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Publication : Mixed chimerism induced without lethal conditioning prevents T cell- and anti-Gal alpha 1,3Gal-mediated graft rejection.

First Author  Ohdan H Year  1999
Journal  J Clin Invest Volume  104
Issue  3 Pages  281-90
PubMed ID  10430609 Mgi Jnum  J:56667
Mgi Id  MGI:1342161 Doi  10.1172/JCI6656
Citation  Ohdan H, et al. (1999) Mixed chimerism induced without lethal conditioning prevents T cell- and anti-Gal alpha 1,3Gal-mediated graft rejection [see comments]. J Clin Invest 104(3):281-90
abstractText  Gal alpha 1,3Gal-reactive (Gal-reactive) antibodies are a major impediment to pig-to-human xenotransplantation. We investigated the potential to induce tolerance of anti-Gal-producing cells and prevent rejection of vascularized grafts in the combination of alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase wild-type (GalT(+/+)) and deficient (GalT(-/-)) mice. Allogeneic (H-2 mismatched) GalT(+/+) bone marrow transplantation (BMT) to GalT(-/-) mice conditioned with a nonmyeloablative regimen, consisting of depleting CD4 and CD8 mAb's and 3 Gy whole-body irradiation and 7 Gy thymic irradiation, led to lasting multilineage H-2(bxd) GalT(+/+) + H-2(d) GalT(-/-) mixed chimerism. Induction of mixed chimerism was associated with a rapid reduction of serum anti-Gal naturally occurring antibody levels. Anti-Gal-producing cells were undetectable by 2 weeks after BMT, suggesting that anti-Gal-producing cells preexisting at the time of BMT are rapidly tolerized. Even after immunization with Gal-bearing xenogeneic cells, mixed chimeras were devoid of anti-Gal-producing cells and permanently accepted donor-type GalT(+/+) heart grafts (>150 days), whereas non-BMT control animals rejected these hearts within 1-7 days. B cells bearing receptors for Gal were completely absent from the spleens of mixed chimeras, suggesting that clonal deletion and/or receptor editing may maintain B-cell tolerance to Gal. These findings demonstrate the principle that induction of mixed hematopoietic chimerism with a potentially relevant nonmyeloablative regimen can simultaneously lead to tolerance among both T cells and Gal-reactive B cells, thus preventing vascularized xenograft rejection.
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