Abrogation of donor T-cell IL-21 signaling leads to tissue-specific modulation of immunity and separation of GVHD from GVL
Hanash A, Kappel L, Yim N, Nejat R, Goldberg G, Smith O, Rao U, Dykstra L, Na I, Holland A, Dudakov J, Liu C, Murphy G, Leonard W, Heller G, van den Brink M. Abrogation of donor T-cell IL-21 signaling leads to tissue-specific modulation of immunity and separation of GVHD from GVL. Blood 2011, 118: 446-455. PMID: 21596854, PMCID: PMC3138694, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-07-294785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGene Knockdown TechniquesGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukin-21 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukinsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMice, KnockoutOrgan SpecificitySignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTissue DonorsTransplantation ImmunologyConceptsSeparation of GVHDDonor T cellsKO T cellsIL-21T cellsTissue-specific modulationGastrointestinal GVHDCytokine productionWild-type donor T cellsDonor regulatory T cellsTh cell cytokine productionPeripheral T cell functionMesenteric lymph nodesRegulatory T cellsTh cell functionIL-21 signalingInflammatory cytokine productionBM transplantation modelT cell functionLymphoma responseLymph nodesProinflammatory cytokinesTransplantation outcomesTransplantation modelGVHD