Aims
This paper was to scrutinize the toxicity mechanism of anti-programmed death 1 (anti-PD-1) therapy-caused spinal cord injury (SCI).
Conclusion
These results may provide theoretical foundation for the clinical treatment of SCI caused by anti-PD-1.
Methods
Bone marrow transplant Rag1-/- mice were used to establish SCI model.
Results
Anti-PD-1 results in SCI via CD8+ T-cells activation, while excessive activation of CD8+ T-cells further aggravated SCI. Both anti-PD-1 and the activation of CD8+ T-cells induced the expression of apoptosis-related perforin, GrB and FasL, but suppressed PI-9 level. The opposite results were observed in the effects of neuroserpin on these factors. CD8+ T-cells activation induced neurotoxicity via upregulation perforin, GrB and FasL and inhibiting PI-9. Additionally, neuroserpin suppressed CD8+ T-cells activation via perforin/GrB/PI-9/FasL pathways.