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Rapid increase of interleukin-10 plasma levels after combined auxiliary liver-kidney transplantation in presensitized patients.
Transplantation - 27 Jul 2014
Ingelsten Madeleine, Gustafsson Karin, Olausson Michael, Haraldsson Börje, Karlsson-Parra Alex, Nyström Jenny
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BACKGROUND: After transplantation, donor dendritic cells (DCs) in the grafted organ are activated by an ischemia/reperfusion-induced inflammatory process that induces their migration to the recipient's secondary lymphoid tissues. The subsequent interaction between migrated and mature donor DCs, recipient T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells is proposed to be crucial in directing host immune reactions toward...
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