The immunological profile of RC17 hESC-derived dopaminergic neural progenitor cells in vitro: implications for the STEM-PD clinical trial.
Curle, A. J.; Fazal, S. V.; Qarin, S.; Howlett, S. K.; He, X.; Barker, R. A.; Jones, J. L.
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Parkinsons Disease involves the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons (DAn), prompting clinical trials replacing cell loss with neural grafts. This includes the transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived DAn progenitor cells (NPC) currently under investigation in the STEM-PD trial. To determine the likelihood of immune rejection post-grafting, we characterised the immunogenicity of the STEM-PD product (RC17-hESC-derived NPCs), comparing them to human foetal ventral mesencephalic tissue (hfVM) previously tested in trials, including our own TRANSEURO trial. Despite MHC-Class I expression, upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines, no immune response to NPCs was detected in vitro. Instead, they were immunosuppressive. Transcriptomic analysis revealed similarities between RC17-NPCs and hfVM, both strongly upregulating antigen processing and presentation pathways in response to IFN{gamma}. Furthermore, immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil detrimentally affected NPC survival and differentiation in vitro. Overall, our data suggest that aggressive immunosuppression is not required following hESC-NPC transplantation and that caution should be exercised when selecting the immunosuppressive regimen.
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