Multiple unit pooled umbilical cord blood is a viable source of therapeutic regulatory T cells

Milward, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-4443, Issa, Ffadi, Hester, Joanna, Figueroa-Tentori, Daniel, Madrigal, Alejandro and Wood, Kathryn J. 2013. Multiple unit pooled umbilical cord blood is a viable source of therapeutic regulatory T cells. Transplantation 95 (1) , pp. 85-93. 10.1097/TP.0b013e31827722ed

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Abstract

Background Regulatory T cells (Treg) are potentially a useful therapeutic option for the treatment of immunopathological conditions including graft-versus-host disease. Umbilical cord blood (UCB) offers certain advantages over adult peripheral blood (APB) as a source of Treg for cellular therapy but yields far fewer Treg per unit. Pooling of Treg from multiple donors may overcome this challenge. Methods In this study, we assessed the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of multiple donor pooled UCB or APB-derived Treg. Results In vitro, pooled freshly isolated UCB-derived Treg were as suppressive as APB-derived Treg. However, in a mouse model of human skin allodestruction, pooled UCB-derived Treg were more potent at suppressing alloresponses and prolonging skin survival compared with pooled APB-derived Treg. Improved survival of UCB Treg in an in vivo cell survival assay and their lower expression of human leukocyte antigen-ABC suggested that lower immunogenicity may account for their superior efficacy in vivo. Conclusion Multiple-unit UCB is therefore a viable source of human Treg for cellular therapy, and pooling of Treg from multiple donors offers a useful strategy for achieving required therapeutic doses.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:	0041-1337
Date of Acceptance:	1 October 2012
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2022 09:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/130746

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