ChimerismPub Date : 2015-10-02DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2016.1218583
A. C. Müller, M. Jakobsen, T. Barington, A. Vaag, L. Grunnet, S. Olsen, M. Kamper-Jørgensen
{"title":"Microchimerism of male origin in a cohort of Danish girls","authors":"A. C. Müller, M. Jakobsen, T. Barington, A. Vaag, L. Grunnet, S. Olsen, M. Kamper-Jørgensen","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2016.1218583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2016.1218583","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Male microchimerism, the presence of a small number of male cells, in women has been attributed to prior pregnancies. However, male microchimerism has also been reported in women with only daughters, in nulliparous women and prepubertal girls suggesting that other sources of male microchimerism must exist. The aim of the present study was to examine the presence of male microchimerism in a cohort of healthy nulliparous Danish girls aged 10–15 y using DNA extracted from cells from whole blood (buffy coats) and report the association with potential sources of male cells. A total of 154 girls were studied of which 21 (13.6%) tested positive for male microchimerism. There was a tendency that girls were more likely to test positive for male microchimerism if their mothers previously had received transfusion, had given birth to a son or had had a spontaneous abortion. Furthermore, the oldest girls were more likely to test positive for male microchimerism. However, less than half of microchimerism positivity was attributable to these factors. In conclusion, data suggest that male microchimerism in young girls may originate from an older brother either full born or from a discontinued pregnancy or from transfusion during pregnancy. We speculate that sexual intercourse may be important but other sources of male cells likely exist in young girls.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1","pages":"65 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2016.1218583","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-10-02DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2016.1241373
J. Woodall, M. Uluer, Matthew T. Chrencik, A. Nam, S. Bartlett, R. Barth
{"title":"Lost in translation? Microchimersim detection in experimental and clinical transplantation","authors":"J. Woodall, M. Uluer, Matthew T. Chrencik, A. Nam, S. Bartlett, R. Barth","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2016.1241373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2016.1241373","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The importance of further elucidating the properties surrounding microchimerism in various experi- mental models and clinical transplantation are limited by current techniques and the sensitivity of available platforms. Development of reliable methods and use routine use of microchimerism detection in clinical practice could guide clinical decision making regarding rejection, stable function, and tolerance.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1","pages":"51 - 53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2016.1241373","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-10-02DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2016.1270483
S. Rosinski, S. Graves, Deborah A Higginbotham, R. Storb
{"title":"Mixed chimerism renders residual host dendritic cells incapable of alloimmunization of the marrow donor in the canine model of allogeneic marrow transplantation","authors":"S. Rosinski, S. Graves, Deborah A Higginbotham, R. Storb","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2016.1270483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2016.1270483","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study tested whether an alloimmune response can occur in the marrow donor when infused or injected with leukocytes from their mixed chimeric transplant recipient. Two mixed chimeras were produced after conditioning with three Gray total body irradiation, donor marrow infusion, and post-grafting immunosuppression. The marrow donors were then repeatedly infused and injected with leukocytes from their respective chimeric recipient. A donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) into their mixed chimeras had no effect, even after the experiments were repeated. The presence of blood dendritic cells (DCs) of recipient origin was confirmed in chimeric recipients, as well as the presence of microchimerism in the marrow donors. Donor sensitization did occur following placement of a recipient skin graft that was confirmed following DLI into recipients that changed the mixed chimeras into full donor chimeras. These observations suggest that mixed chimerism renders recipient peripheral blood DCs incapable of inducing a donor T cell response.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"97 1","pages":"54 - 64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2016.1270483","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-07-03DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1128624
Houda Alachkar, Yusuke Nakamura
{"title":"Deep-sequencing of the T-cell receptor repertoire in patients with haplo-cord and matched-donor transplants","authors":"Houda Alachkar, Yusuke Nakamura","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1128624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2015.1128624","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Haplo-cord transplant has emerged as a feasible and reliable approach for haematopoietic stem cell transplant in patients who are unable to find matched-donor. This approach provides fast myeloid recovery, low incidence of graft vs host disease (GVHD) and favorable graft versus leukemia (GVL) effects. T cell recovery plays an important role in preventing infectious complications; it also mediates the GVHD and the GVL effects. Here, we utilized a novel RNA-based sequencing approach to quantitatively characterize the T cell receptor (TCRs) repertoire in patients underwent haplo-cord transplant in comparison with those underwent matched-donor transplant. Our study shows that higher percentage of cord cells early post transplant were associated with significantly higher TCR diversity. TCR diversity was significantly lower in patients with GVHD and in relapsed patients. A larger cohort study is needed to validate these data and to provide useful information on the specific TCR clones correlated with clinical outcome.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1","pages":"47 - 49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2015.1128624","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03Epub Date: 2016-04-19DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2016.1168561
Aryn Martin
{"title":"Ray Owen and the history of naturally acquired chimerism.","authors":"Aryn Martin","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2016.1168561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2016.1168561","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article interweaves a history of Ray Owen's early work with a broader account of the conceptual landscape of immunology in the mid 1950's. In particular, Owen's openness to the very possibility of chimeric phenomena is recognized. </p>","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1-2","pages":"2-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2016.1168561","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34317135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03Epub Date: 2015-10-30DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1107253
