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An antagonist mutant IL-15/Fc promotes transplant tolerance.
Transplantation - 15 Jan 2006
Zheng Xin Xiao, Gao Wei, Donskoy Elina, Neuberg Manfred, Ruediger Manfred, Strom Terry B, Moll Thomas
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BACKGROUND: IL-15 is a proinflammatory and antiapoptotic T-cell growth factor that plays an important role in a variety of autoimmune disorders and transplant rejection. To inhibit IL-15 function and to target IL-15 receptor (IL-15R) bearing cells, we have generated a unique lytic antagonistic mutant IL-15/Fc fusion protein (mIL-15/Fc). METHODS: In this study, we further examined the efficacy of mIL-15/Fc in...
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