Table 4

Use of tolDC therapy to inhibit GVHD in mice

TolDCGVHD model; treatmentEffect on DCs (in vitro)Effect on GVHDReference
DC conditioning     
    Rapamycin MHC-mismatched (B6 → BALB/c) MHC class II, CD80/CD86 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 117  
 Host-type DCs day 0 Intact in vivo trafficking Histopathology ↓  
  Intact CCR5, CCR7, and CD62L   

 
    VIP MHC (B6 → BALB/c, BALB/c → B6) and miHA-mismatched (B6 → F1) Host-type DCs day 2 and/or day 5 Donor CD4+ T-cell Ag-specific response ↓ Induce Treg Survival ↑ (miHA > MHA; early > late for MHA) 118 
146  

 
    SAHA (HDAC inhibitor) MHC-mismatched (BALB/c → B6) CD40/CD80 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 104  
 Host-type DCs days −1, 0, and 2 TNF-α ↓   
  T-cell proliferation ↓   

 
    TGF-β, IL-10 + LPS (DCreg)* MHC-matched, miHA-mismatched cGVHD (B10.D2 → BALB/c) Induce anergy of Ag-specific T cells Cutaneous GVHD ↓ 129  
 Host-type DCs days 2, 9, and 16 or days 18, 25, and 32 vs short-course rapamycin TNF-α, IL-12p70, and IFN-γ ↓   
  Induce Treg   

 
Subset (no DC conditioning)     
    CD8α+ DCs MHC (BALB/c → B6) and miHA (C3H.SW → B6) mismatched T-cell proliferation ↓ Survival ↑ 124  
 Host-type DCs days −8, −5 to −3, and −1 IFN-γ and TNF-α ↓ Histopathology ↓  
  IL-10 ↑   

 
    CCR9+ pDCs MHC-mismatched (BALB/c → B6) CD40/CD80/CD86 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 128  
 Host-type DCs day 0 (mobilized with Flt3L) Intermediate expression of MHC class II   
  Induce Treg   
  IL-12–producing effector T cells ↓   

 
    CD49+CD200R3+ DCs (naturally occurring DCregMHC-matched, miHA-mismatched cGVHD (B10.D2 → BALB/c) Anergy of Ag-specific T cells Cutaneous GVHD ↓ 130  
 Host-type DCs days 2, 9, and 16 TNF-α, IL-12p70, and IFN-γ ↓   
  Induce Treg   
TolDCGVHD model; treatmentEffect on DCs (in vitro)Effect on GVHDReference
DC conditioning     
    Rapamycin MHC-mismatched (B6 → BALB/c) MHC class II, CD80/CD86 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 117  
 Host-type DCs day 0 Intact in vivo trafficking Histopathology ↓  
  Intact CCR5, CCR7, and CD62L   

 
    VIP MHC (B6 → BALB/c, BALB/c → B6) and miHA-mismatched (B6 → F1) Host-type DCs day 2 and/or day 5 Donor CD4+ T-cell Ag-specific response ↓ Induce Treg Survival ↑ (miHA > MHA; early > late for MHA) 118 
146  

 
    SAHA (HDAC inhibitor) MHC-mismatched (BALB/c → B6) CD40/CD80 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 104  
 Host-type DCs days −1, 0, and 2 TNF-α ↓   
  T-cell proliferation ↓   

 
    TGF-β, IL-10 + LPS (DCreg)* MHC-matched, miHA-mismatched cGVHD (B10.D2 → BALB/c) Induce anergy of Ag-specific T cells Cutaneous GVHD ↓ 129  
 Host-type DCs days 2, 9, and 16 or days 18, 25, and 32 vs short-course rapamycin TNF-α, IL-12p70, and IFN-γ ↓   
  Induce Treg   

 
Subset (no DC conditioning)     
    CD8α+ DCs MHC (BALB/c → B6) and miHA (C3H.SW → B6) mismatched T-cell proliferation ↓ Survival ↑ 124  
 Host-type DCs days −8, −5 to −3, and −1 IFN-γ and TNF-α ↓ Histopathology ↓  
  IL-10 ↑   

 
    CCR9+ pDCs MHC-mismatched (BALB/c → B6) CD40/CD80/CD86 expression ↓ Survival ↑ 128  
 Host-type DCs day 0 (mobilized with Flt3L) Intermediate expression of MHC class II   
  Induce Treg   
  IL-12–producing effector T cells ↓   

 
    CD49+CD200R3+ DCs (naturally occurring DCregMHC-matched, miHA-mismatched cGVHD (B10.D2 → BALB/c) Anergy of Ag-specific T cells Cutaneous GVHD ↓ 130  
 Host-type DCs days 2, 9, and 16 TNF-α, IL-12p70, and IFN-γ ↓   
  Induce Treg   

VIP indicates vasoactive intestinal peptide; and LPS, lipopolysaccharide.

*

Depleted of CD40+CD80+CD86+ cells.

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