TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhibiting inflammation with Myeloid cell-specific nanobiologics promotes organ transplant acceptance
AU - Braza, Mounia S.
AU - van Leent, Mandy M.T.
AU - Lameijer, Marnix
AU - Sanchez-Gaytan, Brenda L.
AU - Arts, Rob J.W.
AU - Pérez-Medina, Carlos
AU - Conde, Patricia
AU - Garcia, Mercedes R.
AU - Gonzalez-Perez, Maria
AU - Brahmachary, Manisha
AU - Fay, Francois
AU - Kluza, Ewelina
AU - Kossatz, Susanne
AU - Dress, Regine J.
AU - Salem, Fadi
AU - Rialdi, Alexander
AU - Reiner, Thomas
AU - Boros, Peter
AU - Strijkers, Gustav J.
AU - Calcagno, Claudia C.
AU - Ginhoux, Florent
AU - Marazzi, Ivan
AU - Lutgens, Esther
AU - Nicolaes, Gerry A.F.
AU - Weber, Christian
AU - Swirski, Filip K.
AU - Nahrendorf, Matthias
AU - Fisher, Edward A.
AU - Duivenvoorden, Raphaël
AU - Fayad, Zahi A.
AU - Netea, Mihai G.
AU - Mulder, Willem J.M.
AU - Ochando, Jordi
PY - 2018/11/20
Y1 - 2018/11/20
N2 - Inducing graft acceptance without chronic immunosuppression remains an elusive goal in organ transplantation. Using an experimental transplantation mouse model, we demonstrate that local macrophage activation through dectin-1 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) drives trained immunity-associated cytokine production during allograft rejection. We conducted nanoimmunotherapeutic studies and found that a short-term mTOR-specific high-density lipoprotein (HDL) nanobiologic treatment (mTORi-HDL) averted macrophage aerobic glycolysis and the epigenetic modifications underlying inflammatory cytokine production. The resulting regulatory macrophages prevented alloreactive CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity and promoted tolerogenic CD4+ regulatory T (Treg) cell expansion. To enhance therapeutic efficacy, we complemented the mTORi-HDL treatment with a CD40-TRAF6-specific nanobiologic (TRAF6i-HDL) that inhibits co-stimulation. This synergistic nanoimmunotherapy resulted in indefinite allograft survival. Together, we show that HDL-based nanoimmunotherapy can be employed to control macrophage function in vivo. Our strategy, focused on preventing inflammatory innate immune responses, provides a framework for developing targeted therapies that promote immunological tolerance. An unresolved problem in organ transplantation is to establish graft acceptance in the absence of long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Braza et al. unravel important molecular mechanisms underlying myeloid cell activation in an experimental organ transplantation model and develop a combined nanoimmunotherapy that targets myeloid cells in hematopoietic organs and the allograft. Short-term nanobiologic immunotherapy prevents inflammation and induces indefinite allograft survival.
AB - Inducing graft acceptance without chronic immunosuppression remains an elusive goal in organ transplantation. Using an experimental transplantation mouse model, we demonstrate that local macrophage activation through dectin-1 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) drives trained immunity-associated cytokine production during allograft rejection. We conducted nanoimmunotherapeutic studies and found that a short-term mTOR-specific high-density lipoprotein (HDL) nanobiologic treatment (mTORi-HDL) averted macrophage aerobic glycolysis and the epigenetic modifications underlying inflammatory cytokine production. The resulting regulatory macrophages prevented alloreactive CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity and promoted tolerogenic CD4+ regulatory T (Treg) cell expansion. To enhance therapeutic efficacy, we complemented the mTORi-HDL treatment with a CD40-TRAF6-specific nanobiologic (TRAF6i-HDL) that inhibits co-stimulation. This synergistic nanoimmunotherapy resulted in indefinite allograft survival. Together, we show that HDL-based nanoimmunotherapy can be employed to control macrophage function in vivo. Our strategy, focused on preventing inflammatory innate immune responses, provides a framework for developing targeted therapies that promote immunological tolerance. An unresolved problem in organ transplantation is to establish graft acceptance in the absence of long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Braza et al. unravel important molecular mechanisms underlying myeloid cell activation in an experimental organ transplantation model and develop a combined nanoimmunotherapy that targets myeloid cells in hematopoietic organs and the allograft. Short-term nanobiologic immunotherapy prevents inflammation and induces indefinite allograft survival.
KW - CD40
KW - immunotherapy
KW - innate immune memory
KW - mTOR
KW - nanoimmunotherapy
KW - TRAF6
KW - trained immunity
KW - transplantation
KW - HMGB1 Protein/genetics
KW - Vimentin/genetics
KW - Immune Tolerance
KW - Organ Transplantation
KW - Macrophages/immunology
KW - Immunity, Innate
KW - Inflammation/immunology
KW - Myeloid Cells/immunology
KW - Immunosuppression
KW - Allografts
KW - Animals
KW - Biomarkers
KW - Immunologic Memory
KW - Graft Survival/immunology
KW - Mice
KW - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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U2 - 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.09.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 30413362
AN - SCOPUS:85056688855
SN - 1074-7613
VL - 49
SP - 819-828.e6
JO - Immunity
JF - Immunity
IS - 5
ER -