Immunosuppressive protocol with delayed use of low-dose tacrolimus after aortic transplantation suppresses donor-specific anti-MHC class I and class II antibody production in rats

Background: Arterial allografts are used as vascular conduits in the treatment of prosthetic graft infection. Immunosuppression decreases their rupture risk rate. However, immunosuppression can be unprofitable in florid infection. Previously, we confirmed inhibition of cell-mediated destruction of r...

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Main Authors: Matia, Ivan, Fellmer, Peter, Splith, Katrin, Varga, Martin, Adamec, Milos, Kämmerer, Ines, Feldbrügge, Linda, Krenzien, Felix, Hau, Hans-Michael, Atanasov, Georgi, Schmelzle, Moritz, Jonas, Sven
Other Authors: Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik für Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2014
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-167365
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-167365
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/16736/OAP-2015-011_Matia_889870.pdf