Morath C, Aly M, Zhu L, Opelz G, Daniel V. Helios expression and Foxp3 TSDR methylation of IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg from kidney transplant recipients with good long-term graft function. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173773. [PMID: 28296931 PMCID: PMC5351987 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is circumstantial evidence that IFNy+ Treg might have clinical relevance in transplantation. IFNy+ Treg express IFNy receptors and are induced by IFNy. In the present study we investigated in kidney transplant recipients with good long-term stable graft function the absolute cell counts of IFNy+ Treg subsets and whether their expression of Foxp3 is stable or transient. METHOD Helios expression determined by eight-color-fluorescence flow cytometry and methylation status of the Foxp3 Treg specific demethylation region (TSDR) served as indicators for stability of Foxp3 expression. Methylation status was investigated in enriched IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg preparations originating from peripheral blood using high resolution melt analysis. A total of 136 transplant recipients and 52 healthy controls were studied. RESULTS Proportions of IFNy+ Treg were similar in patients and healthy controls (0.05% and 0.04% of all CD4+ lymphocytes; p = n.s.). Patients also had similar absolute counts of IFNy producing Helios+ and Helios- Treg (p = n.s.). Most of the IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg in transplant recipients had a methylated Foxp3 TSDR, however, there was a sizeable proportion of IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg with demethylated Foxp3 TSDR. Male and female patients showed more frequently methylated IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg than male and female controls (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Kidney transplant recipients with good long-term stable graft function have similar levels of IFNy+ Treg as healthy controls. IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg subsets in patients consist of cells with stable and cells with transient Foxp3 expression; however, patients showed more frequently methylated IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg than controls. The data show increased levels of Treg subsets with stable as well as transient Foxp3 expression in patients with stable allograft acceptance compared to healthy controls.
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- Karina Trojan
- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Nephrology unit, Internal Medicine Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Trojan K, Unterrainer C, Aly M, Zhu L, Weimer R, Bulut N, Morath C, Opelz G, Daniel V. IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg subsets with stable and unstable Foxp3 expression in kidney transplant recipients with good long-term graft function. Transpl Immunol 2016; 39:S0966-3274(16)30124-1. [PMID: 27989714 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Treg are a heterogenous cell population. In the present study we attempted to identify Treg subsets that might contribute to stable and good long-term graft function. METHOD Lymphocyte and Treg subsets were studied in 136 kidney transplant recipients with good long-term graft function and in 52 healthy control individuals using eight-color-fluorescence flow cytometry. Foxp3 TSDR methylation status was investigated in enriched IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg preparations using high resolution melt analysis. RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, patients showed strong associations of IFNy secreting Helios+ and Helios- Treg with Treg that co-expressed perforin and/or CTLA4 (CD152; p<0.01). Moreover they showed associations of IFNy-Helios+ Treg with Treg that produced TGFβ and/or perforin and of IFNy-Helios- Treg with TGFβ production (all p<0.01). Only in patients, but not in healthy controls, were IFNy- Helios+ and Helios- Treg associated with higher CD45+, CD3+, (CD4+), CD19+ lymphocyte counts (p<0.001). In addition IFNy-Helios+ Treg were associated with CD16+56+ lymphocytes (p<0.001). Enriched IFNy- Treg from female but not male patients showed an association of Foxp3 methylation with higher total Treg and higher Helios+IFNy-, CXCR3+Lselectin+ (CD183+CD62L+), CXCR3-Lselectin+ and CD28+HLADR+ Treg subsets (p<0.01). Enriched IFNy+ Treg from male patients showed an association of demethylated Foxp3 with total Treg and IL10-TFGβ+ Treg counts, and in enriched IFNy- Treg an association of methylated Foxp3 with APO1/FasR+FasL+ (CD95+CD178+) Treg (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Kidney recipients with good long-term graft function possess IFNy+ and IFNy- Treg with stable and unstable Foxp3 expression in the blood. They co-express CD28, HLADR, CTLA4, CXCR3, Lselectin, TGFβ, perforin and FasL and might contribute to the establishment and maintenance of good long-term graft function.
