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- W2763651326 abstract "Signaling through Fas/FasL is critical to immune homeostasis and tolerance to self-antigens. SA-FasL is a chimeric protein of FasL and streptavidin. SA-FasL exists as oligomers with potent apoptotic function on Fas expressing immune cells and tightly binds to biotinylated surfaces. Islet grafts engineered to transiently display SA-FasL on their surface established tolerance in allogeneic recipients with a short course of rapamycin. We hypothesized that SA-FasL on the islet allograft will induce apoptosis in alloreactive T effector (Teff) cells and phagocytes clearing apoptotic bodies will produce tolerogenic molecules, such as TGF-β, that will lead to the generation and/or expansion of Treg cells at the induction phase. Treg cells will then home to allografts in response to inflammatory cues and will be maintained in the graft by alloantigens for long-term graft protection. In support of this hypothesis, we demonstrated reduced alloreactive T cells in the draining lymph nodes of SAFasL- engineered grafts as compared to controls. Depletion of phagocytes or blocking TGF-β peri- and immediate post-transplantation of allogeneic SA-FasLislet grafts abrogated tolerance as the grafts were rejected acutely. Systemic nature of the tolerance at the induction phase was shown by demonstrating that both un-engineered as well as SA-FasL-engineered islet grafts simultaneously transplanted under the contralateral kidney capsules survived indefinitely. SA-FasL-islets had characteristics of immune privilege as chemical destruction of the long-term graft followed by the transplantation of an un-engineered graft at the same location 4 days later resulted in the protection of the second set graft. We also tested whether tolerance to allografts requires physical presence of SA-FasL on the graft. To investigate this, we engineered biotinylated poly ethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel or poly(lactic-co-glycolide) (PLGA) scaffolds with SA-FasL and co-transplanted with unmanipulated allogeneic islets under the kidney capsule or epididymal fat pad, respectively, resulted in indefinite ( > 200 days) islet survival. Flow cytometry revealed increased amounts of Tregs in the graft and draining lymph nodes in the PEG model. Mice rejected these grafts when Tregs were depleted. Taken together, the studies presented herein elucidate the mechanistic basis of SA-FasL-mediated tolerance and show that SA-FasL-engineered biomaterials are also effective in inducing tolerance." @default.
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- W2763651326 title "Targeting Fas pathway as an effective means of inducing tolerance to pancreatic islets." @default.
- W2763651326 doi "https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2759" @default.
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