Review Article

The Effect of Immunosuppressive Drugs on MDSCs in Transplantation

Table 1

MDSCs in transplantation.

SpeciesYearsGraft typeMDSC
location
Functional subsetsIn vitro assayImmune modulationMechanism of actionRef.

Human2018IntestinePBMC, intestinal mucosaPMN-MDSC, M-MDSC, e-MDSCAnti-CD3/28/MLRTac + P/HC + (MMF)[28]
Human2014KidneyPBMCTotalNoTac(CsA) + P + (MMF)[27]
Human2013KidneyPBMCM-MDSC, e-MDSCMLRTac + P + MMF[46]
Human2015Allo-HSCTWBCM-MDSC, PMN-MDSCAnti-CD3/28Tac + methotrexateiNOS/Arg1[48]
Human2015Haplo-identical allo-HSCTWBCM-MDSC, PMN-MDSC, e-MDSCCsA + MTX + MMF[49]
Human2013Allo-HSCTPBMCM-MDSCAnti-CD2/CD3/CD28-stimulating beadTac(CsA) + MTXIDO[46]
Mouse2003BMTSpleenTotalMLRIrradiationiNOS[50]
Mouse2004BMTSpleenTotalMLRIrradiation SHIP KO[54]
Mouse2011
2012
Parental splenocyte to F1SpleenM-MDSC, PMN-MDSCOT1 splenocytes with OVA/MLRiNOS[59]
[60]
Mouse2018HeartSpleenM-MDSCAnti-CD3/28DexiNOS[90]
Mouse2015HeartGraftCD11b+CD115+Ly6Clo, Ly6GCD169+MLRAnti-CD40LIL-10[42]
Mouse2010HeartGraftM-MDSCAnti-CD3/28Anti-CD40L + DSTiNOS[25]
Mouse2015HeartSpleenM-MDSC, PMN-MDSCAnti-CD3/28RapaiNOS[30]
Mouse2016SkinSpleenM-MDSC (inhibition by rapa)Anti-CD3/28RapaiNOS[29]
Mouse2016SkinSpleenTotalAnti-CD3/28CsAiNOS[103]
Mouse2014SkinSpleenTotalMLRDexiNOS[89]
Mouse2014SkinSpleenTotalMLRCsAIDO[102]
Mouse2012HeartGraftCD11b+IDO+ECDI-fixed donor splenocyte + (rapa)IDO[44]
Rat2008KidneyBloodCD6NKRP-1+CD80/86+MLRAnti-CD28iNOS[31]
Mouse2011HeartGraftM-MDSCNoIL-33[36]
Mouse2012SkinSpleenTotalMLRSmad3-KOiNOS[34]
Mouse2008SkinSpleenTotalAnti-CD3/28ILT2-TGArg1[33]

TAC: tacrolimus; CsA: cyclosporin A; P: prednisolone/prednisone; HC: hydrocortisone; MMF: mycophenolate mofetil; MTX: methotrexate; MP: methylprednisolone.