Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T (Treg) cells are crucial for inducing immune tolerance. However, the suppressive function of infused Treg cells and immature DCs (imDCs) following solid organ transplantation remains unclear. METHODS:ImDCs derived from DA-donor rats and Treg cells isolated from spleens of Lewis rats were prepared. A heterotopic liver transplantation model was established to examine the immune tolerance effects of infusion of Treg-imDCs, imDCs and Treg cells individually. Th1/Th2 cytokines and TRAL were detected by ELISA. The overall rejection grade was assessed and the rejection activity index (RAI) was calculated. TUNEL-positive lymphocytes were detected in the portal area in liver sections. RESULTS:The infusion of Treg-imDCs was more effective than imDCs or Treg cells individually. Moreover, the expression of IL-10 and TGF-β1 was significantly up-regulated, and IL-12 expression was significantly down-regulated, especially in the Treg-imDCs group. The percentage of TUNEL-positive cells was significantly higher in the Treg cells and imDCs groups. The RAI values in Treg-imDCs group on days 3 and 7 were lower than control, imDCs and Treg cells groups individually (p<0.05). Both TBIL and ALT levels in the Treg-imDCs and imDCs groups were significantly lower than those of the control and Treg cells groups, and serum TRAL levels increased significantly 10days after transplantation in the imDC and Treg-imDC groups compared with the control and Treg cells groups (P<0.001). CONCLUSION:These data demonstrated that infusion of Treg cells and/or imDCs induces alloantigen tolerance and prolongs liver allograft survival. The infusion of Treg-imDCs was more effective than imDCs or Treg cells individually. ImDCs synergize with Treg cells in inducing and maintaining the feedback loop between imDCs and Treg cells in vivo.
journal_name
Mol Immunoljournal_title
Molecular immunologyauthors
He W,Chen L,Zheng L,Luo L,Gao Ldoi
10.1016/j.molimm.2016.10.004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-11-01 00:00:00pages
92-97eissn
0161-5890issn
1872-9142pii
S0161-5890(16)30210-3journal_volume
79pub_type
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