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ArticleTransplantation2012

Dendritic cells with TGF-β1 and IL-2 differentiate naive CD4+ T cells into alloantigen-specific and allograft protective Foxp3+ regulatory T cells.

Hua Yang, Elaine Y Cheng, Vijay K Sharma, Mila Lagman, Christina Chang, Ping Song, Ruchuang Ding, Thangamani Muthukumar, Manikkam Suthanthiran

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Article in Transplantation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hua YangDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Elaine Y Cheng
Vijay K Sharma
Mila Lagman
Christina Chang
Ping Song
Ruchuang Ding
Thangamani Muthukumar
Manikkam Suthanthiran
Cornell University · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024996 · NCRR · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI IMPERATO-MCGINLEY, JULIANNE L · 2007 to 2011
$49.6M
Biomolecular Markers for Safe Minimization of ImmunosuppressionR37AI051652 · NIAID · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SUTHANTHIRAN, MANIKKAM · 2009 to 2021
$4.7M
Clinical and Translational Science Center (KL2)KL2RR024997 · NCRR · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI IMPERATO-MCGINLEY, JULIANNE L · 2007 to 2011
$1.5M
Biomolecular Markers of Renal Allograft StatusK08DK087824 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MUTHUKUMAR, THANGAMANI · 2011 to 2015
$658k
NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR024997NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024996NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR024996NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI051652NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK087824PHS HHS TLRR024997
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNaturally occurring, thymic-derived Foxp3+CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells (nTregs) are pivotal for the maintenance of self-tolerance. nTregs, however, are sparse and lack alloantigen specificity, and these properties pose challenges for their use in clinical transplantation.

methodsWe established mixed leukocyte reaction (MLR) with dendritic cells (DCs) as stimulators and CD4+ T cells as responders and supplemented the MLR with IL-2 and TGF-β1 and investigated whether DCs+IL-2+TGF-β1 differentiate the polyclonal CD4+ cells into alloantigen-specific and allograft protective Tregs.

resultsWe found a greater than a 10-fold increase in Foxp3+CD25+ subpopulation (P<0.01) following stimulation of BALB/c CD4+ cells with C57BL/6 (B6) CD11c+ DCs+IL-2+TGF-β1 in the MLR. Levels of TGF-β1 messenger RNA (mRNA) (P=0.01) and the ratios of TGF-β1 mRNA to granzyme B mRNA (P=0.0003) and Foxp3 mRNA to granzyme B mRNA (P<0.01) were higher in alloantigen-induced Tregs (alloTregs) compared with nTregs. alloTregs suppressed MLR at a 16:1 responder to suppressor ratio, whereas nTregs suppressed at 4:1. Suppression by alloTregs was alloantigen specific and was observed at the level of responder cells and at the level of stimulator cells. In a fully H-2-mismatched, nonlymphopenic, immunocompetent mouse islet transplantation model, alloTregs but not nTregs prolonged survival of islet allografts without any other immunosuppressive therapy (P=0.0003), and the protection was alloantigen specific.

conclusionsA combination of CD11c+ DCs, IL-2, and TGF-β1 may help differentiate naive, high abundant CD4+ T into alloantigen-specific and allograft protective Foxp3+Tregs.

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AnimalsCD11 AntigensCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDendritic CellsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDisease Models, AnimalForkhead Transcription FactorsInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitIslets of Langerhans TransplantationIsoantigensMaleCD11 AntigensCD4 AntigensForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitIsoantigensRNA, MessengerStreptozocinTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID22270834
PMCPMC3595618
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