Chemokines and Their Receptors in Islet Allograft Rejection and as Targets for Tolerance Induction

Graft rejection is a major barrier to successful outcome of transplantation surgery. Islet transplantation introduces insulin secreting tissue into type 1 diabetes mellitus recipients, relieving patients from exogenous insulin injection. However, insulitis of grafted tissue and allograft rejection p...

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Main Authors: Shaheed Merani, Wayne W. Truong, Wayne Hancock, Colin C. Anderson, A. M. James Shapiro M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-04-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000006783981963