2018 American Transplant Congress
A Phase-I Clinical Trial of Donor-Derived MIC Cell Infusion for the Induction of Donor-Specific Hyporesponsiveness after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (TOL-1 Study)
MIC cells are donor-derived monocytes that gain immunosuppressive properties after incubation with the proliferation inhibitor mitomycin C.PBMCs were harvested from living donors by leukapheresis and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor T Cells Undermine the Graft-Protective Effect of DST Plus Anti-CD154
Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Costimulation blockade (CoB) regimens are a promising immunomodulatory strategy to prevent transplant rejection. However, their efficacy is affected by multiple factors, including still unknown ones.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lymph Node Stromal Laminins Differentially Regulate T Cell Activation.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Background:Our recent work demonstrated that laminins α4β1γ1 and α5β1γ1, components of the lymph node (LN) stroma, are differentially regulated. Tolerance is associated with relatively higher…2016 American Transplant Congress
PD-L1/PD-L2-Expressing B-1a Cells Inhibit Allo-Reactive T Cells in Mice.
Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) induces donor-specific hypo responsiveness or immune-tolerance among allo-reactive T cells in different organ transplantation models. However, the optimal cell source or…2016 American Transplant Congress
iNKT Cell Ligands Administered with Bone Marrow Cells Expand Allo-Specific Regulatory T Cells In Vivo and Establish Transplant Tolerance.
Invariant natural killer T(iNKT) cells have the powerful potential to expand regulatory T cells(Tregs), especially when they are presented α-galactosylceramide(aGC) by B cells. We previously…2016 American Transplant Congress
Lymph Node Stromal Laminins Differentially Regulate T Cell Immunity and Tolerance.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background:Our recent work demonstrated that laminins α4β1γ1 and α5β1γ1, components of the lymph node (LN) stroma, are differentially regulated. Tolerance is associated with relatively higher…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Infusion of Extracorporeal Photopheresis Treated Donor Splenocytes Leads to Long-Term Liver Allograft Survival and Donor Specific Tolerance in Rats.
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), a procedure that exposes isolated WBC to photoactivatable 8-methoxypsoralen and ultraviolet A radiation, is used clinically to treat patients with cutaneous T-cell…2015 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo Expansion of Donor-Specific Regulatory T Cells by a New Triazolopyrimidine Derivative and Donor-Specific Transfusion
Background: We have previously demonstrated that a new triazolopyrimidine derivative, NK026680 (NK) prevents activation/maturation of dendritic cells. This study investigated whether NK together with donor-specific…2015 American Transplant Congress
IL-2/IL-2 Ab Complex Leads to Long-Term Tolerance in a Treg Dependent DST Model of Skin Allograft Transplantation in Which DST and Timing of the Antibody Complex Are Crucial
1Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; 2Garvan Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Background: In vivo Treg expansion using IL2 complexed with anti-IL2 antibody has been demonstrated to be effective in the induction of long-term acceptance of islet…2015 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) Transfusion for Desensitization of Positive Lymphocyte Cross Match (LCM) or Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA) Before Kidney Transplantation Outcome of 16 Cases
Immunomodulatory function of MSCs may correct positive PRA or LCM in highly-sensitized patients. We evaluate donor specific or 3rd party MSCs transfusion in 16 patients…