FK506预处理下骨髓移植诱导同种异体小鼠皮肤移植耐受的实验研究

目的探讨短期大剂量FK506作为宏嵌合诱导供体特异性耐受中,骨髓移植前对受体预处理方法的可行性及临床实用性. 方法 100只雄性C57BL/6和60只雌性BALB/C小鼠分别作为皮肤移植的供体和受体,雄性ICR小鼠15只作为无关第三品系用以检测移植耐受状态的特异性.将60只受体小鼠随机分为5组,即无处理对照组、单纯FK506组、单纯骨髓细胞移植(BMT)组、实验组(FK506 BMT)和无关供体对照组,每组12只.FK506诱导及维持方案是皮肤移植前对受体小鼠先给予大剂量FK506腹腔注射(3 mg/kg×2 d),移植当天尾静脉输注2×107个骨髓细胞,再以小剂量FK506(0.5 mg/kg×7 d)短期维持治疗.观察皮肤移植存活时间、对第三方皮肤的排斥反应及对供体鼠的单向混合淋巴细胞反应,并用多聚酶链式反应(PCR)检测嵌合体的形成. 结果常规剂量的骨髓输注或短期FK506治疗并不能延长移植物的存活时间,也没有宏嵌合形成.实验组皮肤移植物存活时间(24.0±1.5)d比无处理对照组(9.6±1.1)d、单纯FK506组(10.5±1.6)d、单纯骨髓细胞移植组(10.3±1.5)d、无关供体对照组(9.8±1.1)d明显延长(P<0.05).混合淋巴细胞反应实验组供者特异性抑制率80.55%±14.10%明显高于单纯FK506组38.65%±12.43%及单纯骨髓细胞移植组35.41%±8.99%(P<0.05),实验组宏嵌合呈阳性. 结论采用短期大剂量FK506这一温和的非照射预处理方法,可获得一定程度的免疫耐受,延长移植物存活.移植前输注供体骨髓细胞能够促进宏嵌合的形成及移植物的存活.     

供体骨髓细胞输注诱导大鼠肢体移植免疫耐受

目的 探讨环磷酰胺(CP)加供体脾细胞输注联合供体骨髓细胞(DBMC)输注诱导大鼠肢体移植免疫耐受的效果及机制.方法选择25只雄性Wistar大鼠、25只雌性SD大鼠分别作为肢体移植的供体和受体.实验分为五组:A组:无处理对照组,B组:受体在肢体移植前给予供体脾细胞输注预处理;C组:受体在肢体移植前给予CP预处理,D组:受体在肢体移植前给予供体脾细胞输注加CP预处理,E组:受体在肢体移植前给予供体脾细胞输注联合DBMC输注加CP预处理,每组5只.建立肢体移植动物模型,诱导耐受后观察大鼠一般情况,移植肢体排斥反应出现时间及存活时间,通过混合淋巴细胞培养确定耐受状态,采用PCR检测嵌合体的形成.结果 E组肢体移植物的存活时间[(27.6±1.1)d]较A组[(6.8±0.4)d]、B组[(7.2±0.8)d]、C组[(7.8±1.3)d]、D组[(17.8±0.8)d]显著延长,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.01).混合淋巴细胞反应E组特异性抑制率[(88.00±1.06)%]显著高于B组[(36.90±1.08)%]、C组[(37.90±0.95)%]和D组[(67.20±1.12)%],差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.01).E组嵌合体呈阳性.结论联合CP加供体脾细胞输注及DBMC输注可一定程度诱导大鼠同种异体肢体移植的免疫耐受,延长移植物存活时间.嵌合体的形成可能与免疫耐受的形成及维持有关.     

