Administration of donor apoptotic cells: an alternative cell-based therapy to induce tolerance?

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Date publication

mai 2003

Journal

Transplantation

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr PERRUCHE Sylvain


Tous les auteurs :
Kleinclauss F, Perruche S, Cahn JY, Tiberghien P, Saas P

Résumé

Apoptotic cells are endowed with immunomodulatory properties. The authors propose infusing apoptotic cells as a cell-based therapy product to facilitate allogeneic hematopoietic engraftment after a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen. Such an approach may be used to obtain macrochimerism in combined hematopoietic cells and solid organ transplantation. In this article, the authors describe the mechanisms of combined hematopoietic and organ allograft transplantation and the potential difficulties. The authors discuss how intravenous apoptotic cell infusion may influence the outcome of combined transplantation. This may prove to be an interesting approach for future development in cell therapy.

Mots clés

Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Physiological Phenomena, Cell Transplantation, Humans, Tissue Donors, Transplantation Conditioning, methods, Transplantation Immunology, Transplantation Tolerance

Référence

Transplantation. 2003 May;75(9 Suppl):43S-45S