Pathogenic mechanisms of Acute Graft versus Host Disease

Pathogenic mechanisms of Acute Graft versus Host Disease

Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is the major complication of allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT). Older BMT recipients are a greater risk for acute GVHD after allogeneic BMT, but the causes of this association are poorly understood. Using well-characterized murine BMT models we have explored th...

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Main Author: Ferrara James L.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Bone marrow transplant
cytokine
T lymphocyte
gastrointestinal tract
antigen presenting cells
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