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Robust tolerance to fully allogeneic islet transplants achieved by chimerism with minimal conditioning.
Transplantation - 15 Aug 2005
Luo Bin, Nanji Sulaiman A, Schur Colleen D, Pawlick Rena L, Anderson Colin C, Shapiro A M James
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whether mixed chimeras induced by nonmyeloablative conditioning are tolerant to challenge with donor allogeneic islet grafts is unknown. Here we investigate whether our nonmyeloablative, costimulation blockade-free and sirolimus (SRL)-based protocol could facilitate mixed chimerism via bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and induce islet allograft tolerance. METHODS: After low dose (1-3 Gy) total body...
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