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Background: In kidney transplantation, long-term allograft acceptance in cynomolgus macaques was achieved using a mixed-chimerism protocol based on the clinically available reagents, rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), and belatacept. Here, we have tested the same protocol in cynomolgus macaques transplanted with fully allogeneic lung grafts.
Methods: Five cynomolgus macaques underwent left orthotopic lung transplantation. Initial immunosuppression included equine ATG and anti-IL6RmAb induction, followed by triple-drug immunosuppression for 4 mo. Post-transplant, a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen was applied, including total body and thymic irradiation. Rabbit ATG, belatacept, anti-IL6RmAb, and donor bone marrow transplantation (DBMT) were given, in addition to a 28-d course of cyclosporine. All immunosuppressant drugs were stopped on day 29 after DBMT.
Results: One monkey rejected its lung before DBMT due to AMR, after developing donor-specific antibodies. Two monkeys developed fatal post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, and both monkeys had signs of cellular rejection in their allografts upon autopsy. The remaining 2 monkeys showed severe cellular rejection on days 42 and 70 post-DBMT. Cytokine analysis suggested higher levels of pro-inflammatory markers in the lung transplant cohort, as compared to kidney recipients.
Conclusion: Although the clinically applicable protocol showed success in kidney transplantation, the study did not show long-term survival in a lung transplant model, highlighting the organ-specific differences in tolerance induction.
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