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Schmidt-Lucke, Caroline; Aicher, Alexandra; Romagnani, Paola; Gareis, Bjoern; Romagnani, Sergio; Zeiher, Andreas M; Dimmeler, Stefanie
American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 05/2007, Volume: 292, Issue: 5Journal Article
Regulatory T cells (T sub(reg)) migrate into allografts and induce tolerance of the graft. Immunosuppressive T sub(reg) are found among CD4 super(+)CD25 super(++) T cells and specifically express the forkhead/winged transcription factor FOXP3. We hypothesized that activated T cells and T sub(reg) might modulate the ongoing inflammation of the cardiac allograft (CA) and that the chronic inflammatory environment might influence the balance between these distinct cell types. We therefore quantified levels of activated T cells and CD4 super(+)CD25 super(++) T sub(reg) in the cardiac and systemic circulation in heart transplant recipients. To determine the influence of the allograft passage on these cells, transcardiac gradients were evaluated in CA recipients (n = 22) compared with controls (n = 18). Systemic levels of circulating T sub(reg) were significantly lower in CA recipients (8.9 plus or minus 1.3 mu l) compared with controls (15.8 plus or minus 1.6 mu l; P = 0.002). Similarly, the proportion of T sub(reg) related to the total leukocyte number was significantly lower in CA recipients (P < 0.01). In contrast, systemic levels of circulating activated CD4 super(+) T cells and of circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells were similar in both groups. In transplant patients, numbers of T sub(reg) significantly decreased during transcardiac passage (3.0 plus or minus 0.3 to 2.4 plus or minus 0.3% of CD4 super(+) T cells, P < 0.01), and FOXP3 super(+) T cells invaded into the allograft. In contrast, numbers of activated CD4 super(+) T cells increased during passage through the allograft, even in the presence of effective immunosuppression. In conclusion, numbers of circulating immunosuppressive T sub(reg) are reduced in transplant recipients. Recruitment of T sub(reg) into the cardiac allograft during transcoronary passage may induce graft tolerance during subclinical inflammation potentially influencing allograft vasculopathy.
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