Browse
S-Space
College of Veterinary Medicine (수의과대학)
Dept. of Veterinary Medicine (수의학과)
Journal Papers (저널논문_수의학과)
CTLA4 overexpressing adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in a dog with steroid-refractory pemphigus foliaceus
- Authors
- Han, Sei-Myoung; Kim, Hyun-Tae; Kim, Kun-Woo; Jeon, Kee-Ok; Seo, Kyoung-Won; Choi, Eun Wha; Youn, Hwa-Young
- Issue Date
- 2015-03-06
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Citation
- BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1):49
- Keywords
- Autoimmune disease; CTLA4; Dog; Mesenchymal stem cell; Pemphigus foliaceus
- Description
- This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
- Abstract
- Abstract
Background
Canine pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune antibody-mediated skin disease characterized by acantholysis. The objective of this case report is to present the successful management of steroid refractory pemphigus foliaceus with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4)-overexpressing adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells (ATMSCs).
Case presentation
A 10-year-old, 12.3-kg, castrated male Shih Tzu presented with severe pruritus and anorexia. The diagnosis of pemphigus foliaceus was made based on its history, physical examination, and histopathology results of a skin biopsy. Treatment with prednisolone and combination therapy of other immunosuppressive drugs had failed; therefore, immunosuppressive gene, CTLA4 overexpressing ATMSCs (CTLA4-ATMSCs) and/or naive ATMSCs administration was performed with the consent of the owner. ATMSCs were administered 21 times over a period of 20 months with intervals of 2 to 8 week. Prednisolone was gradually tapered concurrently and no relapse of the clinical signs was observed. After the termination of CTLA4-ATMSCs and/or naive ATMSCs treatment, the skin lesions had improved and could be managed with a low dose of prednisolone for 12 months.
Conclusion
CTLA4-ATMSCs or naive ATMSCs transplantation may be beneficial as adjunctive therapy to initiate and maintain the remission of skin lesions caused by pemphigus foliaceus in veterinary medicine.
- Language
- English
- Files in This Item:
Items in S-Space are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.