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T M Sundt

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PubMed1992

Characterization of a polymorphism of CD4 in miniature swine.

A polymorphism of CD4 in miniature swine has been identified by failure of cells from some animals to react with mAb 74-12-4. The phenotypic, molecular genetic, and functional characteristics of these animals have been defined. Cells from heterozygous animals bear approximately 50% the number of 74-12-4-reactive molecules on their surface as do cells from animals homozygous for the wild type. Animals of both phenotypes demonstrate similar flow cytometric profiles for CD8+ T cells. Northern blot analysis confirms the presence of mRNA for CD4 among PBL of animals failing to stain with 74-12-4. CD4 allelism is confirmed by Southern blot analysis, revealing RFLP. Function of the CD4 subset in vivo, as demonstrated by antibody production against a T cell-dependent Ag, is similar between animals of both phenotypes. Proliferative responses to PHA and alloantigen stimulation by a full haplotype mismatch or a class II mismatch alone are equivalent for animals of both phenotypes. These data suggest that the allelic form of CD4, designated CD4.2 in contrast to the wild-type CD4.1, is capable of performing normally as an accessory molecule in the generation of immune responses. Furthermore, antixenogeneic responses to C57B10.BR were equivalent, suggesting that both CD4 molecular types may be capable of interacting with xenogeneic class II molecules. Although the polymorphism includes differences in exons 3 and 4, regions thought to encode portions of the molecule interacting with MHC class II, these results imply that this naturally occurring CD4 polymorphism does not affect the interaction with class II molecules.

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PubMed1992

Influence of coronary heart disease on morbidity and mortality after carotid endarterectomy: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota (1970-1988)

To evaluate the prognostic importance of coronary artery disease among patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, 177 residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota who underwent carotid endarterectomy during the period 1970 through 1988 were followed up to July 1, 1989. Patients were stratified as to the presence (n = 64) or absence (n = 93) of overt coronary artery disease or prior myocardial revascularization (n = 20) at the time of endarterectomy. At 30 days after carotid endarterectomy, there were no significant differences between patients with or without coronary artery disease in the occurrence of death, myocardial infarction or stroke. Kaplan-Meier estimate of 8-year relative survival after carotid endarterectomy (assessed as a percent of survival in age- carotid endarterectomy (assessed as a percent of survival in age- and gender-matched control subjects) was 89% in those without and 75% in those with overt coronary artery disease. Of the 59 total deaths, 29 (49%) had a cardiac cause and 4 (7%) were due to stroke (p less than 0.0001). The cumulative incidence of a cardiac event at 8 years after carotid endarterectomy was greater in those with than in those without overt coronary artery disease (61% vs. 25%, p less than 0.0001). In multivariable analysis, uncorrected coronary artery disease and diabetes were the only independent predictors of subsequent cardiac events, whereas age was the only independent predictor of death. These population-based data suggest that carotid endarterectomy can be safely undertaken in patients with stable coronary artery disease. In long-term follow-up of these patients, coronary rather than cerebral vascular disease is the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality. Thus, these data lend strong support to the concept of early identification and management of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.

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PubMed1992

Induction of specific tolerance to class I-disparate renal allografts in miniature swine with cyclosporine.

Previous studies in miniature swine have suggested that the mechanism underlying the spontaneous development of tolerance in one third of one-haplotype class I disparate renal allografts (i.e., ag----ad) involves a relative T cell help deficit at the time of first exposure to antigen. If this hypothesis were correct, then one might expect the administration of an immunosuppressive agent capable of inhibiting lymphokine production during this period to lead to the induction of tolerance to class I MHC antigens in two-haplotype class I mismatched renal allografts (i.e., gg----dd), which are otherwise uniformly and acutely rejected. This hypothesis was tested in eight two-haplotype class I disparate, class II matched donor-recipient pairs, in which recipients were treated with cyclosporine 10 mg/kg, i.v. q.d. for 12 days. This protocol led to the induction of long-term (greater than 100 days) specific tolerance in 100% of recipients, as compared with control animals that rejected grafts in 13.7 +/- 0.9 days (P less than 0.0001). The specificity of tolerance was assessed both in vivo with subsequent skin grafts and in vitro by mixed lymphocyte response (MLR) and cell-mediated lymphocytotoxicity (CML). Survival of donor-specific skin grafts was prolonged compared with skin grafts bearing third-party class I antigens (19.5 +/- 2.0 versus 11.5 +/- 2.0 days, n = 4, P less than 0.05). Tolerant recipients had markedly diminished or absent anti-donor MLR and CML responses, but maintained normal reactivity to third party. Four of eight CsA-treated recipients showed detectable levels of anti-donor IgM, while none demonstrated the presence of anti-donor IgG, which was found in all rejecting controls.

