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ArticlePloS one2009

Down regulation of genes involved in T cell polarity and motility during the induction of heart allograft tolerance by allochimeric MHC I.

Wojciech Lisik, Neelam Tejpal, Yongquan Gong, T Spencer Skelton, Malathesh Ganachari, Eric G Bremer, Malgorzata Kloc, Rafik M Ghobrial

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Article in PloS one, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wojciech LisikDepartment of General and Transplantation Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
Neelam Tejpal
Yongquan Gong
T Spencer Skelton
Malathesh Ganachari
Eric G Bremer
Malgorzata Kloc
Rafik M Ghobrial
Houston Methodist · USMedical University of Warsaw · PLMethodist Hospital · US

Funding

TRANSPLANT IMMUNOMODULATION BY ALLOCHIMERIC MOLECULESR01AI049945 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GHOBRIAL, RAFIK MARK · 2003 to 2007
$1.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI049945NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI49945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe allochimeric MHC class I molecule [alpha1h1/u]-RT1.Aa that contains donor-type (Wistar Furth, WF; RT1u) epitopes displayed on recipient-type (ACI, RT1a) administered in conjunction with sub-therapeutic dose of cyclosporine (CsA) induces indefinite survival of heterotopic cardiac allografts in rat model. In vascularized transplantation models, the spleen contributes to graft rejection by generating alloantigen reactive T cells. The immune response in allograft rejection involves a cascade of molecular events leading to the formation of immunological synapses between T cells and the antigen-presenting cells. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsTo elucidate the molecular pathways involved in the immunosuppressive function of allochimeric molecule we performed microarray and quantitative RTPCR analyses of gene expression profile of splenic T cells from untreated, CsA treated, and allochimeric molecule + subtherapeutic dose of CsA treated animals at day 1, 3 and 7 of post transplantation. Allochimeric molecule treatment caused down regulation of genes involved in actin filament polymerization (RhoA and Rac1), cell adhesion (Catna1, Vcam and CD9), vacuolar transport (RhoB, Cln8 and ATP6v1b2), and MAPK pathway (Spred1 and Dusp6) involved in tubulin cytoskeleton reorganization and interaction between actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. All these genes are involved in T cell polarity and motility, i.e., their ability to move, scan and to form functional immunological synapse with antigen presenting cells (APCs).

conclusionsThese results indicate that the immunosuppressive function of allochimeric molecule may depend on the impairment of T cells' movement and scanning ability, and possibly also the formation of immunological synapse. We believe that these novel findings may have important clinical implications for organ transplantation.

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AnimalsCell MovementCell PolarityCyclosporineDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingHeart TransplantationHistocompatibility Antigens Class IPeptidesPrincipal Component AnalysisRatsRats, WistarReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSpleenTime FactorsT-LymphocytesCyclosporineHistocompatibility Antigens Class IPeptides

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PMID19956540
PMCPMC2780702
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