Mouse Sertoli Cells Inhibit Humoral-Based Immunity

Author:

Washburn Rachel L.,Kaur Gurvinder,Dufour Jannette M.

Abstract

Transplantation is used to treat many different diseases; however, without the use of immunosuppressants, which can be toxic to the patient, grafted tissue is rejected by the immune system. Humoral immune responses, particularly antibodies and complement, are significant components in rejection. Remarkably, Sertoli cells (SCs), immunoregulatory testicular cells, survive long-term after transplantation without immunosuppression. The objective of this study was to assess SC regulation of these humoral-based immune factors. Mouse SCs survived in vitro human complement (model of robust complement-mediated rejection) and survived in vivo as allografts with little-to-no antibody or complement fragment deposition. Microarray data and ELISA analyses identified at least 14 complement inhibitory proteins expressed by mouse SCs, which inhibit complement at multiple points. Interestingly, a mouse SC line (MSC-1), which was rejected by day 20 post transplantation, also survived in vitro human complement, showed limited deposition of antibodies and complement, and expressed complement inhibitors. Together this suggests that SC inhibition of complement-mediated killing is an important component of SC immune regulation. However, other mechanisms of SC immune modulation are also likely involved in SC graft survival. Identifying the mechanisms that SCs use to achieve extended survival as allografts could be utilized to improve graft survival.

Funder

The CH Foundation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis

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