诱导免疫耐受预防大鼠肾脏移植排斥反应的研究

目的 探讨具有临床应用前景的移植耐受诱导方法。方法 以Lewis大鼠和DA大鼠分别作为肾脏移植的受体和供体,采用注射抗淋巴细胞血清（ALS）、输入供体骨髓细胞（BMT）和环磷酰胺（Cp）注射方法进行移植耐受诱导,观察肾脏移植物的存活情况及受体对供体细胞抗原免疫应答改变。结果 经耐受诱导的大鼠肾脏移植物存活时间明显延长,7只鼠中5只移植物存活73－90 d时仍无排斥反应迹象,混合淋巴细胞反应及诱导迟发型超敏反应表现为供体特异性降低。结论 诱导免疫耐受预防肾脏移植排斥反应具有重要的临床意义,此方法有一定的临床应用前景。     

门静脉注射供体脾细胞诱导大鼠移植肾长期存活

目的 :探讨门静脉内注射供体脾细胞诱导移植肾的免疫耐受情况。方法 :实验组 Wistar大鼠在肾移植同时将经过预处理的供体 SD大鼠脾细胞注入门静脉 ,对照组则注入生理盐水 ,然后用环孢素 A治疗 1周 ,并以大鼠平均存活时间为标准比较两组结果。结果 :对照组平均存活( 1 0 .5± 2 .1 ) d,实验组为 ( 72 .2± 32 .0 ) d( P <0 .0 1 )。实验组在肾移植 60 d后 ,再移植 SD大鼠和Lewis大鼠的皮肤 ,发现 SD大鼠的皮肤不被排异 ,Lewis大鼠的皮肤出现排异。结论 :门静脉内注射供体脾细胞可诱导肾移植免疫耐受 ,并且这种耐受具有特异性。     

白细胞介素-12 p35沉默的树突状细胞联合CD40L单克隆抗体对大鼠小肠移植免疫耐受的诱导作用

目的研究供体骨髓来源的白细胞介素12 p35(IL-12p35)基因沉默的树突状细胞(IL-12 p35 silenced DC)联合大鼠CD40L单克隆抗体(CD40L mAb)对大鼠小肠移植免疫耐受的诱导。方法实验动物随机分为3组,每组8对,分别于手术前7天进行不同预处理后进行小肠移植。A组:受体注射生理盐水;B组:受体注射供体IL-12 p35 silenced DC,C组:受体静脉注射供体IL-12 p35 silenced DC,同时腹腔注射CD40L mAb。观察受体存活时间,移植小肠采用病理学检察及细胞凋亡检测,受体血清检测IL-2、干扰素(INF)-γ水平。结果C组受体动物存活时间为(23.3±6.0)d,显著长于A、B两组[(6.5±1.5)d,(15.1±4.9)d];C组移植小肠炎性细胞浸润、黏膜结构破坏程度和肠黏膜细胞的凋亡数目明显低于A、B组[(9.5±5.6)比(23.8±6.2)、(18.7±6.3),(P<0.01)];C组受体大鼠血清IL-2浓度为(185.8±18.2)ng/L,显著低于A、B两组[(294.1±15.6)ng/L、(225.8±14.5)ng/L,(P<0.01、P<0.05)];C组受体大鼠血清INF-γ浓度为(75.6±8.6)ng/L,显著低于A、B两组[(110.5±12.4)ng/L、(89.1±9.2)ng/L,(P<0.01、P<0.05)]。结论术前输注供体来源的IL-12 p35 silenced DC联合CD40L mAb,可在一定程度上抑制小肠移植的排斥反应,诱导受体产生免疫耐受。     

小鼠异体Sertoli细胞诱导胰岛移植免疫耐受的作用

目的 观察小鼠Sertoli细胞是否能在异体内起到诱导局部免疫耐受、保护共移植异体胰岛的作用.方法 以糖尿病C57小鼠作移植受体,随机分4组,每组6只;以正常BALB/C小鼠为胰岛供体,正常C57小鼠和正常BALB/C小鼠各作为Serloli细胞供体.A组:单纯移植异体胰岛;B组:移植来源于C57小鼠的Sertoli细胞+BALB/C小鼠来源的胰岛;C组:移植均来源于BALB/C小鼠的Sertoli细胞及胰岛;D组:假手术组.监测各组移植受体的血糖尿糖变化,观察移植物的存活时间.结果 A组移植物平均存活时间为(6.50±2.35)d;B组为(55.67±4.84)d;C组为(51.33±5.05)d;D组未观察到血糖正常.B组及C组的移植方式均可逆转糖尿病小鼠的高血糖状态,移植物存活期均较A组有明显延长,其差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);而B组与C组的移植物存活时间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).结论 同种异体来源的睾丸Sertoli细胞在异体内可起到诱导局部免疫耐受的效果,对共移植同种异体胰岛起到保护作用,其效果与自体睾丸Sertoli细胞相当.     

