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Rat acute GvHD is Th1 driven and characterized by predominant donor CD4+ T-cell infiltration of skin and gut.
Experimental hematology - 1 Jun 2017
Boieri Margherita, Shah Pranali, Jalapothu Dasaradha, Zaitseva Olena, Walter Lutz, Rolstad Bent, Naper Christian, Dressel Ralf, Inngjerdingen Marit
Abstract excerpt
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) remains a significant hurdle to successful treatment of many hematological disorders. The disease is caused by infiltration of alloactivated donor T cells primarily into the gastrointestinal tract and skin. Although cytotoxic T cells mediate direct cellular damage, T helper (Th) cells differentially secrete immunoregulatory cytokines. aGvHD is thought to be initiated...
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