期刊
TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
卷 20, 期 10, 页码 845-855出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00537.x
关键词
chronic rejection; kidney; operational tolerance; regulatory cells; suppression
Chronic rejection (CR) is a major cause of long-term graft loss that would be avoided by the induction of tolerance. We previously showed that renal transplant patients with CR have lower numbers of peripheral CD4(+)CD25(high) T cells than operationally tolerant patients, patients with stable graft function and healthy volunteers (HV). We explored here the profile of CD4(+)CD25(high) blood T cells in these patients focusing on their expression of the regulatory T cells (Treg) gene Forkhead Box P3 (FOXP3) and their suppressive function. We show that CR is associated with a decreased number of CD4(+)CD25(high)FOXP3(+)T cells with normal regulatory profile, whereas graft acceptance is associated with CD4(+)CD25(high)FOXP3(+)T cell numbers similar to HVs. These data suggest that Treg numbers, rather than their intrinsic suppressive capacity, may contribute to determining the long-term fate of renal transplants.
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