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  • Title: Effective long-term immunosuppression in rats by subcutaneously implanted sustained-release tacrolimus pellet: effect on spinally grafted human neural precursor survival.
    Author: Sevc J, Goldberg D, van Gorp S, Leerink M, Juhas S, Juhasova J, Marsala S, Hruska-Plochan M, Hefferan MP, Motlik J, Rypacek F, Machova L, Kakinohana O, Santucci C, Johe K, Lukacova N, Yamada K, Bui JD, Marsala M.
    Journal: Exp Neurol; 2013 Oct; 248():85-99. PubMed ID: 23748136.
    Abstract:
    Achievement of effective, safe and long-term immunosuppression represents one of the challenges in experimental allogeneic and xenogeneic cell and organ transplantation. The goal of the present study was to develop a reliable, long-term immunosuppression protocol in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by: 1) comparing the pharmacokinetics of four different subcutaneously delivered/implanted tacrolimus (TAC) formulations, including: i) caster oil/saline solution, ii) unilamellar or multilamellar liposomes, iii) biodegradable microspheres, and iv) biodegradable 3-month lasting pellets; and 2) defining the survival and immune response in animals receiving spinal injections of human neural precursors at 6 weeks to 3 months after cell grafting. In animals implanted with TAC pellets (3.4 mg/kg/day), a stable 3-month lasting plasma concentration of TAC averaging 19.1 ± 4.9 ng/ml was measured. Analysis of grafted cell survival in SOD+ or spinal trauma-injured SD rats immunosuppressed with 3-month lasting TAC pellets (3.4-5.1 mg/kg/day) showed the consistent presence of implanted human neurons with minimal or no local T-cell infiltration. These data demonstrate that the use of TAC pellets can represent an effective, long-lasting immunosuppressive drug delivery system that is safe, simple to implement and is associated with a long-term human neural precursor survival after grafting into the spinal cord of SOD+ or spinal trauma-injured SD rats.
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