Mesenchymal stromal cells engage complement and complement receptor bearing innate effector cells to modulate immune responses.

Infusion of human third-party mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) appears to be a promising therapy for acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD). To date, little is known about how MSCs interact with the body's innate immune system after clinical infusion. This study shows, that exposure of MSCs to...

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Main Authors: Guido Moll, Regina Jitschin, Lena von Bahr, Ida Rasmusson-Duprez, Berit Sundberg, Lena Lönnies, Graciela Elgue, Kristina Nilsson-Ekdahl, Dimitrios Mougiakakos, John D Lambris, Olle Ringdén, Katarina Le Blanc, Bo Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3128611?pdf=render