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The immunological effects of extracorporeal photopheresis unraveled: induction of tolerogenic dendritic cells in vitro and regulatory T cells in vivo.
Transplantation - 15 Apr 2005
Lamioni Andrea, Parisi Francesco, Isacchi Giancarlo, Giorda Ezio, Di Cesare Silvia, Landolfo Attilio, Cenci Francesco, Bottazzo Gian Franco, Carsetti Rita
Abstract excerpt
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) may represent an alternative to immunosuppression, as a means of reducing rejection after thoracic organ transplantation. The mechanism by which ECP exerts its protective effects has, until now, remained elusive. We analyzed peripheral blood mononuclear cells of four children with chronic heart and lung transplant rejection, who received ECP in addition to conventional...
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