T cell Allorecognition Pathways in Solid Organ Transplantation

Transplantation is unusual in that T cells can recognize alloantigen by at least two distinct pathways: as intact MHC alloantigen on the surface of donor cells via the direct pathway; and as self-restricted processed alloantigen via the indirect pathway. Direct pathway responses are viewed as strong...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline H. Y. Siu, Veena Surendrakumar, James A. Richards, Gavin J. Pettigrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02548/full