Article
Effect of Chronic Uremia on the Cell Surface Expression of B7 Family Costimulatory Molecules in an HLA-A2 Transgenic Mouse Model of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Comparative medicine - 1 Aug 2015
Makidon Paul E, Smith Douglas M, Groom Ii Jeffery V, Cao Zhengyi, Landers Jeffery J, Baker James R
Abstract excerpt
Uremia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans is associated with immune dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infections, immune-activation-associated inflammation, and poor responses to vaccines. The pathophysiologic basis of these immune defects is hypothesized to be associated with a wide range of immunologic abnormalities, including an inability to sufficiently express the B7 family (B7-1, CD80;...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
