Early role of IL-17 and calcineurin inhibitor-mediated Th2- and Th17-polarization of chronic trachea allograft rejection pathways

Lung transplantation is the only therapeutic approach for patients presenting end-stage pulmonary failure. Despite progress made in organ preservation and immunosuppression, primary graft dysfunction and obliterative bronchiolitis still hamper short-term and long-term outcomes, respectively. Interle...

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Main Author: Lemaitre, Philippe
Other Authors: Goldman, Michel
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209243