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The degree of phylogenetic disparity of islet grafts dictates the reliance on indirect CD4 T-cell antigen recognition for rejection.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2003
Rayat Gina R, Johnson Zachary A, Beilke Joshua N, Korbutt Gregory S, Rajotte Ray V, Gill Ronald G
Abstract excerpt
Cellular xenograft rejection involves a pronounced contribution of CD4 T-cells recognizing antigens in association with recipient MHC class II molecules. However, the requirement for such "indirect" antigen recognition for acute islet xenograft is not clear, especially as a function of the phylogenetic disparity between the donor and recipient species. In vitro studies show that C57BL/6 (B6) mouse T-cells respond...
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