Article
Decreased expression of the interleukin 2 receptor on CD8 recipient lymphocytes in intestinal grafts rendered tolerant by liver transplantation in rats.
Gut - 1 Dec 1998
Sarnacki S, Nakai H, Calise D, Azuma T, Brousse N, Révillon Y, Cerf-Bensussan N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In a previous study, it was shown that a spontaneously tolerated DA (RT1a) liver allograft in a PVG (RT1c) recipient was able to induce tolerance of a DA small bowel graft performed 17 days later in spite of infiltration of the intestinal grafts by mononuclear cells. AIMS: To compare...
Topics
- Animals
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestine, Small
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Liver Transplantation
- Macrophages
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Receptors, Interleukin-2
- Transplantation, Homologous