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Szot, Gregory L.; Yadav, Mahesh; Lang, Jiena; Kroon, Evert; Kerr, Justin; Kadoya, Kuniko; Brandon, Eugene P.; Baetge, Emmanuel E.; Bour-Jordan, Hélène; Bluestone, Jeffrey A.
Cell stem cell, 02/2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 2Journal Article
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by T cell-mediated destruction of insulin-producing β cells in the islets of Langerhans. In most cases, reversal of disease would require strategies combining islet cell replacement with immunotherapy that are currently available only for the most severely affected patients. Here, we demonstrate that immunotherapies that target T cell costimulatory pathways block the rejection of xenogeneic human embryonic-stem-cell-derived pancreatic endoderm (hESC-PE) in mice. The therapy allowed for long-term development of hESC-PE into islet-like structures capable of producing human insulin and maintaining normoglycemia. Moreover, short-term costimulation blockade led to robust immune tolerance that could be transferred independently of regulatory T cells. Importantly, costimulation blockade prevented the rejection of allogeneic hESC-PE by human PBMCs in a humanized model in vivo. These results support the clinical development of hESC-derived therapy, combined with tolerogenic treatments, as a sustainable alternative strategy for patients with T1D. Display omitted •Costimulation blockade prevents rejection of xenogeneic hESC-derived islets•Short-term treatment induces long-term tolerance to xenogeneic hESC-derived islets•Tolerance induced by costimulation blockade is transferable independently of Tregs•Costimulation blockade prevents rejection of allogeneic hESC islets by human PBMCs Szot et al. demonstrate that targeting T cell costimulatory pathways prevents rejection of xenogeneic human embryonic-stem-cell-derived pancreatic endoderm (hESC-PE) in mice and allogeneic hESC-PE in humanized mice. The approach enabled grafts to develop into islet-like structures capable of producing human insulin and maintaining normal blood glucose levels.
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