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Donor NK and T Cells in the Periphery of Lung Transplant Recipients Contain High Frequencies of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-Positive Subsets.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Hitz Anna-Maria, Bläsing Kim-Alina, Wiegmann Bettina, Bellmàs-Sanz Ramon, Chichelnitskiy Evgeny, Wandrer Franziska, Horn Lisa-Marie, Neudörfl Christine, Keil Jana, Beushausen Kerstin, Ius Fabio, Sommer Wiebke, Avsar Murat, Kühn Christian, Tudorache Igor, Salman Jawad, Siemeni Thierry, Haverich Axel, Warnecke Gregor, Falk Christine S, Kühne Jenny F
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Introduction: For end-stage lung diseases, double lung transplantation (DLTx) is the ultimate curative treatment option. However, acute and chronic rejection and chronic dysfunction are major limitations in thoracic transplantation medicine. Thus, a better understanding of the contribution of immune responses early after DLTx is urgently needed. Passenger cells, derived from donor lungs and migrating into the...
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