Modulation of the human T cell response by a novel non-mitogenic anti-CD3 antibody.

The agonistic anti-human CD3ε antibody (Ab), OKT3, has been used to control acute transplant rejection. The in vivo administration of OKT3 was previously shown to induce the partial depletion of T cells and unresponsiveness (anergy) in the remaining CD4+ T cells. However, this therapy is also associ...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Shiheido, Chen Chen, Masaki Hikida, Takeshi Watanabe, Jun Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3978038?pdf=render