Articles tagged "Mice"

2018 American Transplant Congress
In Vitro α-Galactosylceramide Stimulation Expands CD4⁺CD25⁺Foxp3⁻ Regulatory T Cell Precursors in Murine Thymocytes
H. Katsumata,^1,2 M. Ikemiyagi,¹ T. Kanzawa,¹ H. Fukuda,¹ R. Ishii,¹ K. Saiga,^1,3 M. Okumi,¹ Y. Ishii,⁴ K. Tanabe.¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ³Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Fukushima, Japan; ⁴Laboratory for Immunotherapy, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan.
Background: We previously established mixed chimerism after invariant natural killer T-cell stimulation by administration of liposomal α-galactosylceramide (lipo-αGC) and costimulatory blockade, leading to regulatory T…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Chimeric Cells of Myoblast and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Origin for Restoration of Muscle Function.
M. Siemionow, E. Szilagyi, J. Cwykiel, A. Domaszewska-Szostek, A. Heydemann, J. Garcia-Martinez.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
Background: Allogeneic stem cell therapies aim to restore muscle tissue after traumatic loss or muscular dystrophies. Limited engraftment due to rejection is a major challenge.…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Estrogen Receptor Alpha Mediates Female Protection from Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Mechanisms Extrinsic to the Kidney.
D. Aufhauser,¹ D. Murken,¹ Z. Wang,¹ G. Ge,¹ S. Concors,¹ T. Bhatti,² W. Hancock,^2,3 M. Levine.^1,4
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction: Female protection from renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is observed in both mouse and human renal transplantation. We wished to assess the role of estrogen…
2017 American Transplant Congress
PTEN Inhibition in MSC Upregulates PD-L1 and Enhances Their Immunomodulatory Capacity Prolonging Skin Allograft Survival.
M. Climov, M. Uehara, Z. Solhjou, H. Matsumine, N. Bouyani, E. Kefaloyianni, B. Basmani, V. Kasinath, G. Giatsidis, D. Orgill, R. Abdi.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Due to lack of autologous and donor site morbidity, there is a distinct clinical need to increase the utility of skin allografts by improving their…
2017 American Transplant Congress
TIMP-3 Plays a Key Regulatory Role in the Cleavage of E-Cadherin and Has an Essential Protective Function in Hepatic IRI.
T. Fujii, S. Duarte, R. Busuttil, A. Coito.
Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) remains a challenging problem in clinical orthotopic liver transplantation. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3), an extracellular matrix-associated protein, has been linked…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers in Liver Transplantation Tolerance.
G.-Q. Shen,¹ M. Morita,¹ C. Miller,¹ K. Hashimoto,¹ L. Lu,¹ S. Qian,¹ J. Fung.²
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; ²University of Chicago, Chicago
Current success in liver transplantation (LTX) relies on life-time administration of non-specific immunosuppressive drugs, leaving patients prone to infection and cancer. Previous reports indicated about…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Tofacitinib (JAK-3 Inhibitor) on De Novo HLA-A2 Antibody Production in a Mouse Model of Allo-Sensitization.
N.-N. Chai, G. Wu, I. Kim, A. Klein, S. Jordan.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Purpose: Tofacitinib is a Janus Kinase Inhibitor currently approved by FDA for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In considering its effect in reducing B cell proliferation…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinically Relevant Immunosuppression Promotes MCMV Reactivation and Dissemination Following Transplantation of Latently Infected Kidneys.
Z. Zhang,¹ S. Yan,¹ L. Zhao,¹ S. Kurian,² M. Hummel,¹ D. Salomon,² M. Abecassis.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago; ²Dept. of Molecular & Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla
Reactivation of latent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important problem facing clinical transplantation. We have previously described a model for murine CMV (MCMV) reactivation following kidney…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Triptolide Alleviating Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection by Inhibition of B Cell Activation in Presensitized Recipients.
D. Zhao,¹ S. Li,¹ T. Liao,¹ Y. Wei,² X. Hua,¹ F. Han,¹ Z. Luo,¹ X. Liu,¹ Q. Sun.
¹Kidney Transplantation, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ²Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Backgroud: Acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR), resistant to most anti-rejection therapy, is main cause for renal graft loss. Triptolide(TPL) had been reported as a promising…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Dendritic Cell Expression of Rictor (mTORC2), but Not Raptor (mTORC1), Protects Against Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
H. Dai,^1,3 N. Rogers,^1,2 A. Watson,¹ D. Fantus,¹ A. Thomson.¹
¹Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia; ³Urologic Organ Transplantation Department, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
Background: Dendritic cells (DC) are critical initiators of innate immunity in the kidney and orchestrate inflammation subsequent to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). The mechanistic target of…