Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) are bone marrow-derived, professional antigen-presenting cells, with inherent tolerogenic function. The ability of immature or maturation-resistant DCs to regulate alloantigen-specific T-cell responses and to promote tolerance induction has been well demonstrated in organ and bone marrow transplantation. Recent data suggest that DCs can also promote long-term survival of composite tissue allografts in the absence of continued immunosuppressive drug therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 537-538 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Transplantation Proceedings |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2009 |