Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2973533 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Intravenous administration of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells, successfully generated by TGF-β/IL-2 treatment, had a significant effect on cardiac allograft survival in this rat model. Adoptive transfer of regulatory T cells may represent a novel approach for preventing allograft rejection.
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Authors
Meguru MD, Robert L. Mencel, Donald V. PhD, Vaughn A. MD, Mark L. MD,