靶向CD40的shRNA干扰抗大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应的实验研究

目的 探讨靶向CD40的RNA干扰对大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应的影响. 方法以纯系SD大鼠为供体,纯系Wistar大鼠为受体,行同种异体右后肢移植.27只大鼠肢体移植后随机分为三组,A组:注射入梭华.Sofast.siCD40-2/pSilencer载体复合物600 μL;B组:注射Sofast-pSilencer4.1-CMV neo空载体复合物600 μL;C组:注射生理盐水600μL,以上均通过阴茎背静脉注射.观察移植物排斥反应征象及存活情况,并于第7天对产生免疫耐受大鼠进行混合淋巴细胞反应,同时进行组织学检查. 结果与B、C组相比,A组移植物发生排斥反应的时间及存活时间均显著延长,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01)(＞13 d),未见排斥反应征象;B、C组均于术后近期发牛排斥反应.A组大鼠对供体的淋巴细胞呈现低反应性,移植的供体同系大鼠的肢体得以存活. 结论术后不应用免疫抑制剂的情况下,靶向CD40的shRNA干扰可以抗大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应.     

供体神经雷公藤预处理对异体移植后神经再生的影响

[目的]探讨雷公藤多甙(雷公藤提取物)或MEM预处理的供体坐骨神经对异体周围神经缺损修复的影响.[方法]用新鲜异体坐骨神经移植(A组)或雷公藤多甙(B、C组)/MEM(D、E组)预处理的Wistar大鼠坐骨神经,桥接SD大鼠10 mm坐骨神经缺损,术后以雷公藤多甙治疗5周:A、C、E组5 mg/(kg·d),B、D组2.5 mg/(kg·d).术后2周观察移植物炎症反应情况,12周电生理检测和组织学观察神经再生,16周观察靶肌肉运动终板.[结果]术后早期炎症反应D组比其它组严重;运动神经传导速度、动作电位潜伏期,再生有髓神经纤维数量和轴突直径、髓鞘厚度,C组优于A、B、E组(P<0.05),A、B、E组则优于D组(P<0.05);运动终板染色着色和数量,D组明显比其它组差.[结论]供体神经经雷公藤多甙预处理可能降低了神经组织免疫原性,异体移植后能促进神经再生,减少移植后受体免疫抑制剂用量.     

雷帕霉素对肝移植大鼠皮下移植瘤生长的影响

目的探讨雷帕霉素对肝移植大鼠皮下移植瘤生长的影响。方法建立大鼠肝移植模型后实验分为五组,Ⅰ组:以Wistar大鼠作为供体,SD大鼠作为受体,术后不接受任何治疗作为急性排斥对照组。Ⅱ组:以SD大鼠作为供体及受体,术后3 d在左肩胛区皮下接种腹水瘤Wlaker- 256细胞,生理盐水灌胃作为皮下肿瘤生长的对照组。Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ组:均以Wistar大鼠作为供体,SD大鼠作为受体,术后分别服用环孢素(每日20mg,/kg体重,灌胃)、他克莫司(每日1 mg/kg体重,灌胃)和雷帕霉素(每日1 mg/kg体重,灌胃),术后3 d在左肩胛区皮下接种腹水瘤Wlaker-256细胞。每周3次记录Ⅱ-Ⅴ组受体大鼠皮下肿瘤生长情况,绘制成瘤曲线;并于皮下接种肿瘤后14 d处死大鼠,检测受体大鼠的肝功能、移植肝病理及皮下肿瘤大小。结果与急性排斥大鼠(Ⅰ组)比较,接受免疫抑制剂治疗的各组受体大鼠(Ⅲ～Ⅴ组)均未出现严重的急性排斥反应;同时,与生理盐水灌胃的同基因肝移植术后皮下荷瘤大鼠(Ⅱ组)比较,雷帕霉素明显抑制了大鼠皮下肿瘤的生长[(1.41±0.87)与(3.65±0.87)cm3,P<0.05],环孢素及他克莫司则促进了皮下肿瘤的生长[(9.56±2.81)与(3.65±0.87)cm3,P<0.01;(8.11±1.69)与(3.65±0.87)cm3,P<0.01]。结论雷帕霉素在有效保护移植物的同时抑制了移植受体体内肿瘤的生长;环孢素和他克莫司抑制了机体的排斥反应,但也同时促进了受体体内肿瘤的生长。     

