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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) caused by alloreactive T cells within the graft is a major drawback of allogeneic BMT, but depletion of T cells leads to higher rates of relapse, opportunistic infections and graft failure. Therefore, selective removal of GvHD-inducing alloreactive T cells might be beneficial. We describe here the separation of alloresponsive T cells, based on carboxyfluorescein succimidyl ester labeling, in vitro allostimulation and FACS-sorting. In vivo effects of the separated cell populations were investigated in the context of allogeneic BMT in murine models: in vitro resting T cells were shown to survive in the allogeneic host and retain immunoreactivity against 'third-party' antigens. As demonstrated in two different transplantation models, elimination of proliferating cells significantly reduces GvHD but offers no advantages to using T-cell-depleted bone marrow alone concerning engraftment and tumor control. Transplanting T cells that proliferate in response to tumor antigens in vitro may narrow down the spectrum of antigens recognized by T cells and therefore reduce GvHD while maintaining graft-facilitating function and tumor control. Therefore, selecting tumor-reactive T cells on the basis of their proliferative response in vitro may be beneficial for the recipient, less time consuming than T-cell cloning and still reduce the extent of GvHD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Fluoresceins, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Immunotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Staining and Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Succinimides, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16820783-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Proliferation-based T-cell selection for immunotherapy and graft-versus-host-disease prophylaxis in the context of bone marrow transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
II Medical Department, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't