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Steven J Chadban1, Huiling Wu, Jeremy Hughes

  • 1Collaborative Transplantation Laboratory, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Seminars in Nephrology
|July 13, 2010
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Macrophages are present within the transplanted kidney in varying numbers throughout its lifespan. Because of their prominence during acute rejection episodes, macrophages traditionally have been viewed as contributors to T-cell-directed graft injury. With growing appreciation of macrophage biology, it has become evident that different types of macrophages exist within the kidney, subserving a range of functions that include promotion or attenuation of inflammation, participation in innate and adaptive immune responses, and mediation of tissue injury and fibrosis, as well as tissue repair. A deeper understanding of how macrophages accumulate within the kidney and of what factors control their differentiation and function may identify novel therapeutic targets in transplantation.

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