Targeting of natural killer cells by rabbit antithymocyte globulin and campath-1H: similar effects independent of specificity.

T cell depleting strategies are an integral part of immunosuppressive regimens widely used in the hematological and solid organ transplant setting. Although it is known to induce lymphocytopenia, little is known about the effects of the polyclonal rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) or the monoclon...

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Main Authors: Diana Stauch, Annelie Dernier, Elizabeth Sarmiento Marchese, Kristina Kunert, Hans-Dieter Volk, Johann Pratschke, Katja Kotsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2651595?pdf=render