Rapamycin antagonizes angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis through myeloid-derived suppressor cells in corneal transplantation

Copyright © 2023 American Society of Transplantation & American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Rapamycin is an immunosuppressive drug that is widely used in the postsurgery management of transplantation. To date, the mechanism by which rapamycin reduces posttransplant neovascularization has not been fully understood. Given the original avascularity and immune privilege of the cornea, corneal transplantation is considered as an ideal model to investigate neovascularization and its effects on allograft rejection. Previously, we found that myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) prolong corneal allograft survival through suppression of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Here, we show that depletion of MDSC abolished rapamycin-mediated suppression of neovascularization and elongation of corneal allograft survival. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that rapamycin dramatically enhanced the expression of arginase 1 (Arg1). Furthermore, an Arg1 inhibitor also completely abolished the rapamycin-mediated beneficial effects after corneal transplantation. Taken together, these findings indicate that MDSC and elevated Arg1 activity are essential for the immunosuppressive and antiangiogenic functions of rapamycin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 23(2023), 9 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 1359-1374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ren, Yuerong [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xiaonan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yingyi [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Huanmin [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Lingling [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yumin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xinqi [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Baihua [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
He, Yan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenesis
Arginase 1
Corneal penetrating keratoplasty
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Lymphangiogenesis
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC)
Rapamycin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sirolimus
W36ZG6FT64

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Date Completed 04.09.2023

Date Revised 15.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajt.2023.05.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357274733