Co-Stimulatory Molecules in Islet Xenotransplantation: CTLA4Ig Treatment in CD40 Ligand-Deficient Mice

Previous work has demonstrated that short-term systemic administration of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) Ig blocks human pancreatic islet xenograft rejection in mice and induces long-term, donor-specific tolerance, whereas studies on pig pancreatic islet rejection in mice have failed to d...

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Main Authors: Birgitta Benda, Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, Robert Peach, Jan-Olov Sandberg, Olle Korsgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2002-10-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000002783985440