The biological features of intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T regulatory cells in the naturally tolerance of rat liver transplantation were explored.Orthotopic liver transplan-tation was performed in two allogeneic rat str...The biological features of intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T regulatory cells in the naturally tolerance of rat liver transplantation were explored.Orthotopic liver transplan-tation was performed in two allogeneic rat strain combina-tions,one with fatal immunosuppression despite a complete major histocompatibility complex mismatch.The subjects were divided into three groups according to different donors and recipients[Tolerance group:LEW-to-DA;Rejection group:DA-to-LEW;Syngegnic group(control group):DA-to-DA].The proportion of intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells from three groups was determined by flow cytometry(FCM)in different time.The intrahepaitc CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells were isolated by magnetic activated cell sorting(MACS)method and identified by FCM.The Foxp3 mRNA was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).And their suppression on the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T effector cells was analyzed by cell proliferation assay in vitro.Beginning immediately after transplantation,the proportion of Treg cells increased over time in both allogeneic groups but was significantly greater in the Rejection group.The pro-portion of Treg cells declined after day 5,and such reduction was more dramatic in the Rejection group than in the Tole-rance group.Animals in the Tolerance group showed a second increase in the proportion after day 14.Intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells isolated from spontaneous tolerance models inhibited the proliferation of mixed lymphocyte reaction.The purity of CD4^(+)CD25^(+)Tcells sorted by MACS was 86%–93%.The CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells could specifically express the Foxp3 gene compared with CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T cells.In vitro,the spleen cells from LEW rats can irritate the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells more obviously than the syngegnic spleen cells.CD4^(+)CD25^(+)Tr cells could suppress the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T cells,but the inhibition was reversed by exo-genous IL-2(200 U/mL).The CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T regulatory cells specifically express the Foxp3 gene,which may play animpor-tant role in the induction of liver transplantation tolerance by suppressing the reaction of effective T cells.展开更多
Fulminant hepatitis is fatal in most cases and timely liver transplantation is the only effective treatment.This study evaluates the survival outcomes of patients who underwent living-donor liver transplantation(LDLT)...Fulminant hepatitis is fatal in most cases and timely liver transplantation is the only effective treatment.This study evaluates the survival outcomes of patients who underwent living-donor liver transplantation(LDLT)using right lobe liver grafts for fulminant liver failure due to hepatitis B infection.Nine cases of adult right lobe LDLT were performed in our department from September 2002 to August 2005 and the clinical and following-up data were reviewed.According to the pre-transplant Child-Pugh-Turcotte classification,the nine patients were classified as grade C.The model for end-stage liver disease(MELD)score of these patients ranged from 16 to 42.The principal complications before transplantation included abnormal renal function,hepatic coma of different degrees and alimentary tract hemorrhage.The main complications after transplantation included pulmonary infection in two cases,acute renal failure in three cases and transplantation-related encephalopathy in one case.No primary failure of vascular or biliary complications occurred.The one-year survival rate was 55.6%.There were no serious complications or deaths in donors.In general,it is extremely difficult to treat fulminant hepatitis by conservative regimen,particularly,in cases with rapid progression.Emergency adult living-donor liver transplantation is an effective treatment for fulminant hepatitis patients and is relatively safe for donors.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30271236).
文摘The biological features of intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T regulatory cells in the naturally tolerance of rat liver transplantation were explored.Orthotopic liver transplan-tation was performed in two allogeneic rat strain combina-tions,one with fatal immunosuppression despite a complete major histocompatibility complex mismatch.The subjects were divided into three groups according to different donors and recipients[Tolerance group:LEW-to-DA;Rejection group:DA-to-LEW;Syngegnic group(control group):DA-to-DA].The proportion of intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells from three groups was determined by flow cytometry(FCM)in different time.The intrahepaitc CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells were isolated by magnetic activated cell sorting(MACS)method and identified by FCM.The Foxp3 mRNA was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).And their suppression on the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T effector cells was analyzed by cell proliferation assay in vitro.Beginning immediately after transplantation,the proportion of Treg cells increased over time in both allogeneic groups but was significantly greater in the Rejection group.The pro-portion of Treg cells declined after day 5,and such reduction was more dramatic in the Rejection group than in the Tole-rance group.Animals in the Tolerance group showed a second increase in the proportion after day 14.Intrahepatic CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells isolated from spontaneous tolerance models inhibited the proliferation of mixed lymphocyte reaction.The purity of CD4^(+)CD25^(+)Tcells sorted by MACS was 86%–93%.The CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells could specifically express the Foxp3 gene compared with CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T cells.In vitro,the spleen cells from LEW rats can irritate the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T cells more obviously than the syngegnic spleen cells.CD4^(+)CD25^(+)Tr cells could suppress the proliferation of CD4^(+)CD25^(-)T cells,but the inhibition was reversed by exo-genous IL-2(200 U/mL).The CD4^(+)CD25^(+)T regulatory cells specifically express the Foxp3 gene,which may play animpor-tant role in the induction of liver transplantation tolerance by suppressing the reaction of effective T cells.
文摘Fulminant hepatitis is fatal in most cases and timely liver transplantation is the only effective treatment.This study evaluates the survival outcomes of patients who underwent living-donor liver transplantation(LDLT)using right lobe liver grafts for fulminant liver failure due to hepatitis B infection.Nine cases of adult right lobe LDLT were performed in our department from September 2002 to August 2005 and the clinical and following-up data were reviewed.According to the pre-transplant Child-Pugh-Turcotte classification,the nine patients were classified as grade C.The model for end-stage liver disease(MELD)score of these patients ranged from 16 to 42.The principal complications before transplantation included abnormal renal function,hepatic coma of different degrees and alimentary tract hemorrhage.The main complications after transplantation included pulmonary infection in two cases,acute renal failure in three cases and transplantation-related encephalopathy in one case.No primary failure of vascular or biliary complications occurred.The one-year survival rate was 55.6%.There were no serious complications or deaths in donors.In general,it is extremely difficult to treat fulminant hepatitis by conservative regimen,particularly,in cases with rapid progression.Emergency adult living-donor liver transplantation is an effective treatment for fulminant hepatitis patients and is relatively safe for donors.
