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Superior immunomodulatory effects of intravenous immunoglobulins on human T-cells and dendritic cells: comparison to calcineurin inhibitors.
Transplantation - 27 Jun 2006
Tha-In Thanyalak, Metselaar Herold J, Tilanus Hugo W, Boor Patrick P C, Mancham Shanta, Kuipers Ernst J, de Man Robert A, Kwekkeboom Jaap
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BACKGROUND: Prophylactic administration of anti-HBs intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) in hepatitis B infected-liver transplant patients protects against acute rejection. To explore the suitability of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) as prophylaxis of acute rejection and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allograft transplantation, the effects of IVIg and calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) on human blood-derived...
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