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Title	Chronic Rejection of Cardiac Allografts Is Associated With Increased Lymphatic Flow and Cellular Trafficking
Type	Journal article
Authors	Lindsey A. Edwards, Anna K. Nowocin, Nazila Jafari, Lucy L. Meader, Kathryn Brown, Aurélien Sarde, Carolyn Lam, Alex Murray and Wilson Wong
Abstract	Background: Cardiac transplantation is an excellent treatment for end-stage heart disease. However, rejection of the donor graft, in particular, by chronic rejection leading to cardiac allograft vasculopathy, remains a major cause of graft loss. The lymphatic system plays a crucial role in the alloimmune response, facilitating trafficking of antigen-presenting cells to draining lymph nodes. The encounter of antigen-presenting cells with T lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid organs is essential for the initiation of alloimmunity. Donor lymphatic vessels are not anastomosed to that of the recipient during transplantation. The pathophysiology of lymphatic disruption is unknown, and whether this disruption enhances or hinders the alloimmune responses is unclear. Although histological analysis of lymphatic vessels in donor grafts can yield information on the structure of the lymphatics, the function following cardiac transplantation is poorly understood. Methods: Using single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography lymphoscintigraphy, we quantified the lymphatic flow index following heterotrophic cardiac transplantation in a murine model of chronic rejection. Results: Ten weeks following transplantation of a minor antigen (HY) sex-mismatched heart graft, the lymphatic flow index was significantly increased in comparison with sex-matched controls. Furthermore, the enhanced lymphatic flow index correlated with an increase in donor cells in the mediastinal draining lymph nodes; increased lymphatic vessel area; and graft infiltration of CD4+, CD8+ T cells, and CD68+ macrophages. Conclusions: Chronic rejection results in increased lymphatic flow from the donor graft to draining lymph nodes, which may be a factor in promoting cellular trafficking, alloimmunity, and cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Journal	Circulation
Journal citation	137, pp. 488-503
ISSN	0009-7322
	1524-4539
Year	2017
Publisher	American Heart Association
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.028533
Web address (URL)	http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.028533
Published	30 Jan 2018
Published online	03 Aug 2017

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