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  • Transplantation Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

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  • Organ transplant rejection remains a significant challenge despite decades of research.
  • Current immunosuppression has limited efficacy against chronic allograft nephropathy and cardiac vasculopathy.
  • Cytokines play a dual role in regulating both immune responses and normal cellular functions.

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  • To explore the role of cytokines in organ transplant rejection.
  • To identify strategies for inducing transplant tolerance.
  • To emphasize the importance of cytokine balance and regulatory T-cell function.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on cytokine regulation in transplantation.
  • Analysis of the involvement of common gamma chain (cγ) cytokines and other key cytokines (e.g., IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IFNs, TNFα, TGFβ).
  • Examination of the role of T regulatory T (Treg) cells and their associated cytokines (IL-10, IL-35, TGFβ).

Main Results:

  • Cytokines are critical regulators of both acute cellular T-cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) and acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR).
  • Both acute rejection mechanisms contribute to chronic allograft rejection.
  • Cytokines involved in rejection also regulate normal physiological processes.

Conclusions:

  • Maintaining physiological cytokine levels is essential for inducing transplant tolerance.
  • Boosting the function of T regulatory T (Treg) cells is crucial for successful transplantation.
  • A balanced cytokine environment can shift the immune response from inflammation and chronic rejection towards normal function and tolerance.