April 2011
Volume 52, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2011
A Comparison Of The In Vitro Human Immune Response To Corneal Cells From Humans And Genetically-Modified Pigs
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Hidetaka Hara
    University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Naoko Koike
    University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Cassandra Long
    University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Danny S. Roh
    Ophthalmology, Eye & Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • James L. Funderburgh
    Ophthalmology, Eye & Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Thomas E. Starzl
    University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Yifan Dai
    Revivicor Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia
  • David Ayares
    Revivicor Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia
  • David K.C. Cooper
    University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Hidetaka Hara, None; Naoko Koike, None; Cassandra Long, None; Danny S. Roh, None; James L. Funderburgh, None; Thomas E. Starzl, None; Yifan Dai, Revivicor Inc. (E); David Ayares, Revivicor Inc. (E); David K.C. Cooper, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  EBAA#705721, NIH UO1-A1068642, R21-A1074844-01
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2011, Vol.52, 1151. doi:
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      Hidetaka Hara, Naoko Koike, Cassandra Long, Danny S. Roh, James L. Funderburgh, Thomas E. Starzl, Yifan Dai, David Ayares, David K.C. Cooper; A Comparison Of The In Vitro Human Immune Response To Corneal Cells From Humans And Genetically-Modified Pigs. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011;52(14):1151.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To investigate in vitro the human humoral and cellular responses to wild-type (WT) pig corneal endothelial cells (pCEC) and compare with CEC from humans and genetically-engineered pigs - (i) α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout [GTKO], (ii) GTKO+transgenic for a human complement-regulatory protein [GTKO/CD46], (iii) dominant-negative class II transactivator transgenic [CIITA-DN].

Methods: : Pooled human serum was used to measure IgM/IgG binding to pCEC from WT, GTKO, and GTKO/CD46 pigs by flow cytometry. Lysis of pCEC was determined by a human complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) assay. The human CD4+T cell response to CEC from all 3 pigs and humans was measured by mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). The expression of swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) class II on CIITA-DN pCEC with/without activation by IFN-γ was measured. MLR was performed using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from WT, CIITA-DN pigs, and humans.

Results: : There was greater binding of IgM and IgG to WT than to GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pCEC (p<0.01). CDC of quiescent WT pCEC was greater than of GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pCEC (p<0.05); after activation, CDC was increased and there was no significant difference in lysis of WT and GTKO pCECs, but GTKO/CD46 pCECs demonstrated significant resistance to lysis (p<0.01, p<0.05, respectively). Human CD4+T cell responses to GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pCEC and human CEC were significantly less than to WT pCEC (p<0.05) before and after activation. Although the human CD4+T cell response to GTKO and GTKO/CD46 pCEC was greater than to human CEC before activation, there was no significant difference after activation. The expression of SLA class II on pCEC from CIITA-DN pigs was significantly down-regulated, even after activation. The human CD4+T cell response to CIITA-DN cells was significantly lower than to human and WT cells (P<0.01).

Conclusions: : Corneas from GTKO/CD46/CIITA-DN pigs should be significantly protected against human humoral and cellular immunity, and may be comparable to human corneas.

Keywords: cornea: basic science • transgenics/knock-outs • transplantation 
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