Abstract:
:4-1BB, a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily, interacts with 4-1BBL expressed on APC and delivers a costimulatory signal for T cell activation and growth. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of an adenoviral vector encoding murine 4-1BB extracellular domain and human IgG1 Fc (Ad4-1BBIg) fusion gene on murine cardiac allograft survival. Abdomen heterotopical heart graft model was performed from Balb/c to C57BL/6 mice. The adenoviral vectors, Ad4-1BBIg or an adenoviral vector containing EGFP gene (AdEGFP), were administered intravenously to recipient animals after cardiac grafting. The cardiac allograft survival was monitored by daily palpation. The serum level of 4-1BBIg and graft histology was assessed. Cytokine profiles in the grafts were detected by RT-PCR. IFN-gamma producing cells in recipient spleen were examined by flow cytometry. 4-1BBIg gene expression was achieved highly level at 72 h after vector injection. The proportion of IFN-gamma producing cells in recipient spleen was significantly reduced after administration of Ad4-1BBIg, compared to the group given AdEGFP or to the untreated control group. Unlike in controls, cardiac allograft expression of mRNA coding for IL-2 and IFN-gamma remained low in the Ad4-1BBIg group. Ad4-1BBIg therapy markedly reduced T cell infiltration into the graft and significantly prolonged recipient survival time (13.5 days), compared to the untreated group (7.5 days) and the AdEGFP-treated group (8.0 days) (P < 0.05). These results indicate that blockade of 4-1BB/4-1BB ligand interactions by Ad4-1BBIg inhibited alloreactive T-cell activation and attenuated T-cell infiltration into the graft, resulting in significant prolongation of murine cardiac allograft survival. Therefore, Ad4-1BBIg may be useful for preventing allograft rejection.
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Transpl Immunoljournal_title
Transplant immunologyauthors
Huang BJ,Yin H,Huang YF,Xu JF,Xiong P,Feng W,Zheng F,Xu Y,Fang M,Gong FLdoi
10.1016/j.trim.2006.03.010subject
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2006-08-01 00:00:00pages
88-94issue
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0966-3274issn
1878-5492pii
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杂志文章abstract:AIM:To investigate the influence of immunosuppressants on the fertility of males who undergo renal transplantation as well as on the immune function of their offspring. METHODS:A survey was performed on the fertility of 164 male renal transplant recipients who underwent a long-term treatment with cyclosporine A (CsA),...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2009.10.001
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:Chronic renal allograft loss is still an unsolved problem in kidney transplantation. We evaluated the impact of FTY720, a S1P receptor agonist, known to deplete lymphocytes from the peripheral blood by sequestering them into lymph nodes and Peyer's patches, on blood lymphocytes and graft infiltrating cells in a ra...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2016.01.003
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Calcineurin a calmodulin-dependent phosphatase plays a critical role in calcium-dependent activation of T-lymphocytes and is the major target for the inhibitory actions of the immunosuppressive drugs Tacrolimus (FK506) and Cyclosporin A (CsA). Calcineurin is a dimeric protein consisting of distinct A (catalytic) and B...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0966-3274(00)00020-4
更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Tim-3 was recently described as a Th1-specific molecule, participating in the regulation of immune responses and in the induction of allograft tolerance. Here, we studied Tim-3 mRNA expression together with molecular markers of T-cell activation and cytotoxicity, in rejected human kidney grafts. METHODS:Twe...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2006.11.003
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Graft-versus-host disease is one of the major complications after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, but it is not easy to anticipate the onset. Cytokines released by type 1 T helper cells are thought to play a pivotal role in acute graft-versus-host disease aGVHD. The ability to predict the likely occu...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2005.10.002
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 exist as a dimeric complex (MRP 8/14) and serve as early and highly specific markers for inflammatory processes, such as allograft rejection and non-viral (bacterial or fungal) infections. An elevated procalcitonin (PCT) concentration in serum also serves as a diagnostic indicator...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2007.10.004
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the dynamics of the CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte subsets, and the expression of activation markers in cardiac transplant recipients. We tested 132 peripheral blood samples from 62 cardiac transplant recipients using fluorescent staining and flow cytometry analysis. The results were correlated with histolog...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0966-3274(02)00072-2
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Naturally occurring antibodies to the galactose alpha1,3 galactose (alpha gal) epitope expressed on xenogeneic grafts are a major barrier to organ transplantation in humans. Porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) expresses the alpha gal epitope and is currently being used as a bioscaffold for tissue remodeling. To e...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0966-3274(01)00044-2
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Treatment with autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) can change the natural history of diabetes in patients with new-onset Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Effects of syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (syn-BMT) on diabetic nephropathy were studied in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Diabetic mice received sibli...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2009.12.003
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess the timelines of serum free light chain (sFLC) concentrations and the kappa/lambda light chain (K/L) ratio in heart transplant (HTX) recipients. To analyze the performance of serum protein electrophoresis (SPE), serum immunofixation (sIFE) and sFLC measurements for gammopathy detection following a ...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2017.01.003
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Adoptive cell therapies involving cell manipulation to achieve tolerance are increasingly being studied in animal models and in human trials. We have demonstrated that the specific removal of allo-stimulated dividing cells (or "pruning") promotes long-term allograft survival across a major MHC mismatch in transplant m...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2014.03.002
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The interaction of antibodies with cell surface antigens may induce redistribution of immune complexes, followed by antigen depletion, with increased resistance to injurious effect of antibody and complement (antigenic modulation). Human natural antibodies to Gal alpha 1,3Gal beta 1,4GlcNAc-R (alpha Gal) epitopes expr...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0966-3274(99)80026-4
更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The neomacrolide antibiotic azithromycin is known to have an anti-inflammatory effect and is increasingly being used in the treatment of chronic inflammatory pulmonary diseases. We investigated whether azithromycin influenced matrix remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 protein levels were measured by ELISA in ...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2011.06.006
