Articles tagged "B cells"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Single Cell RNA Sequencing of Tim1- B Cells and Tim1+ Regulatory B Cells
Q. Fu¹, K. Lee², K. Deng², D. Agarwal³, P. v. Galen⁴, C. G. Rickert², G. Huai², H. Yang¹, C. LeGuern², S. Deng¹, J. F. Markmann²
¹Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, ²Center for Transplantation Sciences, MGH, Boston, MA, ³Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Tim1 signaling has an important role in inducing and maintaining the function of Regulatory B cells. Our previous study showed that Tim1+ Bregs prolong…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept and Rapamycin Maintenance Immunosuppression in a Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Kidney Allotransplantation Model
R. Schmitz¹, Z. W. Fitch¹, M. Manook¹, J. Yoon¹, A. B. Farris², J. Kwun¹, S. J. Knechtle¹
¹Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Desensitization with costimulation blockade and proteasome inhibition prior to kidney transplantation prevents early antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and prolongs graft survival in highly sensitized nonhuman…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplant Recipients Developing Early DSAs are Characterized by a Shift Towards Memory B Cells Directly After Transplantation
S. Christoph¹, A. Hitz¹, R. Bellmàs Sanz¹, J. Kühne¹, B. Wiegmann², F. Ius², J. Salman², E. Chichelnitskiy¹, T. Siemeni², W. Sommer³, A. Haverich², G. Warnecke³, C. Falk¹
¹Institute of Transplant Immunology, MHH, Hannover, Germany, ²Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, MHH, Hannover, Germany, ³Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
*Purpose: After lung transplantation (LTx), the development of early donor HLA-specific antibodies (eDSA) is associated with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and poor graft survival. Since 2013,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Properties of Regulatory B Cells Suppressing B Cells
Q. Fu¹, K. Lee², K. Deng², G. Huai², C. Rickert², H. Yang¹, C. LeGuern², S. Deng¹, J. F. Markmann²
¹Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, ²Center for Transplantation Sciences, MGH, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Our previous study showed that TLR-Bregs, regulatory B cells generated in vitro through TLR activation, suppressed naïve B cell proliferation triggered by a mitogen…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor-specific Regulatory B Cells Prolong Skin Graft Survival by Preventing the Proliferation of Donor-specific CD4 Helper but Not of CD8 Effector T Cells
G. Huai¹, K. Lee², K. Deng², Q. Fu¹, C. G. Rickert², S. Deng¹, C. LeGuern², J. F. Markmann²
¹Department of Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, ²Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: TLR-Bregs were defined by our group as B cells generated in vitro. They have demonstrated the ability to inhibit CD4 T cell proliferation. Since…
2021 American Transplant Congress
In Vitro Generated Regulatory B Cells Induce Cd4⁺Cd25⁺Foxp3⁺Tregs from Cd4⁺Cd25^–T Cells via TGF-β
G. Huai¹, K. Lee², K. Deng², Q. Fu¹, C. G. Rickert², S. Deng¹, C. LeGuern², J. F. Markmann²
¹Department of Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, ²Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Our team previous study showed that TLR-Bregs, stimulated through TLR pathway in vitro, harbored regulatory properties by suppressing CD4+ T cell proliferation and function…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Quantifying Hidden Sensitization: HLA-reactive Memory B Cells in the Spleens of Sensitized Women
J. T. Killian¹, J. A. Houp¹, A. Nellore², R. G. King³, P. M. Porrett¹, F. E. Lund³
¹Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Measurement of circulating anti-HLA antibody (anti-HLA-Ab) in transplant candidates and recipients is required for successful organ transplantation. However, serum Ab measurement alone likely underestimates…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Suppression of T Cell Proliferation by Activated Nonhuman Primate B Cells
K. Lee, K. Deng, G. Huai, F. Qiang, C. Rickert, J. Lei, C. Leguern, J. Markmann
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: We previously generated Toll-like receptor (TLR)-activated B cells in rodent settings. These B cells can suppress T cell proliferation via in vitro mixed lymphocytes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Rat Model of Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Liver Transplantation
T. Tajima, K. Hata, J. Kusakabe, H. Miyauchi, S. Uemoto
Dept. of Surgery, Div. of HBP Surgery & Transplantation, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a refractory rejection after donor-specific antibody (DSA)-positive or ABO blood-type incompatible liver transplantation (LT), due at least in part to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Iguratimod Prevents Antibody-mediated Rejection by Regulating Germinal Center Formation and Antibody Production
H. Zhang, A. Chandraker, P. Sage, N. Murakami
Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is a major cause of chronic renal allograft failure without effective treatment, and developing a novel therapy is an urgent need.…

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