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ArticleJournal of immunology research2026

Local and Systemic Immunologic Profiles Differentiate Accepted and Rejected Islet Grafts in a Rat Anterior Chamber Model.

Jae-Young Lee, Choun-Ki Joo, Asif I Shawl, Hyun Soo Lee

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jae-Young LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 03312, Republic of Korea, catholic.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-7304
Choun-Ki JooSaint Mary's Eye Center, Seoul, 06531, Republic of Korea.
Asif I ShawlCatholic Institutes of Visual Science, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, catholic.ac.kr.
Hyun Soo LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 03312, Republic of Korea, catholic.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6353-3048

Funding

Catholic Medical Center Research FoundationMinistry of Education RS-2022-NR073455Ministry of Education RS-2025-24683579R&D and Ministry of Health and Welfare as Korea Health Technology R&D Project HI17C2012030018
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Abstract

The anterior chamber of the eye (ACE) provides a minimally invasive, immune-privileged site for pancreatic islet engraftment. However, loss of immune privilege during revascularization can trigger inflammation and graft rejection. In this study, we compared ocular and systemic immunologic responses associated with accepted and rejected islet allografts in the ACE. Lewis rat recipients underwent ACE allogeneic islet transplantation without immunosuppressive agents. Ocular grafts and spleens were examined by histology and immunofluorescence for effector and regulatory T-cell (Treg) populations. Systemic and local cytokines were also quantified and compared between accepted and rejected groups. Graft function (glycemic control) was monitored for 30 days, and diabetic retinopathy development was evaluated histologically. We found glycemic control was lost by 3 weeks in allo-rejected rats, whereas allo-accepted rats maintained euglycemia throughout this period. Rats with accepted grafts demonstrated reduced local immune cell infiltration in ACE locally and increased splenic Foxp3

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Anterior ChamberGraft RejectionIslets of Langerhans TransplantationT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGraft SurvivalIslets of LangerhansMaleRatsRats, Inbred LewSpleenTransplantation, HomologousCytokines

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