Differential Rates of Apoptosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Blood of Lung Transplant Patients

Immunosuppressive agents may not be as effective in inducing apoptosis of airway-derived T cells as peripheral blood-derived T cells after lung transplantation. These findings may have implications on the outcome of the immune response in the airways after immunosuppressive therapy and may be particularly relevant to lung allograft rejection.