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Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) · Sep 2009
A glucocorticoid amplifies IL-2-induced selective expansion of CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells in vivo and suppresses graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic lymphocyte transplantation.
- Yanhui Xie, Min Wu, Runhua Song, Jiexian Ma, Yi Shi, Wenming Qin, and Youxin Jin.
- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China. xyh@medmail.com.cn
- Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai). 2009 Sep 1; 41 (9): 781-91.
AbstractRegulatory T (Treg) cells are a subpopulation of T cells that not only prevent autoimmunity, but also control a wide range of T cell-dependent immune responses. Glucocorticoid treatment (dexamethasone, or Dex) has been reported to amplify IL-2-mediated selective in vivo expansion of Treg cells. We simultaneously administered Dex and IL-2 to the donor in a murine allogeneic lymphocyte transplantation model to expand functional suppressive CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) T cells in the graft and to raise the regulatory T cell/effector T cell (Treg/ Teff ) ratio to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). After combined treatment of the donor with Dex (5 mg/kg/day) and IL-2 (300,000 IU/mouse/day) for 3 days, grafts were subjected to flow cytometric analysis, and transplantation was carried out from male C57BL/6 mice to female BALB/c mice aged 8-12 weeks. Results showed that short-term simultaneous administration of Dex and IL-2 markedly expanded functional suppressive CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) T cells in the murine spleen. In this murine allogeneic transplantation model, the grafts from donors with Dex and IL-2 pre-treatment led to a longer survival time for the recipients than for the control group (median survival time > 60 day vs. 12 day, P=0.0002). The ratio of Treg/Teff also increased remarkably (0.43+/-0.15 vs. 0.14+/-0.01, P=0.01). This study demonstrated that co-stimulation with Dex and IL-2 selectively expanded functional CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) T cells in vivo, and that grafts from donors pre-treated with Dex and IL-2 led to longer survival time and greater suppression of GVHD after allogeneic transplantation. Thus, GVHD can be suppressed by the specific expansion of regulatory T cells with Dex and IL-2 in graft donors.
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