Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium
Teshima T, Ordemann R, Reddy P, Gagin S, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium. Nature Medicine 2002, 8: 575-581. PMID: 12042807, DOI: 10.1038/nm0602-575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsHost antigen-presenting cellsAlloantigen expressionAcute GVHDHost diseaseTarget epitheliaMajor histocompatibility complex class ICD8-mediated GVHDBone marrow chimerasHistocompatibility complex class IClass II alloantigensTumor necrosis factorComplex class IAcute graftInflammatory cytokinesEffector mechanismsGVHDNecrosis factorMouse modelAntigen specificityTissue damageClass IHost epitheliumEpitheliumGraft