Donor NK and T Cells in the Periphery of Lung Transplant Recipients Contain High Frequencies of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-Positive Subsets

IntroductionFor end-stage lung diseases, double lung transplantation (DLTx) is the ultimate curative treatment option. However, acute and chronic rejection and chronic dysfunction are major limitations in thoracic transplantation medicine. Thus, a better understanding of the contribution of immune r...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Anna-Maria Hitz, Kim-Alina Bläsing, Bettina Wiegmann, