Regulatory B cells require antigen recognition for effective allograft tolerance induction

Autor: James F. Markmann, Kang Mi Lee, Naoki Tanimine, Kevin Deng, Charles G. Rickert, Lisa Kojima, Haley Tector, Mohamed M. Aburawi, Fermin Fontan, Heidi Yeh, Shoko Kimura
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Am J Transplant
ISSN: 1600-6135
Popis: Through multiple mechanisms, regulatory B cells (Breg) have been shown to play an important role in the development of allograft tolerance. However, a careful understanding of the role of antigen-specificity in Breg-mediated allograft tolerance has remained elusive. In experimental models of islet and cardiac transplantation, it has been established that Bregs can be induced in vivo by anti-CD45RB ± anti-TIM1antibody treatment, resulting in prolonged, Breg-dependent allograft tolerance. The importance of Breg antigen recognition has been suggested but not confirmed through adoptive transfer experiments, using tolerant WT C57BL/6 animals challenged with either BALB/c or C3H grafts. However, the importance of receptor-specificity has not been formally tested. Here, we utilize the novel ovalbumin-specific B cell receptor transnuclear (OBI) mice in multiple primary tolerance and adoptive transfer experiments to establish that Breg-dependent allograft tolerance relies on antigen recognition by B cells. Additionally, we identify that this Breg-dependent tolerance relies on the function of transforming growth factor-β. Together, these experiments mark important progress toward understanding how best to improve Breg-mediated allograft tolerance.
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