Transbronchial human interleukin-10 gene transfer reduces acute inflammation associated with allograft rejection and intragraft interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor-α gene expression in a rat model of lung transplantation

Background The ability to express genes with potential immunoregulatory capacity could reduce allograft rejection (AR). This study examined the effect of ex vivo lipid-mediated transbronchial human interleukin-10 (hIL-10) gene transfer on AR and the intragraft cytokine profile in a rat model of lung...

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Published inThe Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 360 - 367
Main Authors Oishi, Hisashi, MD, PhD, Okada, Yoshinori, MD, PhD, Kikuchi, Toshiaki, MD, PhD, Hoshikawa, Yasushi, MD, PhD, Sado, Tetsu, MD, PhD, Noda, Masafumi, MD, PhD, Endo, Chiaki, MD, PhD, Sakurada, Akira, MD, PhD, Matsumura, Yuji, MD, PhD, Kondo, Takashi, MD, PhD
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LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2010
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Summary:Background The ability to express genes with potential immunoregulatory capacity could reduce allograft rejection (AR). This study examined the effect of ex vivo lipid-mediated transbronchial human interleukin-10 (hIL-10) gene transfer on AR and the intragraft cytokine profile in a rat model of lung transplantation. Methods Left single lung transplants were performed between a highly histoincompatible combination of inbred rats. The donor left lung was extracted and intrabronchially instilled with a plasmid encoding hIL-10 (IL-10 group) or Escherichia coli β-galactosidase (control group), mixed with a cationic lipid. At 3 and 6 days after transplantation, the degree of AR was graded histologically (stage 1–4) and several pathologic categories of inflammation were scored on a scale of 0 to 4 according to the percentage of involvement. Intragraft cytokine profile was examined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results The stage of AR (3.1 ± 0.4 vs 3.8 ± 0.4) and the pathologic scores for edema (2.3 ± 0.8 vs 3.2 ± 0.4), intraalveolar hemorrhage (0.3 ± 0.5 vs 2.2 ± 0.8), and necrosis (0.3 ± 0.5 vs 1.2 ± 0.4) in the IL-10 group were significantly decreased compared with the control group at Day 6. IL-2 and tumor necrosis factor-α messenger RNA expression levels on Day 3 were significantly decreased in the IL-10 group. Conclusions Ex vivo lipid-mediated transbronchial hIL-10 gene transfer attenuated acute inflammation associated with AR, which was related to decreased levels of proinflammatory cytokine gene expression in a rat model of lung transplantation.
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ISSN:1053-2498
1557-3117
DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2009.10.002