title: Bicistronic adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of CTLA4Ig gene and CD40Ig gene result in indefinite survival of islet xenograft.
abstract: Blockade of CD40-CD154 costimulatory pathway in mice and primates with anti-CD154 monoclonal antibodies results in prolonged survival of vascularized organs and islet grafts. CD40Ig, a recombinant fusion protein comprised of the extracellular domain of human CD40 molecule in frame fused with the site-mutated human IgG1 Fc region, abrogated the cognate interaction of CD40-CD154 pathway by binding the CD154 molecule. In this study, replication-defective adenovirus containing the CD40Ig gene was prepared by homologous recombination and used to infect freshly isolated islets from LEW rats (RT-1(1)) in vitro using a titered dose. The islet transfectants (500 per recipient) were transplanted under the left kidney capsule of streptozocin-rendered diabetic C57BL/6 mouse recipient (H-2(b)). The mean survival time of AdCD40Ig-transfected islet grafts was significantly prolonged, while mock-infected grafts and AdEGFP-transfected grafts were rejected in normal fashion. Additionally, dose-dependent prolongation of islet graft survival was observed in mice receiving AdCD40Ig-transfected grafts. In conclusion, local production of Cd40Ig via adenoviral-mediated gene transfer induced dose-dependent prolongation of LEW --> Balb-c islet xenografts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Y-Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: S-S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D023201:CD40 Ligand / Q000276:immunology; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology*; D018796:Immunoconjugates / Q000235:genetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D019013:CD40 Antigens; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D023201:CD40 Ligand; D000069594:Abatacept