Jeremy M Kinder, Tony T Jiang, James M Ertelt, Lijun Xin, Beverly S Strong, Aimen F Shaaban, Sing Sing Way
{"title":"Tolerance to noninherited maternal antigens, reproductive microchimerism and regulatory T cell memory: 60 years after 'Evidence for actively acquired tolerance to Rh antigens'.","authors":"Jeremy M Kinder, Tony T Jiang, James M Ertelt, Lijun Xin, Beverly S Strong, Aimen F Shaaban, Sing Sing Way","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1107253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2015.1107253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Compulsory exposure to genetically foreign maternal tissue imprints in offspring sustained tolerance to noninherited maternal antigens (NIMA). Immunological tolerance to NIMA was first described by Dr. Ray D. Owen for women genetically negative for erythrocyte rhesus (Rh) antigen with reduced sensitization from developmental Rh exposure by their mothers. Extending this analysis to HLA haplotypes has uncovered the exciting potential for therapeutically exploiting NIMA-specific tolerance naturally engrained in mammalian reproduction for improved clinical outcomes after allogeneic transplantation. Herein, we summarize emerging scientific concepts stemming from tolerance to NIMA that includes postnatal maintenance of microchimeric maternal origin cells in offspring, expanded accumulation of immune suppressive regulatory T cells with NIMA-specificity, along with teleological benefits and immunological consequences of NIMA-specific tolerance conserved across mammalian species. </p>","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1-2","pages":"8-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2015.1107253","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34131910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03Epub Date: 2015-10-30DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1111975
Tetsu Oura, Kiyohiko Hotta, A B Cosimi, Tatsuo Kawai
{"title":"Transient mixed chimerism for allograft tolerance.","authors":"Tetsu Oura, Kiyohiko Hotta, A B Cosimi, Tatsuo Kawai","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1111975","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1111975","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mixed chimerism discovered in Freemartin cattle by Ray Owen 70 years ago paved the way for research on immune tolerance. Since his discovery, significant progress has been made in the effort to induce allograft tolerance via mixed chimerism in various murine models. However, induction of persistent mixed chimerism has proved to be extremely difficult in major histocompatibility complex mismatched humans. Chimerism induced in humans tends to either disappear or convert to full donor chimerism, depending on the intensity of the conditioning regimen. Nevertheless, our studies in both NHPs and humans have clearly demonstrated that renal allograft tolerance can be induced by transient mixed chimerism. Our studies have shown that solid organ allograft tolerance via transient mixed chimerism 1) requires induction of multilineage hematologic chimerism, 2) depends on peripheral regulatory mechanisms, rather than thymic deletion, for long-term maintenance, 3) is organ specific (kidney and lung but not heart allograft tolerance are feasible). A major advantage of tolerance induction via transient mixed chimerism is exclusion of the risk of graft-versus-host disease. Our ongoing studies are directed toward improving the consistency of tolerance induction, reducing the morbidity of the conditioning regimen, substituting clinically available agents, such as Belatacept for the now unavailable anti-CD2 monoclonal antibody, and extending the protocol to recipients of deceased donor allografts. </p>","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1-2","pages":"21-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064472/pdf/kchm-06-1-2-1111975.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34131931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1115584
S. Strober
{"title":"Stable mixed chimerism and tolerance to human organ transplants","authors":"S. Strober","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1115584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2015.1115584","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Tolerance to combined kidney and hematopoietic cell transplant has been achieved in humans after establishment of mixed chimerism allowing for the withdrawal of immunosuppressive drugs. The seminal contributions of Ray Owen provided the scientific basis for the human protocol.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1","pages":"27 - 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2015.1115584","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1130780
S. Ildstad, J. Leventhal, Y. Wen, E. Yolcu
{"title":"Facilitating cells: Translation of hematopoietic chimerism to achieve clinical tolerance","authors":"S. Ildstad, J. Leventhal, Y. Wen, E. Yolcu","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1130780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2015.1130780","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT For over 50 y the association between hematopoietic chimerism and tolerance has been recognized. This originated with the brilliant observation by Dr. Ray Owen that freemartin cattle twins that shared a common placental blood supply were red blood cell chimeras, which led to the discovery that hematopoietic chimerism resulted in actively acquired tolerance. This was first confirmed in neonatal mice by Medawar et al. and subsequently in adult rodents. Fifty years later this concept has been successfully translated to solid organ transplant recipients in the clinic. The field is new, but cell-based therapies are being used with increasing frequency to induce tolerance and immunomodulation. The future is bright. This review focuses on chimerism and tolerance: past, present and prospects for the future.","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1","pages":"33 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2015.1130780","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59984545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimerismPub Date : 2015-04-03Epub Date: 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1080/19381956.2015.1176759
Dixon B Kaufman
{"title":"Foreword.","authors":"Dixon B Kaufman","doi":"10.1080/19381956.2015.1176759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19381956.2015.1176759","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89114,"journal":{"name":"Chimerism","volume":"6 1-2","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19381956.2015.1176759","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34482983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}