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- Karina Trojan
- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, D-35385 Giessen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, D-35385 Giessen, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Daniel V, Trojan K, Opelz G. Immunosuppressive drugs affect induction of IFNy+ Treg in vitro. Hum Immunol 2015; 77:146-152. [PMID: 26585777 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND We reported previously that patients with poor long-term graft function are able to form IFNy+ Treg in vitro pretransplant, but late posttransplant have more frequently undetectable or lower levels of IFNy+ Treg in the peripheral blood than patients with good long-term graft outcome. In the present study, we investigated the induction of IFNy+ and Tbet+ Treg subsets in the presence of immunosuppressants in vitro. METHODS PBL of 10 healthy individuals were stimulated with PMA/Ionomycin in the presence of different immunosuppressive drugs at 2 different concentrations that were chosen to approximately mirror the blood levels in renal transplant recipients. IFNy+, Tbet+, CD119+, and Helios+ CD4+CD25+CD127-Foxp3+ Treg subsets were analyzed using 8-color-fluorescence-flow-cytometry. RESULTS Cyclosporine (p<0.01) and 6α-methylprednisolone (p<0.05) at both concentrations as well as high doses of azathioprine (p<0.05) and mycophenolate mofetil (p<0.05) inhibited the induction of IFNy+ and Tbet+ Treg, whereas lower concentrations of azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil tended to increase IFNy+, Tbet+ and CD119+ Treg (p⩽0.05). CONCLUSIONS Drug-induced inhibition of Treg induction might result in low IFNy+ Treg levels with the consequence of T effector activation and impaired graft function. Further studies will show whether monitoring of IFNy+ Treg might help to prevent clinical complications provoked by an inappropriate immunosuppressive protocol.
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- Volker Daniel
- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Daniel V, Trojan K, Adamek M, Opelz G. IFNγ+ Treg in-vivo and in-vitro represent both activated nTreg and peripherally induced aTreg and remain phenotypically stable in-vitro after removal of the stimulus. BMC Immunol 2015; 16:45. [PMID: 26268522 PMCID: PMC4535851 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-015-0111-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background IFNγ-producing CD4+CD25+Foxp3+CD127- Treg represent the first line of Treg during an immune response. In the present study we determined whether IFNγ+ Treg in-vivo and in-vitro are Helios-positive representing activated natural (nTreg) or Helios-negative representing adaptive Treg (aTreg) and whether they originate from CD4+CD25+ and/or CD4+CD25- PBL. Furtheron, we investigated whether they are inducible by recombinant IFNγ (rIFNγ) as a single stimulus, decrease in-vitro after elimination of the stimulus, and have a demethylated Foxp3 Treg-specific demethylated region (TSDR) which is associated with stable Foxp3 expression. Method Subsets of IFNγ+ Treg were determined in peripheral blood of healthy controls using eight-color flow cytometry and were further investigated in-vitro. Foxp3 TSDR methylation status was determined using bisulphite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high resolution melt (HRM) analysis. Results Nearly all Treg in the peripheral blood were Helios+IFNγ- (1.9 ± 1.1/μl) and only few were Helios+IFNγ+ or Helios-IFNγ+ Treg (both 0.1 ± 0.1/μl). Enriched IFNγ+ Treg subsets showed in part strong Foxp3 TSDR demethylation. In-vitro, rIFNγ was unable to induce Treg. CD4+CD25+ enriched PBL stimulated with PMA/Ionomycin in the presence of rIFNγ were rather resistant to the effect of rIFNγ, in contrast to CD4+CD25- enriched PBL which showed increasing total Treg with Helios+ Treg switching from IFNγ- to IFNγ+ and increasing Helios-IFNγ+ Treg. The data indicate that rIFNγ, in combination with a polyclonal stimulus, activates nTreg and induces aTreg. When phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)/Ionomycin was washed out from the cell culture after 6 h stimulation, Treg induction continued for at least 96 h of cell culture, contradicting the hypothesis that removal of the stimulus results in significant decrease of IFNγ- and IFNγ+ CD4+CD25+Foxp3+CD127- Treg due to loss of Foxp3 expression. Conclusions IFNγ+Helios- aTreg as well as IFNγ+Helios+ nTreg are detectable in the blood of healthy individuals, show in part strong Foxp3 TSDR demethylation and are inducible in-vitro. The present data provide further insight concerning the in-vivo and in-vitro characteristics of IFNγ+ Treg and help to understand their role in immunoregulation. Alloantigen-specific demethylated IFNγ+Helios+ nTreg might represent a suitable marker for monitoring graft-specific immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients.
