Antigen Exposure during Enhanced CTLA-4 Expression Promotes Allograft Tolerance In Vivo
Salvalaggio PR, Camirand G, Ariyan CE, Deng S, Rogozinski L, Basadonna GP, Rothstein DM. Antigen Exposure during Enhanced CTLA-4 Expression Promotes Allograft Tolerance In Vivo. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 176: 2292-2298. PMID: 16455985, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.4.2292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTLA-4 expressionLong-term engraftmentBALB/cCTLA-4Allograft toleranceCD4 cellsAnti-CD45RB treatmentAcute rejectionCD25 depletionDonor AgUnrelated alloantigensPeritransplant periodAntigen exposureEffector cellsPoor outcomeUnrelated AgAg exposureTransplantationEngraftmentDay 17Day 0Therapeutic enhancementMiceAlloantigensTemporal relationship