Immunotolerance reaction for allograft-limb in rats induced by gene-modified cell transfusion

Panminerva Med. 2010 Dec;52(4):289-95.

Abstract

The therapeutic value of the transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-b) in transplantation has been reported; However, cell-mediated gene therapy using TGF-b is not applied to the organ transplantation widely. This study was to evaluate whether TGF-b-modified donor spleen cell specific transfusion in rat heterotopic allo-limb transplantation could induce tolerance tolerogenicity and prolong allograft's survival time. The Splenic T-cell in Wistar rats responsing to donor spleen cells which received TGF-b-transduced were severely impaired.The Survival time of Sprague-Dawley Allograft-limb in Wistar rats given TGF-b-modified donor spleen cells (5¥106 cells/well, administration of donor TGF-b-transduced donor spleen cells 7 days before transplantation) was extended modestly but significantly.

MeSH terms

  • Adoptive Transfer*
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Genetic Therapy / methods*
  • Graft Rejection / immunology
  • Graft Rejection / prevention & control*
  • Graft Survival*
  • Hindlimb / blood supply
  • Hindlimb / transplantation*
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Spleen / cytology
  • Spleen / immunology
  • Spleen / transplantation*
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / transplantation*
  • Time Factors
  • Transfection
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / biosynthesis*
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / genetics
  • Transplantation Tolerance*
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Transforming Growth Factor beta