Basic and Translational Science Posters

Tuesday July 03, 2018 from 16:30 to 17:30

Room: Hall 10 - Exhibition

P.430 Targeting trained immunity promotes organ transplant acceptance

Award Winner

Patricia Conde -San Román, Spain has been granted the TTS-SET International Transplantation Scientific Mentee-Mentor Award

Patricia Conde -San Román, Spain

reseacrh associate
Immunobiology
Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Abstract

Targeting Trained Immunity Promotes Organ Transplant Acceptance

Patricia Conde-San Román1, Mounia S.Braza2, Jordi C.Ochando1,2.

1Immunobiology, Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid , Spain; 2Oncological Science, Mount Sinai Medical School , New York, NY, United States

Myeloid cell functional reprogramming represents a compelling therapeutic approach to induce immunological tolerance, but remains unexplored clinically.   We developed a short-term nanoimmunotherapy, based on mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) involving drug-loaded high-density lipoprotein (HDL) nanoparticles that target macrophages and prevent epigenetic modifications associated with trained immunity. Using an experimental heart transplantation mouse model, we found that inhibition of aerobic glycolysis in myeloid cells through systemic administration of mTOR-specific nanoimmunotherapy (mTORi-HDL) prevents macrophages’ trained immunity phenotype and induces accumulation of regulatory macrophages . Remarkably, short-term mTORi-HDL treatment in combination with an inhibitory CD40- TRAF6 specific nanoimmunotherapy (TRAF6i-HDL) resulted in indefinite allograft survival. Together, these findings demonstrate that HDL-based nanoimmunotherapy provides an innovative approach to control macrophage function in vivo and promote immunological tolerance.

Presentations by Patricia Conde -San Román



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