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PubMed1992

Patterns of T cell-accessory cell interaction in the generation of primary alloresponses in the pig.

Partially inbred, MHC-homozygous miniature swine provide a unique model for the study of organ transplantation and the induction of tolerance in large animals. Models of both vascularized solid organ transplantation and bone marrow transplantation have previously been established. The availability of monoclonal antibodies reactive with porcine leukocyte subset antigens now makes possible studies of the cellular immunology in this species, affording the opportunity to examine mechanisms of transplant tolerance and graft rejection in increasing detail. Using such antibodies and peripheral blood leukocytes from pigs of recombinant MHC haplotypes, we have examined porcine T cell-accessory cell interactions in vitro with attention to T cell subsets and the class of MHC alloantigen stimulation. Primary allospecific MLR and CML cultures were studied after depletion of accessory cells from responder and/or stimulator populations. Although class II MHC antigens were expressed on the majority of porcine T cells before and after depletion, these cells were insufficient for antigen presentation, since there was an absolute requirement for ACs in the generation of primary alloresponses. Proliferative and CTL alloresponses could be generated provided that ACs of either stimulator or responder type were present. Selective depletion of CD4+ T cells from the responder population demonstrated: (a) that the interaction mediated by self ACs was CD4-dependent; (b) that two pathways exist for interaction involving allogeneic ACs; and (c) that the interaction involving allogeneic class II is CD4-dependent, while that with allogeneic class I is not.

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PubMed1992

Reduced production of cGMP underlies the loss of endothelium-dependent relaxations in the canine basilar artery after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Endothelium-dependent relaxations are inhibited during chronic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in the canine basilar artery, although the luminal release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is maintained. The present study investigated the mechanisms underlying the impaired vascular reactivity and in particular whether the loss of responsiveness of the smooth muscle to EDRF is due to an impaired production of cGMP. Bradykinin and nitric oxide evoked concentration-dependent relaxations in isolated canine basilar arteries with and without endothelium, respectively, which were reduced in the subarachnoid hemorrhage group. Relaxations evoked by M&B22,948 (an inhibitor of cGMP phosphodiesterases) were smaller, but those evoked by the lipophilic cGMP analogue 8-bromo-cGMP were potentiated slightly in the subarachnoid hemorrhage group. The resting levels of cGMP in rings with endothelium (reflecting the effect of spontaneous release of EDRF) and those evoked by bradykinin in rings with endothelium and by nitric oxide in rings without endothelium were diminished in the subarachnoid hemorrhage group. These data indicate that the altered endothelium-mediated relaxations of the smooth muscle after subarachnoid hemorrhage is due, at least in part, to an impaired activation of soluble guanylate cyclase leading to a reduced production of cGMP in the smooth muscle.

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PubMed1992

High-energy phosphate levels in the cerebral artery during chronic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

High-energy phosphate levels were measured in the canine cerebral artery during chronic vasospasm. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospasm were induced by percutaneous injections of autologous venous blood into the cisterna magna. Narrowing of the artery was confirmed by angiography 7 days later. Levels of adenosine phosphates (adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and adenosine monophosphate (AMP)), guanosine phosphates (guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and guanosine diphosphate (GDP)), and creatine phosphate (CrP) in the basilar artery were quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography. The total creatine (Crtotal) content was measured by a spectrophotometric method after acid hydrolysis of CrP. Levels of ATP, GTP, and CrP were markedly reduced in the spastic arteries, and ratios of ATP:ADP, GTP:GDP, and CrP:Crtotal were significantly decreased. The results indicate a serious disturbance in the energy metabolism that takes place in the cerebral artery during chronic vasospasm.

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PubMed1991

Intracranial cerebrovascular vasa vasorum associated with atherosclerosis and large thick-walled aneurysms.

