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Date publication

août 2003

Journal

Journal of hematotherapy & stem cell research

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DECONINCK Eric , Dr PERRUCHE Sylvain


Tous les auteurs :
Perruche S, Kleinclauss F, Angonin R, Cahn JY, Deconinck E, Reininger L, Boucraut J, Tiberghien P, Saas P

Résumé

Previously, we reported that intravenous infusion of apoptotic leukocytes facilitated bone marrow (BM) engraftment across major histocompatibility barriers. This cell-based therapeutic approach is of great interest for stem cell therapy across histocompatibility barriers. Autoimmunity associated with apoptotic cell administration may, however, limit the use of this approach. Indeed, autoantigens are concentrated on the surface of apoptotic cells, and defective clearance of apoptotic bodies is associated with the occurrence of systemic autoimmune disease. In consequence, we assessed the autoimmune responses raised against ubiquitous double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and cardiolipin autoantigens following a single intravenous infusion of apoptotic cells simultaneously to allogeneic BM administration. No difference was observed between levels of natural circulating immunoglobulin M (IgM) (anti-dsDNA and anti-cardiolipin) autoantibodies found in mice receiving allogeneic BM alone and those found in mice receiving apoptotic cells also. Pathogenic IgG autoantibody titers after apoptotic cell infusion were 9- to 200-fold lower than autoantibody titers found in lupus-prone mice and not different from titers detected in BM grafted mice. Kinetic analysis of autoantibodies after transplantation did not demonstrate any immunization against tested autoantigens after apoptotic cell infusion. Finally, neither immune complex deposition nor specific lesions were observed in the renal glomeruli of mice infused with apoptotic cells 9 months post-BM transplantation. Overall, these results show no specific toxicity of a single infusion of apoptotic cells administrated simultaneously to BM and may also shed light on factors influencing the immunogenic properties of apoptotic cells.

Mots clés

Animals, Apoptosis, Autoantibodies, chemistry, Autoantigens, chemistry, Autoimmunity, Bone Marrow Cells, cytology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy, methods, DNA, chemistry, Flow Cytometry, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, cytology, Immunoglobulin G, chemistry, Immunoglobulin M, chemistry, Kidney Glomerulus, cytology, Kinetics, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Time Factors

Référence

J. Hematother. Stem Cell Res.. 2003 Aug;12(4):451-9