
Upon antigen recognition and co-stimulation, T lymphocytes upregulate the metabolic machinery necessary to proliferate and sustain effector function. This metabolic reprogramming in T cells regulates T cell activation and differentiation but is not just a consequence of antigen recognition. Although such metabolic reprogramming promotes the differentiation and function of T effector cells, the differentiation of regulatory T cells employs different metabolic reprogramming. Therefore, we hypothesized that inhibition of glycolysis and glutamine metabolism might prevent graft rejection by inhibiting effector generation and function and promoting regulatory T cell generation. We devised an anti-rejection regimen involving the glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG), the anti-type II diabetes drug metformin, and the inhibitor of glutamine metabolism 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON). Using this triple-drug regimen, we were able to prevent or delay graft rejection in fully mismatched skin and heart allograft transplantation models.
Graft Rejection, Mice, Inbred BALB C, QH301-705.5, Glutamine, Diazooxonorleucine, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Mice, Transgenic, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Deoxyglucose, Allografts, Flow Cytometry, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Metformin, Mice, Animals, Heart Transplantation, Biology (General), Phosphorylation, Glycolysis, Cells, Cultured
Graft Rejection, Mice, Inbred BALB C, QH301-705.5, Glutamine, Diazooxonorleucine, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Mice, Transgenic, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Deoxyglucose, Allografts, Flow Cytometry, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Metformin, Mice, Animals, Heart Transplantation, Biology (General), Phosphorylation, Glycolysis, Cells, Cultured
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