2024
Immune modulation in transplant medicine: a comprehensive review of cell therapy applications and future directions
Knoedler L, Dean J, Diatta F, Thompson N, Knoedler S, Rhys R, Sherwani K, Ettl T, Mayer S, Falkner F, Kilian K, Panayi A, Iske J, Safi A, Tullius S, Haykal S, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Immune modulation in transplant medicine: a comprehensive review of cell therapy applications and future directions. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1372862. PMID: 38650942, PMCID: PMC11033354, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1372862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory myeloid cellsSolid organ transplantationVascularized composite allotransplantationMesenchymal stromal cellsT cellsTransplant patientsCellular therapyChimeric antigen receptor T cellsTransplant surgerySide effectsIncreased risk of malignancyProgression to chronic rejectionAcute rejection ratesPerioperative treatment strategiesRegulatory T cellsPromote immune toleranceRisk of malignancySystemic side effectsRelated side effectsCell typesImprove transplant survivalCAR-TCell therapy applicationsImmunosuppressive regimensChronic rejection
2023
Novel Strategies in Transplantation: Genetic Engineering and Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Kauke-Navarro M, Noel O, Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Panayi A, Stoegner V, Huelsboemer L, Pomahac B. Novel Strategies in Transplantation: Genetic Engineering and Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 291: 176-186. PMID: 37429217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunosuppressive regimensAllograft rejectionComposite allotransplantationDonor-derived immune cellsDonor-derived T lymphocytesRecipient-derived T cellsPotent immunosuppressive regimensToxic immunosuppressive regimensSolid organ transplantationAntigen-presenting cellsSystemic side effectsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationCD40 knockoutChronic rejectionRejection episodesSystemic immunosuppressionMost patientsImmunomodulatory strategiesTolerance inductionImmune cellsOrgan transplantationT cellsT lymphocytesSide effectsClinical success
2022
Regulatory T Cells: Liquid and Living Precision Medicine for the Future of VCA
Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler S, Panayi AC, Knoedler L, Noel OF, Pomahac B. Regulatory T Cells: Liquid and Living Precision Medicine for the Future of VCA. Transplantation 2022, 107: 86-97. PMID: 36210500, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplantationOrgan transplantationSide effectsField of VCAMedication side effectsBeneficial clinical effectsChimeric antigen receptorSevere side effectsRisk of infectionT cell receptorMaintenance immunosupressionMetabolic complicationsClinical effectsTransplant rejectionLifelong immunosuppressionImmune cellsTregsComposite allotransplantationSpecific antigenTherapeutic efficacyAntigen receptorStable levelPrecision medicineImmune system mechanismsImmunotolerance
2020
Local immunosuppression in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA): A systematic review
Safi AF, Kauke M, Nelms L, Palmer WJ, Tchiloemba B, Kollar B, Haug V, Pomahač B. Local immunosuppression in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA): A systematic review. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2020, 74: 327-335. PMID: 33229219, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal immunosuppressionSystematic reviewAllograft survivalComposite allotransplantationAllograft survival dataCell-based therapy strategiesImproved allograft survivalMain immunosuppressive agentMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreclinical animal studiesPreferred Reporting ItemsMalignant side effectsImmunosuppressive agentsPreclinical dataSignificant prolongationRat modelHuman trialsExclusion criteriaImmunosuppressionSide effectsAnimal studiesReporting ItemsPubMed databaseSystemic toxicityTherapy strategies