Selective Targeting of High-Affinity LFA-1 Does Not Augment Costimulation Blockade in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplantation Model.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Costimulation blockade (CoB) via belatacept is a lower-morbidity alternative to calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based immunosuppression. However, it has higher rates of early acute rejection. These early rejections are mediated in part by memory T cells, which have reduced dependence on the pathway targeted by belatacept and increased adhesion molecule expression. One such molecule is leukocyte function antigen (LFA)-1. LFA-1 exists in two forms: a commonly expressed, low-affinity form and a transient, high-affinity form, expressed only during activation. We have shown that antibodies reactive with LFA-1 regardless of its configuration are effective in eliminating memory T cells but at the cost of impaired protective immunity. Here we test two novel agents, leukotoxin A and AL-579, each of which targets the high-affinity form of LFA-1, to determine whether this more precise targeting prevents belatacept-resistant rejection. Despite evidence of ex vivo and in vivo ligand-specific activity, neither agent when combined with belatacept proved superior to belatacept monotherapy. Leukotoxin A approached a ceiling of toxicity before efficacy, while AL-579 failed to significantly alter the peripheral immune response. These data, and prior studies, suggest that LFA-1 blockade may not be a suitable adjuvant agent for CoB-resistant rejection.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Samy, KP; Anderson, DJ; Lo, DJ; Mulvihill, MS; Song, M; Farris, AB; Parker, BS; MacDonald, AL; Lu, C; Springer, TA; Kachlany, SC; Reimann, KA; How, T; Leopardi, FV; Franke, KS; Williams, KD; Collins, BH; Kirk, AD
Published Date
- May 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 5
Start / End Page
- 1193 - 1203
PubMed ID
- 27888551
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC5409867
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1600-6143
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/ajt.14141
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States