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- Title
Therapeutic effect of CXCR3-expressing regulatory T cells on liver, lung and intestinal damages in a murine acute GVHD model.
- Authors
Hasegawa, H.; Inoue, A.; Kohno, M.; Lei, J.; Miyazaki, T.; Yoshie, O.; Nose, M.; Yasukawa, M.
- Abstract
Adoptive transfer of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells has been shown to have therapeutic effects in experimental graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) models. Chemokines play an important role in the recruitment of alloreactive donor T cells into target organs during GVHD. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of targeted delivery of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells via a transfected chemokine receptor on reduction of organ damage during acute GVHD. High levels of expression of Th1-associated chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11) and their receptor CXCR3 were observed in the liver, lung and intestine of GVHD-induced recipient mice. Recipient mice that had undergone transfer of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ CXCR3-transfected T cells (CXCR3-Treg cells) showed significant amelioration of GVHD changes in the liver, lung and intestine in comparison with recipient mice that had received CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells (Treg cells) or naturally occurring CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. This was due to more pronounced migration of CXCR3-Treg cells and their localization for a longer time in Th1-associated chemokine-expressing organs, resulting in stronger suppressive activity. We succeeded in preparing chemokine receptor-expressing Treg cells and demonstrated their ability to ameliorate disease progression upon accumulation in target organs. This method may provide a new therapeutic approach for organ damage in acute GVHD.Gene Therapy (2008) 15, 171–182; doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3303051; published online 8 November 2007
- Subjects
GRAFT versus host disease; CHEMOKINES; T cells; LYMPHOCYTES; IMMUNOLOGIC diseases
- Publication
Gene Therapy, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 3, p171
- ISSN
0969-7128
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.gt.3303051