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Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης
ΩτοΡινοΛαρυγγολόγος
Αναπαύσεως 5
Άγιος Νικόλαος Κρήτη 72100
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Δευτέρα 28 Νοεμβρίου 2016

Necroptosis is Involved in CD4+ T cell Mediated Microvascular Endothelial Cell Death and Chronic Cardiac Allograft Rejection.

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Background: Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapies, the rate of chronic transplant loss remains substantial. Organ injury involves various forms of cell death including apoptosis and necrosis. We now recognize that early injury of cardiac transplants involves a newly described form of programmed necrotic cell death, termed necroptosis. As this involves receptor-interacting protein kinase (RIP) 1/3, this study aimed to establish the role of RIP3 in chronic cardiac allograft rejection. Method: We used MHC class II mismatched C57BL/6N (H-2b; B6) or B6.RIP3-/- (H-2b; RIP3-/-) mice to B6.C-H-2bm12 (H2-Ab1bm12; bm12) mouse cardiac transplantation. Microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) were developed from B6 and RIP3-/- cardiac grafts. Result: CD4+ T cell-mediated cardiac graft rejection is inhibited using RIP3 deficient donor grafts, with reduced cellular infiltration and vasculopathy compared with wild type cardiac grafts. Allo-reactive CD4+ T cells-mediated MVEC death involves tumor necrosis factor [alpha] (TNF[alpha]), Fas ligand (FasL) and granzyme B. While necroptosis and release of danger molecule high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) are eliminated by the absence of RIP3, CD4+ T cells had attenuated MVEC death through granzyme B and FasL. Conclusion: CD4+ T cell-mediated MVEC death involves in TNF[alpha], FasL and granzyme B. Necroptotic cell death and release of the danger molecule may promote inflammatory responses and transplant rejection. While loss of RIP3 does not eliminates allo-immune responses, chronic graft injury is reduced. RIP3 is an important therapeutic target but additional granzyme and caspases inhibition is required for sufficiently improving long term graft survival. Copyright (C) 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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