免疫缺陷树突状细胞诱导异种胰岛细胞移植耐受

目的　研究受体来源免疫缺陷树突状细胞(dendriticcell, DC)诱导异种胰岛细胞移植的免疫耐受作用及其机制。方法　从BALB/C小鼠骨髓干细胞诱导分化免疫缺陷DC,负载Wistar大鼠MHC抗原。将上述DC通过尾静脉回输糖尿病小鼠体内(预处理组), 7d后分别将Wistar或SD大鼠胰岛细胞移植于受体鼠肾包膜下。观察移植物存活时间,检测T细胞增殖及TH1 /TH2细胞因子的表达。结果　与对照组相比,预处理组胰岛细胞存活时间明显延长(P < 0. 0 5 ),而以SD大鼠胰岛细胞作为供体的移植物存活时间无明显改变。免疫缺陷DC预处理受体鼠T细胞增殖反应微弱,且TH1 /TH2细胞因子表达明显下降。结论　负载异种MHC抗原的免疫缺陷型DC预处理受体可诱导抗原特异性T细胞无能,以及TH1 /TH2细胞因子的低表达,从而有效地延长异种胰岛细胞存活时间。     

Rapamycin, mycophenolate mofetil, methylprednisolone, and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 immunoglobulin-based conditioning regimen to induce partial tolerance to hind limb allografts without cytoreductive conditioning

BACKGROUND: Composite tissue allograft transplantation may represent the next frontier in the field of reconstructive surgery. However, the main obstacles precluding the routine use of composite tissue allotransplants are rejection and toxicity associated with life-long immunosuppressive therapy. In this study, we investigated a nontoxic immunosuppressant and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 immunoglobulin (CTLA4-Ig)-based protocol to induce donor-specific tolerance to hind limb allografts in rats. METHODS: Fully mismatched, 4- to 10-week-old Brown Norway (BN, RT1n) and Lewis (RT1) rats were used as cell/organ donors and recipients, respectively. Recipients were treated with CTLA4-Ig (2 mg/kg/d) on days -30, -28, -26, -24, and -22, rapamycin, mycophenolate mofetil, and methylprednisolone (RAPA/MMF/MP) combined therapy (from days -30 to day 100), a single dose of anti-lymphocyte serum (10 mg, on day -30), and donor bone marrow (10 x 10(7) T-cell-depleted cells) transplantation (BMT, on day -30). Thirty days after BMT, chimeric animals received hind limb allotransplantations (on day 0). The RAPA/MMF/MP combined therapy was changed to Cyclosporine (CsA, 8 mg/kg/d) on day 100 and maintained thereafter at this level. RESULTS: Hematopoietic chimerism of 17.6 +/- 9.5% at day 0, was stable (15.2 +/- 5.6%) at 230 days post-BMT; there was no sign of graft-versus-host disease. Chimeric recipients (Lewis) permanently accepted (>200 days) donor (BN)-specific (RT11, n = 6) hind limbs, yet rapidly rejected (20 +/- 2 days) third-party hind limbs (Wistar Furth [WF]). Lymphocytes of graft-tolerant animals demonstrated hyporesponsiveness in mixed lymphocyte cultures in a donor-specific manner. Tolerant graft histology showed no signs of acute and chronic rejection. CONCLUSIONS: The immunosuppressant and CTLA4-Ig-based conditioning regimen with donor BMT produced mixed chimerism and induced partial donor-specific tolerance to hind limb allografts.     

