| First Author | Koyama M | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | Blood | Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 17 | Pages | 3511-20 |
| PubMed ID | 23430112 | Mgi Jnum | J:196691 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5489030 | Doi | 10.1182/blood-2012-07-444026 |
| Citation | Koyama M, et al. (2013) Promoting regulation via the inhibition of DNAM-1 after transplantation. Blood 121(17):3511-20 |
| abstractText | Donor T cells play pivotal roles in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effects following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). DNAX accessory molecule 1 (DNAM-1) is a costimulatory and adhesion molecule, expressed mainly by natural killer cells and CD8(+) T cells at steady state to promote adhesion to ligand-expressing targets and enhance cytolysis. We have analyzed the role of this pathway in GVHD and GVL. The absence of DNAM-1 on the donor graft attenuated GVHD in major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched and MHC-matched BMT following conditioning with lethal and sublethal irradiation. In contrast, DNAM-1 was not critical for GVL effects against ligand (CD155) expressing and nonexpressing leukemia. The effects on GVHD following myeloablative conditioning were independent of CD8(+) T cells and dependent on CD4(+) T cells, and specifically donor FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg). The absence of DNAM-1 promoted the expansion and suppressive function of Treg after BMT. These findings provide support for therapeutic DNAM-1 inhibition to promote tolerance in relevant inflammatory-based diseases characterized by T-cell activation. |