Atherosclerotic plaques that develop in the extracranial circulation are usually extensively vascularized by vasa vasorum. However, human vasa vasorum associated with intracranial atherosclerosis has not been adequately addressed. Anterior and posterior circulation specimens from fresh autopsy material were studied under the magnification of a dissecting microscope and proliferative vasa vasorum was found to be frequently associated with intrinsic atheromatous plaques. Vasa vasorum associated with an incidental large aneurysm supports the radiological literature demonstrating that many large and giant thick-walled aneurysms exhibit vascularized walls on contrast computed tomography scans. This information may aid in the preoperative assessment and possible repair of these aneurysms.

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PubMed1991

Induction of kidney transplantation tolerance across major histocompatibility complex barriers by bone marrow transplantation in miniature swine.

Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that permanent lymphohematopoietic chimerism can be induced in MHC-disparate miniature swine by bone marrow transplantation after lethal total-body irradiation. The purpose of the present study was to determine in this large animal model whether such chimerism would lead to permanent tolerance to a vascularized allograft without a requirement for exogenous immunosuppression. Eight miniature swine that had received MHC-mismatched BMT more than five months earlier underwent kidney transplantation (KTx) from a donor MHC matched (n = 5) or MHC mismatched (n = 3) with the BMT donor. All animals had regained in vitro responsiveness to third-party MHC antigens, as measured by mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), before KTx but remained nonresponsive to MHC antigens of the BMT donor and self. All three animals that received KTx mismatched for BMT donor MHC rejected promptly (mean survival time 7.0 days). Of the five animals that received KTx matched for BMT donor MHC, four showed no evidence of rejection and have functioning KTx greater than 200 days after KTx. The fifth animal had excellent renal function for 60 days but then developed a slowly rising BUN and serum creatinine, and died 75 days after KTx. The course of this animal's rejection is consistent with that previously described for rejection due to minor antigen disparities. The difference in survival of KTx matched or mismatched for the MHC of the BMT donor was statistically significant (P = 0.0062). The survival of KTx matched for the MHC of the BMT donor was significantly different from that of control animals without BMT receiving KTx mismatched for MHC (P = 0.0018). We therefore conclude that BMT is an effective means for induction of tolerance to an MHC mismatched KTx in this large animal model.

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PubMed1991

The failure of skin grafting to break tolerance to class I-disparate renal allografts in miniature swine despite inducing marked antidonor cellular immunity.

Long-term specific tolerance to one haplotype class I plus minor antigen disparate renal allografts develops without exogenous immunosuppression in approximately 35% of miniature swine (n = 128). Previous studies have suggested that this phenomenon is related to limited class I-specific helper T cell activity as evidenced by the failure of antibody class switching in vivo and the ability of exogenous interleukin 2 to elicit antidonor responses in vitro. To determine whether tolerance could be broken by inducing antidonor reactivity with donor antigen and a source of T cell help, multiple skin grafts bearing donor class I plus third-party class II antigens were placed on tolerant animals. Skin grafts were placed at least 3 months after the kidney transplant, at which time all recipients had normal renal function as measured by blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine. First-set rejection of skin grafts by SLAad and SLAdd hosts occurred in 11.8 +/- 1.1 days (mean +/- SEM, n = 6) and in 9.3 +/- 0.9 days (n = 4), respectively. Coincident with skin rejection, most animals developed a transient rise in BUN to 62 +/- 11 mg/dl (n = 10) and a similar rise in Cr to 4.9 +/- 1.2 mg/dl (n = 10), with normal levels returning in all animals within two weeks. Subsequent skin grafts with the same disparity did not undergo second-set rejection and did not induce BUN or Cr elevations. Prior to skin grafting, animals showed no antidonor activity in mixed lymphocyte reaction or cell-mediated lymphocytotoxicity assays. After two skin grafts, all animals developed donor-specific CML and secondary MLR responses, and additional skin grafts amplified this cellular immunity. Development of marked antidonor immunity without a break in tolerance suggested that either graft adaptation or local suppression might be involved in maintaining tolerance to class I MHC antigens. In preliminary studies, an immunized SLAad animal and an immunized SLAdd animal were retransplanted with kidneys MHC matched to their first allografts. In both cases, the second graft was accepted permanently without immunosuppression, suggesting that graft adaptation is not necessary for the maintenance of tolerance to renal allografts in miniature swine.

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