Thomas E Starzl1, Noriko Murase, Kareem Abu-Elmagd

  • 1Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mangantl@msx.upmc.edu <mangantl@msx.upmc.edu>

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まとめ

この研究では,ウサギのアンチチモサイトグローブリンとタクロリムスを用いた治療前と移植後の最小限の免疫抑制戦略は,耐性誘導を可能にすることで,臓器移植生存率と生活の質を大幅に改善することを示しています.

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