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- Volker Daniel
- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Reynolds BC, Turner DG, McPherson RC, Prendergast CT, Phelps RG, Turner NA, O'Connor RA, Anderton SM. Exposure to inflammatory cytokines selectively limits GM-CSF production by induced T regulatory cells. Eur J Immunol 2014; 44:3342-52. [PMID: 25168419 PMCID: PMC4257504 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interest in manipulating the immunosuppressive powers of Foxp3-expressing T regulatory cells as an immunotherapy has been tempered by their reported ability to produce proinflammatory cytokines when manipulated in vitro, or in vivo. Understanding processes that can limit this potentially deleterious effect of Treg cells in a therapeutic setting is therefore important. Here, we have studied this using induced (i) Treg cells in which de novo Foxp3 expression is driven by TCR-stimulation in vitro in the presence of TGF-β. We show that iTreg cells can produce significant amounts of three proinflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, GM-CSF and TNF-α) upon secondary TCR stimulation. GM-CSF is a critical T-cell derived cytokine for the induction of EAE in mice. Despite their apparent capacity to produce GM-CSF, myelin autoantigen-responsive iTreg cells were unable to provoke EAE. Instead, they maintained strong suppressive function in vivo, preventing EAE induction by their CD4+Foxp3− counterparts. We identified that although iTreg cells maintained the ability to produce IFN-γ and TNF-α in vivo, their ability to produce GM-CSF was selectively degraded upon antigen stimulation under inflammatory conditions. Furthermore, we show that IL-6 and IL-27 individually, or IL-2 and TGF-β in combination, can mediate the selective loss of GM-CSF production by iTreg cells.
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- Ben C Reynolds
- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Maguire O, Tario JD, Shanahan TC, Wallace PK, Minderman H. Flow cytometry and solid organ transplantation: a perfect match. Immunol Invest 2014; 43:756-74. [PMID: 25296232 PMCID: PMC4357273 DOI: 10.3109/08820139.2014.910022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the field of transplantation, flow cytometry serves a well-established role in pre-transplant crossmatching and monitoring immune reconstitution following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The capabilities of flow cytometers have continuously expanded and this combined with more detailed knowledge of the constituents of the immune system, their function and interaction and newly developed reagents to study these parameters have led to additional utility of flow cytometry-based analyses, particularly in the post-transplant setting. This review discusses the impact of flow cytometry on managing alloantigen reactions, monitoring opportunistic infections and graft rejection and gauging immunosuppression in the context of solid organ transplantation.
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- Orla Maguire
- Laboratory of Flow and Image Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Flow and Image Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Flow and Image Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Flow and Image Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Daniel V, Wang H, Sadeghi M, Opelz G. Interferon-gamma producing regulatory T cells as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in organ transplantation. Int Rev Immunol 2013; 33:195-211. [PMID: 24266365 DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2013.845181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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There is increasing evidence that IFNg plays a major role in both induction of Tregs as well as immunosuppression mediated by IFNg-producing Tregs. The present review focuses on a small subset of iTregs that produces IFNg, comprises only 0.04% of all CD4(+) T lymphocytes in the blood of healthy individuals, and increases strongly during an immune response. IFNg(+) Tregs are induced by IFNg and IL12, making them sensors for inflammatory cytokines. They develop rapidly during inflammation and represent the first line of Tregs that suppress initial immune responses. The pool of IFNg(+) Tregs consists of activated stable immunosuppressive thymus-derived nTregs as well as peripherally proliferating iTregs with in part only transient immunosuppressive function, which limits their diagnostic and therapeutic usefulness in organ transplantation. Apparently, a part of IFNg(+) Tregs dies during the immune response, whereas others, after efficient immunosuppression with resolution of the immune response, differentiate toward Th1 lymphocytes. Goals of further research are the development of appropriate diagnostic tests for rapid and exact determinination of immunosuppressive IFNg(+) iTregs, as well as the induction and propagation of stable immunosuppressive IFNg(+) Tregs that establish and maintain good long-term graft function in transplant recipients.
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- Volker Daniel
- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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