IL-7 and SCF Levels Inversely Correlate with T Cell Reconstitution and Clinical Outcomes after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults.

Recovery of thymopoiesis is critical for immune reconstitution after HSCT. IL-7 and SCF are two major thymotropic cytokines. We investigated whether the kinetics of circulating levels of these cytokines might provide insight into the prolonged immunodeficiency after double umbilical cord blood trans...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Politikos, Haesook T Kim, Sarah Nikiforow, Lequn Li, Julia Brown, Joseph H Antin, Corey Cutler, Karen Ballen, Jerome Ritz, Vassiliki A Boussiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503696?pdf=render