Immune-Mediated Vascular Injury and Dysfunction in Transplant Arteriosclerosis

Solid organ transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage organ failure but this life-saving procedure is limited by immune-mediated rejection of most grafts. Blood vessels within transplanted organs are targeted by the immune system and the resultant vascular damage is a main contributor to a...

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Main Authors: Anna evon Rossum, Ismail eLaher, Jonathan C Choy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00684/full