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Genetic disassociation of autoimmunity and resistance to costimulation blockade-induced transplantation tolerance in nonobese diabetic mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2003
Pearson Todd, Markees Thomas G, Serreze David V, Pierce Melissa A, Marron Michele P, Wicker Linda S, Peterson Laurence B, Shultz Leonard D, Mordes John P, Rossini Aldo A, Greiner Dale L
Abstract excerpt
Curing type 1 diabetes by islet transplantation requires overcoming both allorejection and recurrent autoimmunity. This has been achieved with systemic immunosuppression, but tolerance induction would be preferable. Most islet allotransplant tolerance induction protocols have been tested in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice, and most have failed. Failure has been attributed to the underlying autoimmunity, assuming...
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