PMID- 27669730 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170531 LR - 20220317 IS - 1939-327X (Electronic) IS - 0012-1797 (Print) IS - 0012-1797 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 12 DP - 2016 Dec TI - Antithymocyte Globulin Plus G-CSF Combination Therapy Leads to Sustained Immunomodulatory and Metabolic Effects in a Subset of Responders With Established Type 1 Diabetes. PG - 3765-3775 AB - Low-dose antithymocyte globulin (ATG) plus pegylated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) preserves beta-cell function for at least 12 months in type 1 diabetes. Herein, we describe metabolic and immunological parameters 24 months following treatment. Patients with established type 1 diabetes (duration 4-24 months) were randomized to ATG and pegylated G-CSF (ATG+G-CSF) (N = 17) or placebo (N = 8). Primary outcomes included C-peptide area under the curve (AUC) following a mixed-meal tolerance test (MMTT) and flow cytometry. "Responders" (12-month C-peptide >/= baseline), "super responders" (24-month C-peptide >/= baseline), and "nonresponders" (12-month C-peptide < baseline) were evaluated for biomarkers of outcome. At 24 months, MMTT-stimulated AUC C-peptide was not significantly different in ATG+G-CSF (0.49 nmol/L/min) versus placebo (0.29 nmol/L/min). Subjects treated with ATG+G-CSF demonstrated reduced CD4(+) T cells and CD4(+)/CD8(+) T-cell ratio and increased CD16(+)CD56(hi) natural killer cells (NK), CD4(+) effector memory T cells (Tem), CD4(+)PD-1(+) central memory T cells (Tcm), Tcm PD-1 expression, and neutrophils. FOXP3(+)Helios(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) were elevated in ATG+G-CSF subjects at 6, 12, and 18 but not 24 months. Immunophenotyping identified differential HLA-DR expression on monocytes and NK and altered CXCR3 and PD-1 expression on T-cell subsets. As such, a group of metabolic and immunological responders was identified. A phase II study of ATG+G-CSF in patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes is ongoing and may support ATG+G-CSF as a prevention strategy in high-risk subjects. CI - (c) 2016 by the American Diabetes Association. FAU - Haller, Michael J AU - Haller MJ AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL hallemj@peds.ufl.edu. FAU - Gitelman, Stephen E AU - Gitelman SE AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. FAU - Gottlieb, Peter A AU - Gottlieb PA AD - Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO. FAU - Michels, Aaron W AU - Michels AW AD - Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO. FAU - Perry, Daniel J AU - Perry DJ AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Schultz, Andrew R AU - Schultz AR AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Hulme, Maigan A AU - Hulme MA AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Shuster, Jonathan J AU - Shuster JJ AD - Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Zou, Baiming AU - Zou B AD - Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Wasserfall, Clive H AU - Wasserfall CH AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Posgai, Amanda L AU - Posgai AL AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Mathews, Clayton E AU - Mathews CE AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Brusko, Todd M AU - Brusko TM AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Atkinson, Mark A AU - Atkinson MA AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. AD - Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. FAU - Schatz, Desmond A AU - Schatz DA AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. LA - eng GR - P01 AI042288/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK063720/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000004/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR001427/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20160926 PL - United States TA - Diabetes JT - Diabetes JID - 0372763 RN - 0 (Antilymphocyte Serum) RN - 0 (C-Peptide) RN - 0 (CD56 Antigen) RN - 0 (CXCR3 protein, human) RN - 0 (FOXP3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Immunologic Factors) RN - 0 (Receptors, CXCR3) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgG) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 143011-72-7 (Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - I4QL0KKG3K (pegylated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Antilymphocyte Serum/*therapeutic use MH - Area Under Curve MH - C-Peptide/metabolism MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - CD56 Antigen/metabolism MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Child MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Female MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Immunologic Factors/therapeutic use MH - Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Monocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Polyethylene Glycols/*therapeutic use MH - Receptors, CXCR3/metabolism MH - Receptors, IgG/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use MH - T-Lymphocyte Subsets/drug effects/metabolism MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects/metabolism MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5127248 EDAT- 2016/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/01 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/01 CRDT- 2016/09/28 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/09/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - db16-0823 [pii] AID - 0823 [pii] AID - 10.2337/db16-0823 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes. 2016 Dec;65(12):3765-3775. doi: 10.2337/db16-0823. Epub 2016 Sep 26.