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In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of T, B and Myeloid Cells Suppressive Activity and Humoral Responses from Transplant Recipients
Published on: August 12, 2017
Transplantation: tolerance
Anne Hutchings1, Judith M Thomas
1Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. ahutchings@uab.edu
The immunosuppressive regimens currently in use have been responsible for major improvements in transplanted organ acceptance, but long-term survival can be compromised by drug toxicity and/or chronic immune deficiency. The ultimate goal for transplantation is tolerance, defined as durable, donor-specific allograft acceptance in the absence of long-term immunosuppression. This review describes current experimental strategies for tolerance induction in primate models that are poised for clinical application.
The immunosuppressive regimens currently in use have been responsible for major improvements in transplanted organ acceptance, but long-term survival can be compromised by drug toxicity and/or chronic immune deficiency. The ultimate goal for transplantation is tolerance, defined as durable, donor-specific allograft acceptance in the absence of long-term immunosuppression. This review describes current experimental strategies for tolerance induction in primate models that are poised for clinical application.
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