Lin Jeng-Yee, Tsai Feng-Chou, Wallace Christopher Glenn, Huang Wei-Chao, Wei Fu-Chan, Liao Shuen-Kuei
Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chimerism. 2013 Jan-Mar;4(1):20-2. doi: 10.4161/chim.23349.
We demonstrate herein that combination treatment with regulatory T cells (Tregs) and vascularized bone marrow transplantation (VBMT) can achieve stable mixed chimerism and long-term transplantation tolerance to vascularized composite allografts (VCA) without requiring cytoreductive recipient conditioning in rats. An appreciable number of Tregs of recipient origin was shown at the interface between recipient and transplanted VCA tissues, implicating a significant role for Tregs in protecting VCA from rejection. This cytoreduction-free protocol using co-treatment with Tregs and VBMT warrants further investigation toward potential clinical application for VCA transplantation.
我们在此证明,在大鼠中,调节性T细胞(Tregs)与血管化骨髓移植(VBMT)联合治疗可实现稳定的混合嵌合体,并对血管化复合异体移植物(VCA)产生长期移植耐受性,而无需对受体进行细胞减灭预处理。在受体与移植的VCA组织之间的界面处显示出相当数量的受体来源的Tregs,这表明Tregs在保护VCA免受排斥方面发挥着重要作用。这种使用Tregs和VBMT联合治疗的无细胞减灭方案值得进一步研究,以探索其在VCA移植中的潜在临床应用。