Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade

Mixed chimerism and tolerance can be successfully induced in rodents through allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with costimulation blockade (CB), but varying success rates have been reported with distinct models and protocols. We therefore investigated the impact of minor antigen dispariti...

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Main Authors: Sinda Bigenzahn, Ines Pree, Christoph Klaus, Nina Pilat, Benedikt Mahr, Elisabeth Schwaiger, Patrick Nierlich, Friedrich Wrba, Thomas Wekerle
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Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8635721
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Ines Pree
Christoph Klaus
Nina Pilat
Benedikt Mahr
Elisabeth Schwaiger
Patrick Nierlich
Friedrich Wrba
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description Mixed chimerism and tolerance can be successfully induced in rodents through allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with costimulation blockade (CB), but varying success rates have been reported with distinct models and protocols. We therefore investigated the impact of minor antigen disparities on the induction of mixed chimerism and tolerance. C57BL/6 (H2b) mice received nonmyeloablative total body irradiation (3 Gy), costimulation blockade (anti-CD40L mAb and CTLA4Ig), and 2×107 bone marrow cells (BMC) from either of three donor strains: Balb/c (H2d) (MHC plus multiple minor histocompatibility antigen (mHAg) mismatched), B10.D2 (H2d) or B10.A (H2a) (both MHC mismatched, but mHAg matched). Macrochimerism was followed over time by flow cytometry and tolerance was tested by skin grafting. 20 of 21 recipients of B10.D2 BMC but only 13 of 18 of Balb/c BMC and 13 of 20 of B10.A BMC developed stable long-term multilineage chimerism (p<0.05 for each donor strain versus B10.D2). Significantly superior donor skin graft survival was observed in successfully established long-term chimeras after mHAg matched BMT compared to mHAg mismatched BMT (p<0.05). Both minor and major antigen disparities pose a substantial barrier for the induction of chimerism while the maintenance of tolerance after nonmyeloablative BMT and costimulation blockade is negatively influenced by minor antigen disparities.
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spelling doaj-art-3ec33d2db81c48fca68600e03e2789f02025-02-03T05:59:50ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562016-01-01201610.1155/2016/86357218635721Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation BlockadeSinda Bigenzahn0Ines Pree1Christoph Klaus2Nina Pilat3Benedikt Mahr4Elisabeth Schwaiger5Patrick Nierlich6Friedrich Wrba7Thomas Wekerle8Section of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSection of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090 Vienna, AustriaMixed chimerism and tolerance can be successfully induced in rodents through allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with costimulation blockade (CB), but varying success rates have been reported with distinct models and protocols. We therefore investigated the impact of minor antigen disparities on the induction of mixed chimerism and tolerance. C57BL/6 (H2b) mice received nonmyeloablative total body irradiation (3 Gy), costimulation blockade (anti-CD40L mAb and CTLA4Ig), and 2×107 bone marrow cells (BMC) from either of three donor strains: Balb/c (H2d) (MHC plus multiple minor histocompatibility antigen (mHAg) mismatched), B10.D2 (H2d) or B10.A (H2a) (both MHC mismatched, but mHAg matched). Macrochimerism was followed over time by flow cytometry and tolerance was tested by skin grafting. 20 of 21 recipients of B10.D2 BMC but only 13 of 18 of Balb/c BMC and 13 of 20 of B10.A BMC developed stable long-term multilineage chimerism (p<0.05 for each donor strain versus B10.D2). Significantly superior donor skin graft survival was observed in successfully established long-term chimeras after mHAg matched BMT compared to mHAg mismatched BMT (p<0.05). Both minor and major antigen disparities pose a substantial barrier for the induction of chimerism while the maintenance of tolerance after nonmyeloablative BMT and costimulation blockade is negatively influenced by minor antigen disparities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8635721
spellingShingle Sinda Bigenzahn
Ines Pree
Christoph Klaus
Nina Pilat
Benedikt Mahr
Elisabeth Schwaiger
Patrick Nierlich
Friedrich Wrba
Thomas Wekerle
Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
Journal of Immunology Research
title Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
title_full Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
title_fullStr Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
title_full_unstemmed Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
title_short Minor Antigen Disparities Impede Induction of Long Lasting Chimerism and Tolerance through Bone Marrow Transplantation with Costimulation Blockade
title_sort minor antigen disparities impede induction of long lasting chimerism and tolerance through bone marrow transplantation with costimulation blockade
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8635721
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