CD8+ regulatory T cells in solid organ transplantation

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Recent advances in phenotypic identification of CD8 T cells with regulatory properties has allowed better definition of this subset of CD8 Tregs (also called CD8 T suppressor cells in the past). Analysis of their potential contribution in transplantation has attracted most of the interest in the past few years. A better understanding of the mechanisms of action and role of antigenic specificity...

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