Spatial differences in the presence of FOXP3+ and GranzymeB+ T cells between the intra- and extravascular compartments in renal allograft vasculopathy.

BACKGROUND: Allograft vasculopathy (AV) and native atherosclerosis (NA) share the presence of a T-cell mediated inflammatory response, but differ in overall plaque morphology and growth rate. We studied the distribution and frequency of regulatory- and cytotoxic T cells in the arterial intima lesion...

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Main Authors: Onno J de Boer, Peter Teeling, Marcel Jansen, Hanneke Ploegmakers, Chris M van der Loos, J Alain Kummer, Sandrine Florquin, Allard C van der Wal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3071842?pdf=render