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recently, the signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene have been associated with multiple autoimmune diseases. Taking into consideration that the different autoimmune diseases may share some common pathogenetic pathways, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of STAT4 rs7574865 po...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2011.01.001
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alloreactivity probably involves T cell recognition of peptides bound to allogeneic HLA molecules. In order to study whether T cells recognizing common viral antigens presented by self HLA molecules also recognize some allogeneic HLA molecules we generated T lymphocyte clones (TLC) specific for herpes simplex virus (H...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0966-3274(93)90005-s
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diphtheria toxin (DT)-based anti-CD3 immunotoxins have clinical relevance in numerous applications including autoimmune disease therapies and organ transplantation tolerance protocols. Pre-existing anti-DT antibodies acquired either by vaccination against diphtheria toxin or infections with C. diphtheriae may interfer...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2012.05.003
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Desensitization (DS) is widely used to decrease PRA in solid organs transplant candidates (TC). Various numbers of cycles of DS are required to reduce or eliminate donor specific antibodies (DSA). The goal of this study was to investigate if there was a correlation between polymorphism (PM) of some cytokine genes and ...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2009.03.002
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Over the last 25 years the importance of the humoral presensitization status of transplant recipients has increasingly been recognized. With greater understanding of the precise specificity of the pretransplant antibody status of recipients it is clear that the graft survival figures will improve. The development of n...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0966-3274(94)90045-0
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The gene expression of the cytotoxic T-cell molecules perforin, granzyme B and Fas ligand are associated with acute rejection in renal allograft recipients. Several immune mechanisms are linked to severe systemic inflammation in brain-dead organ donors. We examined the mRNA expression of these T-cell activation biomar...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2008.12.002
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Fischer-to-Lewis (LEW) rat model of kidney transplantation is a widely accepted and well-characterized model of chronic rejection. In contrast to transplantation in a clinical setting, however, the absence of treatment with immunosuppressants and only minor mismatch of major histocompatibility complexes ...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2016.08.002
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:While acute neurotoxic side effects of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are well-known, data upon long-term effects on brain structure and function are sparse. We hypothesize that long-term CNI therapy affects the neuroimmune system, thereby, increasing the risk of neurodegeneration. Here, we measured the impact...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2019.101248
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the immunosuppressive effects of the dihydroortate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor compounds ABR-222417 and ABR-224050 from Active Biotech (Sweden). We verified the inhibitory effects of these compounds on the proliferation of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in vivo by using superantigen staphylococcus enter...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2010.05.005
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Complex polygenic and multifactorial diseases remain a challenge for human geneticists. Here we aim to remind basic definitions of multifactorial diseases and the genetic related concepts underlying classical methods. Knowledge on pathophysiological process and the genetic information available conditions the design o...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2005.03.015
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Glutathione (GSH) is added to University of Wisconsin (UW) organ preservation solution to protect against oxidative stress. This study assesses the effect of GSH-supplementation on endothelial function in tissues subjected to cold ischaemia and compares its effects to a mono-ethyl ester equivalent (GSH-MEE...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2007.06.002
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Regulatory T cells, especially CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells are critical regulators of immune tolerance in humans and mice. Mice with humanized immunity have been developed by various transplantation strategies of human tissues or cells related to immunity, which are being extensively applied in biomedical researc...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2011.08.003
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::MicroRNAs are small, noncoding RNAs that control expression of target genes through inhibiting protein translation or inducing degradation of mRNA transcripts of target genes. According to the latest update, 2578 unique mature miRNAs are currently annotated in the human genome and participate in the regulation of mult...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2017.06.002
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The means by which methotrexate (MTX) mediates immunosuppression at low doses remains to be elucidated. MTX has been shown to inhibit the adherence of neutrophils and fibroblasts to endothelial cells in vitro. The hypothesis that MTX treatment may affect cellular adherence by downregulating cell adhesion molecule expr...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0966-3274(98)80026-9
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The complexity of surgical procedure in mouse heterotopic heart transplantation (HHT) has prevented its widespread use. The present study reported a modified technique - splint tubing technique (STT) based on cuff technique (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:C57BL/10 and BALB/c mice were performed in syngeneic and...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2011.03.005
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Allospecific memory T cells are a recognized threat to the maintenance of solid-organ transplants. Limited information exists regarding the development of alloreactive memory T cells when post-transplant immunosuppression is present. The clinical practice of delaying calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) initiation post-transpl...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2014.10.001
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To identify the frequency of exposure to sensitizing factors and evaluate the risk ascribable to each sensitizing factor generating HLAabs measured by Luminex. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study that included 502 transplanted patients and 51 patients on the waiting list for a deceased donor graft. Patien...
journal_title:Transplant immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.trim.2016.08.003
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00