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Relevance of the direct pathway of sensitization in corneal transplantation is dictated by the graft bed microenvironment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15383577     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Corneal grafts were until recently considered entirely devoid of resident APCs, giving rise to the tenet that alloantigen recognition is mediated exclusively by the indirect (host APC-dependent) pathway. The recent discovery of a resident myeloid corneal dendritic cell population that is normally MHC class II(-) but can readily up-regulate class II expression during inflammation led us to hypothesize that under certain conditions the direct pathway of allosensitization becomes operative. To test this, corneal allotransplants were performed in either inflamed (high-risk (HR)) or uninflamed (low-risk (LR)) host beds in mice, and the frequencies of host T cells activated via the direct pathway were determined. We found that directly primed CD4(+) T cells were detected in the HR but not LR setting, and these cells displayed a clear Th1 phenotype by 2 wk after grafting. Moreover, the use of MHC class II knockout donor tissue led to significantly enhanced survival of HR but not LR allografts. Finally, we show that donor corneal APC demonstrate high expression of CD40, CD80, and CD86 costimulatory molecules when derived from HR but not LR grafts. These data are the first to report that a functional donor APC-dependent direct response is elicited in corneal transplant hosts when the graft bed is inflamed and underscore the relevance of the graft microenvironment in dictating the pathway of allosensitization.
Authors:
Syed Huq; Ying Liu; Gilles Benichou; M Reza Dana
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  173     ISSN:  0022-1767     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2004 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-22     Completed Date:  2004-11-15     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4464-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology,  metabolism,  pathology
Antigens, CD / biosynthesis
Antigens, CD40 / biosynthesis
Antigens, CD80 / biosynthesis
Antigens, CD86
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology,  metabolism
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology,  metabolism
Cornea / blood supply*,  immunology*,  pathology
Corneal Transplantation / immunology*,  pathology*
Graft Survival / genetics,  immunology
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / genetics
Interferon-gamma / biosynthesis
Interleukin-2 / biosynthesis
Membrane Glycoproteins / biosynthesis
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Postoperative Complications / immunology,  pathology
Risk Factors
Signal Transduction / genetics,  immunology*
Th1 Cells / immunology,  metabolism
Th2 Cells / immunology,  metabolism
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
13310//PHS HHS; R01-12963//PHS HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD; 0/Antigens, CD40; 0/Antigens, CD80; 0/Antigens, CD86; 0/Cd86 protein, mouse; 0/Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; 0/Interleukin-2; 0/Membrane Glycoproteins; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma

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