CTLA4-Ig-based conditioning regimen to induce tolerance to cardiac allografts

BACKGROUND: Transplant rejection and toxicity associated with chronic immunosuppressive therapy remain a major problem. Mixed hematopoietic chimerism has been shown to produce tolerance to solid organ transplants. However, currently available protocols to induce mixed hematopoietic chimerism invariably require toxic pre-conditioning. In this study, we investigated a non-toxic CTLA4-Ig-based protocol to induce donor-specific tolerance to cardiac allografts in rats. METHODS: Fully mismatched, 4 to 6 week old ACI (RT1.A(a)) and Wistar Furth (RT1.A(u)) rats were used as cell/organ donors and recipients, respectively. Recipients were treated with CTLA4-Ig 2 mg/kg/day (on days 0, 2, 4, 6, 8), tacrolimus 1 mg/kg/day (daily, from days 0 to 9), and a single dose of anti-lymphocyte serum (10 mg) on day 10, soon after total body irradiation (300 cGy) and donor bone marrow (100 x 10(6) T-cell depleted cells) transplantation (BMT). Six weeks after BMT, chimeric animals received heterotopic heart transplants. RESULTS: Hematopoietic chimerism was 18.8 +/- 10.6% at day 30, and was stable (24 +/- 10%) at 1 year post-BMT; there was no graft versus host disease. Chimeric recipients (RT1.A(u)) permanently accepted (>360 days) donor-specific (RT1.A(a); n = 6) hearts, yet rapidly rejected (<9 days) third-party hearts (RT1.A(l); n = 5). Graft (heart) tolerant (>100 days) recipients accepted donor-specific secondary skin grafts (>200 days) while rejected the third-party skin grafts (<9 days). Lymphocytes of graft tolerant animals demonstrated hyporesponsiveness in mixed lymphocyte cultures in a donor-specific manner. Tolerant graft histology showed no obliterative arteriopathy or chronic rejection. CONCLUSIONS: The CTLA4-Ig based conditioning regimen with donor BMT produced mixed chimerism and induced donor- specific tolerance to cardiac allografts.     

Mixed chimerism achieved by a nonlethal conditioning regimen induces donor-specific tolerance to lung allografts

BACKGROUND: Graft rejection and toxicity associated with chronic immunosuppressive therapy remain a major problem in lung transplantation (Tx). Mixed hematopoietic chimerism has been shown to produce long-lasting donor-specific transplant tolerance without immunosuppressive drugs in animal models; however, most conditioning regimens required to achieve mixed chimerism are too toxic for clinical use. The aim of this study was to develop a nonlethal conditioning regimen to induce tolerance to lung allografts. METHODS: Four to 6-wk old ACI (RT1.A(a)) and Wistar Furth (RT1.A(u)) rats were used as organ donors and recipients, respectively. The recipient conditioning regimen included: 10 mg/animal antilymphocyte globulin (on day-5), 1 mg/kg/d tacrolimus (days 1 to 10), total body irradiation (500 cGy; day 0), and donor bone marrow (DBM) Tx (100 x 10(6) T-cell depleted cells on day 0 following irradiation). Six weeks after DBM Tx, chimeric animals received orthotopic left lung Tx. Graft survival was monitored by chest X-ray and histology. RESULTS: Long-term DBM engraftment was observed: hematopoietic chimerism in the peripheral blood was 12.4 +/- 3.4%, 36.7 +/- 14.1%, and 31.9 +/- 14.1% at 30 d, 6 mo, and 16 mo following DBM Tx, respectively. There was no graft versus host disease. Chimeric recipients (RT1.A(u)) permanently accepted (>400 d) donor-specific lungs (RT1.A(a); n = 8), yet rapidly rejected (<8 d) third party hearts (RT1.A(l); n = 5). Graft (lung) tolerant (>150 d) chimeric recipients accepted secondary donor-specific heart grafts (>150 d; n = 4) but rejected third party heart grafts (<7 d; n = 3). Graft tolerant recipients demonstrated reduced (P < 0.05) in vitro donor-specific lymphoproliferative response and cytotoxicity, and no evidence of acute or chronic graft rejection. CONCLUSION: Mixed chimerism achieved by a nonlethal conditioning regimen induced long-term donor-specific tolerance to lung allografts.     

