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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 148, 105-119, Copyright © 1996 by American Society for Investigative Pathology
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WJ Waldman and DA Knight
Department of Pathology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210-1238, USA.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been associated with allograft rejection and transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis. CMV infects endothelium, the interface between allograft tissue and the host immune system; however, mechanisms by which such interaction might exacerbate the rejection process remain unresolved. Here we test the hypothesis that host immune activity, triggered by CMV-infected graft endothelial cells (ECs), can result in the production of cytokines capable of enhancing the alloimmunogenicity of nearby uninfected endothelia. To model these phenomena in vitro, confluent monolayers of ECs derived from human umbilical vein or adult gonadal vein were incubated 5 days beneath trans-well culture inserts containing CMV-seropositive or CMV- seronegative donor-derived CD3+ or CD4+ T cells alone or in combination with CMV-infected or uninfected allogeneic ECs. The extent of T cell proliferation was determined by [3H]thymidine labeling of trans-well contents after transfer to microtiter plates. Endothelial responses to soluble factors elaborated by CMV-activated T cells were determined by immunohistochemical staining and immunofluorescence flow cytometric analysis of underlying EC monolayers. Results of experiments with CMV- seropositive donor-derived CD4+ T cells demonstrated enhancement of ICAM-1 and histocompatibility leukocyte antigen class I, as well as induction of histocompatibility leukocyte antigen DR on ECs incubated beneath T cell/EC/CMV trans-well co-cultures. Total (CD3+) T cells co- cultured with EC/CMV induced VCAM-1 as well. Furthermore, [3H]thymidine incorporation by these T cells indicated a strong proliferative response. Endothelial responses to T cells alone or in combination with uninfected ECs were minimal, and T cells cultured under these conditions showed little proliferative activity. Similarly, little or no endothelial responses were apparent in monolayers beneath trans- wells containing T cells isolated from CMV-seronegative individuals regardless of the CMV status of stimulator ECs. Finally, experiments employing blocking antibodies identified interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha as inducing agents in this co-culture system. These findings suggest that allograft endothelium harboring CMV has the potential to activate host T cells and that the consequent release of cytokines shows potential to raise surrounding endothelia to a fully activated, highly immunogenic state. Results of these studies thus provide insight into mechanisms that help elucidate the association between CMV and transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis and/or allograft rejection.
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