Cutting Edge: Transplantation Tolerance through Enhanced CTLA-4 Expression
Ariyan C, Salvalaggio P, Fecteau S, Deng S, Rogozinski L, Mandelbrot D, Sharpe A, Sayegh MH, Basadonna GP, Rothstein DM. Cutting Edge: Transplantation Tolerance through Enhanced CTLA-4 Expression. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 5673-5677. PMID: 14634073, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.11.5673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbataceptAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationCTLA-4 AntigenGraft Enhancement, ImmunologicGraft SurvivalImmunoconjugatesInjections, IntraperitonealInjections, IntravenousIslets of Langerhans TransplantationLeukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionTransplantation ToleranceUp-RegulationConceptsCTLA-4 expressionCTLA-4Allograft survivalCTLA4-IgAnti-CD45RB therapyIslet allograft survivalCTLA-4 interactionWild-type miceLong-term engraftmentPeripheral toleranceTransplantation toleranceAllogeneic cellsB7-1B7-2Requisite roleEngraftmentMiceB7SurvivalSpecific roleCritical roleExpressionTransplantationTherapyRecipients