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Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy ameliorates acute graft-versus-host disease by a mechanism involving in vivo expansion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells.
International journal of hematology - 1 Apr 2014
Iyama Satoshi, Murase Kazuyuki, Sato Tsutomu, Hashimoto Akari, Tatekoshi Ayumi, Horiguchi Hiroto, Kamihara Yusuke, Ono Kaoru, Kikuchi Shohei, Takada Kohichi, Kawano Yutaka, Hayashi Tsuyoshi, Miyanishi Koji, Sato Yasushi, Takimoto Rishu, Kobune Masayoshi, Mori Satoru, Kato Junji, Yamashita Toshiharu, Kato Junji
Abstract excerpt
Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NB-UVB) is a therapeutic alternative for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation-related skin graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The beneficial effects of this intervention may be induced by direct irradiation of inflammatory cells in the skin; however, the putative involvement of indirect effects on systemic immunity has not been elucidated. To address this issue, 11 acute...
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