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Effect of liver transplantation on islet allografts: up-regulation of Fas ligand and apoptosis of T lymphocytes are associated with islet graft tolerance.
Transplantation - 15 Jan 2001
Wang X Y, Sun J, Wang C, France M, Sheil A G
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BACKGROUND: Liver allografts in spontaneously tolerant strain combinations can protect other organs of the same donor origin from rejection and reverse ongoing rejection in previously placed grafts. The aims of this study were to examine whether liver allografts have the same protective effect on islet allografts and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: PVG islets were transplanted beneath the...
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