Ingraft chimerism in lung transplantation - a study in a porcine model of obliterative bronchiolitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bronchial epithelium is a target of the alloimmune response in lung transplantation, and intact epithelium may protect allografts from rejection and obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). Herein we study the influence of chimerism on bronc...

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Main Authors: Rubes Jiri, Alho Hanni S, Maasilta Paula K, Raivio Peter M, Musilova Petra, Päiväniemi Outi E, Aittomäki Kristiina, Salminen Ulla-Stina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/56