Induction of tolerance to hind limb allografts in rats receiving cyclosporine A and antilymphocyte serum: effect of duration of the treatment

BACKGROUND: This study assessed the ability of antilymphocyte serum (ALS) and cyclosporine A (CsA) to induce tolerance for hind limb composite tissue allograft in rats without chronic immunosuppression. METHODS: Hind limb transplantations were performed in Lewis-Brown-Norway (LBN, RT1(1+n)) and Lewis (LEW, RT1(1)) rats. Treatment consisted of ALS only (0.4 mL/kg), CsA only (16 mg/kg), and a combination of CsA and ALS, and it was administered 12 hr before surgery at three different intervals (7, 14, and 21 days). Long-term survivors were tested for tolerance by standard skin grafting from the recipient (LEW), the donor (LBN), and the third party (ACI, RT1 ) 60 days after cessation of the treatment and by mixed lymphocyte reaction at 100 days. T-cell lines were analyzed with flow cytometry. RESULTS: Single use of ALS in all treatment intervals did not prolong allograft survival. Single use of CsA extended survival up to 23 days in the 21-day protocol group. CsA and ALS caused indefinite survival in two of six rats in the 14-day protocol and in all six rats in the 21-day protocol (>420 days). The six long-term survivors in the 21-day protocol accepted the skin grafts from the donor (LBN) and the recipient (LEW) and rejected third-party grafts (ACI). Tolerant animals showed a donor-specific hematopoietic chimerism of 35% to 42% in the peripheral blood. Mixed lymphocyte reaction assay demonstrated tolerance to the host and donor alloantigens and increased response to the third party. CONCLUSIONS: Administration of CsA and ALS for 21 days induced donor-specific tolerance in the recipients of the rat hind limb composite tissue allografts. The mechanism of tolerance should be investigated further.     

Limb allografts in rats immunosuppressed with FK506. I. Reversal of rejection and indefinite survival

We have tested the effects of FK506 (FK), a new immunosuppressive agent, on a rat limb allograft model. Histoincompatible BN limb allografts were rejected in untreated F344 hosts within 11 +/- 1 days (mean +/- SD) after operation. A single injection of 2 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, or 50 mg/kg of FK on the day of limb transplantation (day 0) significantly prolonged graft survival in a dose-dependent manner--i.e., mean limb survival times (MST) based on gross signs of skin rejection were 16 +/- 3 days, 51 +/- 6 days, or 104 +/- 17 days, respectively (P less than 0.01). Delayed treatment with a single injection of 10 mg/kg of FK at when early signs of rejection were visible (day 7 or day 10) reversed the ongoing rejection. The MSTs in these groups were comparable to that of those treated with the same dosage of FK on day 0. The FK-induced unresponsiveness toward limb allografts was donor-specific because limb-allografted. FK-protected rats could not accept the skin grafts from a third-party donor. In the next set of experiments, rats were given a single administration of 10 mg/kg of FK on the day of limb allograft, followed by intermittent injections of 3 mg/kg of FK once a week. This regimen produced complete graft survival for more than 200 days, though Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurred in most of the recipients. These results represent the unique effects of FK in preventing or reversing the graft rejection and in inducing indefinite survival in this animal model of composite tissue allografts.     

