Xenoreactive Antibodies (xenoreactive + antibody)

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Atorvastatin or transgenic expression of TFPI inhibits coagulation initiated by anti-nonGal IgG binding to porcine aortic endothelial cells

JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, Issue 9 2010
C. C. LIN
Summary.,Background:,Intravascular thrombosis remains a barrier to successful xenotransplantation. Tissue factor (TF) expression on porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAECs), which results from their activation by xenoreactive antibodies (Abs) to Gal,1,3Gal (Gal) and subsequent complement activation, plays an important role. Objectives:,The present study aimed to clarify the role of Abs directed against nonGal antigens in the activation of PAECs to express functional TF and to investigate selected methods of inhibiting TF activity. Methods:,PAECs from wild-type (WT), ,1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout (GT-KO) pigs, or pigs transgenic for CD46 or tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), were incubated with naïve baboon serum (BS) or sensitized BS (with high anti-nonGal Ab levels). TF activity of PAECs was assessed. Results:,Only fresh, but not heat-inactivated (HI), naïve BS activated WT PAECs to express functional TF. Similarly, PAECs from CD46 pigs were resistant to activation by naïve BS, but not to activation by fresh or HI sensitized BS. HI sensitized BS also activated GT-KO PAECs to induce TF activity. TF expression on PAECs induced by anti-nonGal Abs was inhibited if serum was pretreated with (i) an anti-IgG Fab Ab or (ii) atorvastatin, or (iii) when PAECs were transgenic for TFPI. Conclusions:,Anti-nonGal IgG Abs activated PAECs to induce TF activity through a complement-independent pathway. This implies that GT-KO pigs expressing a complement-regulatory protein may be insufficient to prevent the activation of PAECs. Genetic modification with an ,anticoagulant' gene (e.g. TFPI) or a therapeutic approach (e.g. atorvastatin) will be required to prevent coagulation dysregulation after pig-to-primate organ transplantation. [source]


Induction of Human T-Cell Tolerance to Pig Xenoantigens via Thymus Transplantation in Mice with an Established Human Immune System

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 6 2009
K. Habiro
Thymus xenotransplantation has been shown to induce tolerance to porcine xenografts in mice and to permit survival of ,1,3Gal-transferase knockout porcine kidney xenografts for months in nonhuman primates. We evaluated the ability of porcine thymus xenotransplantation to induce human T-cell tolerance using a humanized mouse (hu-mouse) model, where a human immune system is preestablished by implantation of fetal human thymus tissue under the kidney capsule and intravenous injection of CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Human T-cell depletion with an anti-CD2 mAb following surgical removal of human thymic grafts prevented the initial rejection of porcine thymic xenografts in hu-mice. In these hu-mice, porcine thymic grafts were capable of supporting human thymopoiesis and T-cell development, and inducing human T-cell tolerance to porcine xenoantigens. Human T cells from these mice responded strongly to third-party pig, but not to the thymic donor swine leukocyte antigen (SLA)-matched pig stimulators in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) assay. Anti-pig xenoreactive antibodies declined in these hu-mice, whereas antibody levels increased in nontolerant animals that rejected porcine thymus grafts. These data show that porcine thymic xenotransplantation can induce donor-specific tolerance in immunocompetent hu-mice, supporting this approach for tolerance induction in clinical xenotransplantation. [source]


Immunoaffinity removal of xenoreactive antibodies using modified dialysis or microfiltration membranes

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING, Issue 2 2003
Sujatha Karoor
Abstract Hyperacute rejection following xenogeneic transplantation in primates is mediated by naturally occurring IgM antibodies, which are specifically directed to ,-Galactosyl residues on many nonprimate mammalian cells. Current approaches to remove these anti-,Gal IgM include plasmapheresis followed by immunoaffinity adsorption on bead columns using synthetic Gal epitopes, which requires two pieces of complex equipment. In this study, we explored the use of immunoaffinity adsorption with hollow fiber microporous or dialysis membranes to which a synthetic ,Gal trisaccharide ligand is bound. Covalent attachment of ligand directly to the surface produced negligible binding, but use of long-chain polyamines as reactive spacers yielded binding densities for anti-,Gal IgM as high as 89 mg/mL membrane volume in breakthrough curve experiments with microporous nylon membranes having an internal surface area of 4.2 m2/mL membrane volume. A crossflow microfilter fabricated from the membranes described in this study and having about 0.4 m2 luminal surface area would be able to carry out plasma separation and immunoadsorption in a single device with a large excess of binding capacity to ensure that all plasma that filters across the device and is returned to a human patient is essentially free of anti-,Gal IgM. We conclude that immunoaffinity removal of xenoreactive antibodies using microfiltration hollow fiber membranes is feasible and has potential advantages of efficiency and simplicity for clinical application. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 81: 134,148, 2003. [source]