Perforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells.
Maeda Y, Levy R, Reddy P, Liu C, Teshima T, Ferrara J. Perforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells. Blood 2004, 104: 3052. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.3052.3052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor T cellsT cellsDonor CD8WT T cellsAlloreactive CD8Day 10Day 30Host antigen presenting cellsFas ligandSingle MHC class IHost dendritic cellsModel of graftT cell populationsAntigen presenting cellsT cell homeostasisFas ligand pathwayMHC class IAllogeneic CD8Bm1 miceLethal GVHDSevere GVHDSignificant GVHDHost diseaseBMT recipientsEpithelial target cells