AG490延长移植心存活时间的探讨

目的 研究AG490在大鼠心脏移植中免疫抑制及延长移植心存活时间的作用,探讨AG490的作用机制.方法 供者为SD大鼠,受者为Wistar大鼠,建立大鼠心脏移植模型.将受者分为4组.对照组(14只):术后1～7 d经尾静脉注射生理盐水0.2 ml·kg-1·d-1;AG490组(14只):术后1～7 d经尾静脉注射AG490 20 mg·kg-1·d-1;CsA组(10只):术后1～7 d经尾静脉注射CsA20 mg·kg-1·d-1;AG490+CsA组(10只):术后1～7 d经尾静脉注射AG490和CsA各20mg·kg-1·d-1.术后各组分别取10只受者,观察移植心存活时间,并在术后1、4和7 d时,检测受者外周血中白细胞介素(IL)-2和IL-6的水平.术后第7天,处死对照组和AG490组受者(各4只)后,分别取移植心组织进行病理学检测.结果 AG490组受者术后移植心存活时间为(26.6±3.81)d,CsA组为(28.4±4.25)d,AG490+CsA组为(31.8±4.39)d,均较对照组的(8.4±0.84)d显著延长(P＜0.05).与对照组相比,AG490组术后外周血IL-2水平显著降低(P＜0.05),IL-6水平虽有所降低,但差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),而AG490+CsA组IL-2和IL-6水平下降更为显著,与对照组相比,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).AG490组移植心组织中淋巴细胞浸润程度较对照组明显减轻.结论 AG490具有免疫抑制作用,能延长移植物的存活时间,与CsA联合应用时效果更加明显.AG490的主要作用机制包括降低IL-2表达的水平,抑制移植心组织中淋巴细胞的浸润.     

Composite tissue allotransplantation in chimeric hosts part II. A clinically relevant protocol to induce tolerance in a rat model

BACKGROUND: We and others have shown that mixed allogeneic chimerism induces donor-specific tolerance to composite tissue allografts across major histocompatibility complex barriers without the need for immunosuppression. However, a delay period between bone marrow transplantation and limb allotransplantation is required, making such protocols impractical for clinical application. This study eliminates this delay period in a rat hind limb allotransplantation model by performing mixed allogeneic chimerism induction and transplantation "simultaneously." METHODS: Group 1 included controls in which na?ve Wistar Furth (WF) hosts received ACI hind limbs. Group 2 included (ACI-->WF) chimeras that received limbs from third-party donors (Fisher), and group 3 included chimeras that received irradiated (1,050 cGy) ACI limbs. In group 4, WF hosts conditioned with 950 cGy received irradiated (1,050 cGy) ACI limbs followed by infusion of 100 x 10(6) ACI T-cell-depleted bone marrow cells and immunotherapy (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) for 28 days. Group 5 animals received the same treatment as group 4 animals without immunotherapy. RESULTS: The rats in groups 1 and 2 rejected their limbs within 10 days. Only one rat in group 4 survived to the end of the study. Groups 3 and 5 demonstrated long-term limb survival without rejection or graft-versus-host disease. High levels of donor chimerism (>80%) were achieved and maintained throughout the study. Mixed lymphocyte reaction assays in both groups revealed donor-specific hyporesponsiveness with vigorous third-party reactivity. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that infusion of donor bone marrow cells into conditioned hosts immediately after limb transplantation results in stable mixed chimerism, robust tolerance, and reliable limb allograft survival.     

Role of the CTLA4 pathway in hyporesponsiveness induced by intratracheal delivery of alloantigen

