β2 integrins separate graft-versus-host disease and graft-versus-leukemia effects
Liang Y, Liu C, Djeu J, Zhong B, Peters T, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Anasetti C, Yu X. β2 integrins separate graft-versus-host disease and graft-versus-leukemia effects. Blood 2007, 111: 954-962. PMID: 17928532, PMCID: PMC2200850, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-089573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsHost diseaseLeukemia effectMurine allogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelWild-type donor T cellsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDonor T-cell infiltrationDonor-derived T cellsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationBeta2 integrinsAnalysis of alloreactivityLess GVHD morbidityDevelopment of GVHDDonor T cellsGVHD target organsT cell infiltrationBone marrow transplantation modelStem cell transplantationWT T cellsT cell activationGVHD morbidityGVL activityGVL effectLess GVHD