HESC-derived neural progenitors prevent xenograft rejection through neonatal desensitisation
Heuer, Andreas LU ; Kirkeby, Agnete LU ; Pfisterer, Ulrich LU ; Jönsson, Marie E. LU and Parmar, Malin LU
(2016)
In Experimental Neurology
282.
p.78-85
- Abstract
Stem cell therapies for neurological disorders are rapidly moving towards use in clinical trials. Before initiation of clinical trials, extensive pre-clinical validation in appropriate animal models is essential. However, grafts of human cells into the rodent brain are rejected within weeks after transplantation and the standard methods of immune-suppression for the purpose of studying human xenografts are not always sufficient for the long-term studies needed for transplanted human neurons to maturate, integrate and provide functional benefits in the host brain. Neonatal injections in rat pups using human fetal brain cells have been shown to desensitise the host to accept human tissue grafts as adults, whilst not compromising their... (More)
Stem cell therapies for neurological disorders are rapidly moving towards use in clinical trials. Before initiation of clinical trials, extensive pre-clinical validation in appropriate animal models is essential. However, grafts of human cells into the rodent brain are rejected within weeks after transplantation and the standard methods of immune-suppression for the purpose of studying human xenografts are not always sufficient for the long-term studies needed for transplanted human neurons to maturate, integrate and provide functional benefits in the host brain. Neonatal injections in rat pups using human fetal brain cells have been shown to desensitise the host to accept human tissue grafts as adults, whilst not compromising their immune system. Here, we show that differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be used for desensitisation to achieve long-term graft survival of human stem cell-derived neurons in a xenograft setting, surpassing the time of conventional pharmacological immune-suppressive treatments. The use of hESCs for desensitisation opens up for a widespread use of the technique, which will be of great value when performing pre-clinical evaluation of stem cell-derived neurons in animal models.
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- author
- Heuer, Andreas
LU
; Kirkeby, Agnete
LU
; Pfisterer, Ulrich
LU
; Jönsson, Marie E.
LU
and Parmar, Malin
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-08-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cyclosporine, Desensitisation, HESC, Immune response, Rejection, Stem cell, Transplant, Xenograft
- in
- Experimental Neurology
- volume
- 282
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84969752910
- pmid:27235932
- wos:000378460200009
- ISSN
- 0014-4886
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.05.027
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 634a36c9-4789-4e3c-8acc-3ea1f6c1a268
- date added to LUP
- 2016-07-18 14:20:10
- date last changed
- 2024-06-14 11:22:40
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