Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is complicated by unwelcome side-effects that arise on the basis of an altered immune system. Infectious complications and alloreactive T-cell responses trigger a process of ongoing immune activation and inflammation. Negative-feedback mechanisms to counteract inflammation involve the induction of the immunoregulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which mediates anti-inflammatory activities and T-cell inhibition via tryptophan catabolism. However, persistent immune activation and generalized release of pro-inflammatory cytokines deviate immune regulation towards chronic suppression incapable to abrogate the inflammatory response. This review focuses on the unique role of tryptophan catabolism in modulating inflammatory processes and T-cell responses after HSCT.
Keywords: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, HSCT, T-cell, transplantation, tolerance, inflammation, CTLA4, GVHD
Current Drug Metabolism
Title: Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Volume: 8 Issue: 3
Author(s): U. Hainz, B. Jurgens, T. Wekerle, M. G. Seidel and Andreas Heitger
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Keywords: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, HSCT, T-cell, transplantation, tolerance, inflammation, CTLA4, GVHD
Abstract: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is complicated by unwelcome side-effects that arise on the basis of an altered immune system. Infectious complications and alloreactive T-cell responses trigger a process of ongoing immune activation and inflammation. Negative-feedback mechanisms to counteract inflammation involve the induction of the immunoregulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which mediates anti-inflammatory activities and T-cell inhibition via tryptophan catabolism. However, persistent immune activation and generalized release of pro-inflammatory cytokines deviate immune regulation towards chronic suppression incapable to abrogate the inflammatory response. This review focuses on the unique role of tryptophan catabolism in modulating inflammatory processes and T-cell responses after HSCT.
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Hainz U., Jurgens B., Wekerle T., Seidel G. M. and Heitger Andreas, Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Current Drug Metabolism 2007; 8 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920007780362554
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920007780362554 |
Print ISSN 1389-2002 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5453 |
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