BACKGROUND: The authors previously reported that intratracheal delivery (ITD) of donor alloantigen induced donor-specific hyporesponsiveness to C57BL/10 cardiac allografts in CBA recipients and that blockade of the B7 pathways abrogated that hyporesponsiveness. In this study, the authors used a CD28-deficient model to evaluate which signal, either through CD28 or cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA4), is involved in the induction of hyporesponsiveness. METHODS: Seven days before transplantation of hearts from C3H/HeJ (H2k) mice into C57BL/6 (H2b) or CD28-deficient (C57BL/6 background) mice, the transplant recipients were given ITD of donor splenocytes (1 x 10(7)), alone or in combination with human CTLA4-immunoglobulin (Ig) (200 microg). RESULTS: ITD of C3H splenocytes induced donor-specific hyporesponsiveness to C3H cardiac grafts in C57BL/6 recipients (graft median survival time [MST], 40 days). Administration of CTLA4-Ig concurrently with ITD abrogated the prolonged allograft survival (MST, 12 days). Interestingly, ITD of C3H splenocytes induced prolonged survival of C3H allografts in CD28-deficient recipients (MST, 55 days). Furthermore, administration of CTLA4-Ig combined with ITD of C3H splenocytes abrogated the prolonged survival of C3H allografts in CD28-deficient recipients (MST, 7 days), whereas recipients given isotype-control antibody in combination with ITD of splenocytes had prolonged survival of C3H allografts (MST, 58 days). CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, the authors' findings indicate that a signal through CTLA4, rather than through CD28, plays an important role in the induction of hyporesponsiveness by ITD of alloantigen in this model.     

Role of thymus in operational tolerance induction in limb allograft transplant model

BACKGROUND: In this study, we evaluated the role of host thymus in tolerance induction in composite tissue allografts (CTA) across major histocompatibility complex (MHC) barrier during a 7-day alphabeta- T-cell receptor (TCR)/ cyclosporine A (CsA) protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 62 limb allograft transplants were studied. Euthymic (group A) and thymectomized (group B) Lewis recipients (LEW, RT1(1)) received vascularized hind-limb allografts from hybrid Lewis x Brown-Norway (F1), (LBN, RT1(1+n)) donors. Mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) and skin grafting assessed donor-specific tolerance in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Flow cytometry determined the efficacy of immunosuppressive protocols and the presence of donor-specific chimerism. Immunocytochemistry revealed the presence of donor-specific cells in the lymphoid organs of recipients. RESULTS: Isograft transplants survived indefinitely. For thymectomized rats, the median survival time (MST) of limb allograft in non-treated recipients was 7 days; monotherapy with alphabeta-TCR extended MST to 16 days, and CsA therapy extended it to 30 days. Using the alphabeta-TCR/CsA protocol, the MST of allografts was 51 days. For euthymic rats, the MST of limb allograft in non-treated recipients was 7 days; monotherapy with alphabeta-TCR or CsA extended MST to 13 or 22 days, respectively. Treatment with alphabeta-TCR/CsA resulted in indefinite allografts survival (MST=370 days). MLR and skin grafting confirmed donor-specific tolerance in euthymic recipients. Flow cytometry showed stable chimerism in the euthymic rats and transient chimerism in thymectomized limb recipients. Immunoperoxidase staining revealed the persistence of donor-derived cells in the lymphoid tissues of euthymic recipients. CONCLUSION: We found that the presence of thymus was imperative for the induction of donor-specific tolerance in rat hind-limb composite tissue allografts using a alphabeta-TCR/CsA protocol.     

Long-term survival of cardiac allografts induced by cyclophosphamide combined with CTLA4Ig-gene transfer mediated by adenoviral vector

There is a need to achieve donor-specific tolerance in clinical organ transplantation, where potential benefits remain overshadowed by chronic rejection and the side-effects of long-term immunosuppressive therapy. It is known that the mature immune system in mice can be reprogrammed to accept a foreign graft as if it was "self". The AdCTLA4Ig-mediated gene transfer (SC) + cyclophosphamide (CP) treatment alone prolongs allograft survival but does not induce tolerance. However, in our study, the AdCTLA4Ig-mediated gene transfer combined with SC + CP treatment yielded significantly prolonged mean survival times (149.7 +/- 18.0 days), while those in the untreated or AdLacZ treated mice were rejected in normal fashion (5.3 +/- 0.5 and 5.2 +/- 0.4 days, respectively), and survival in the AdCTLA4Ig or SC + CP treated groups were 45.7 +/- 9.6 or 50.2 +/- 5.3 days, respectively. In conclusion, a protocol of AdCTLA4Ig + SC + CP improved the survival of DA-->LEW cardiac allografts.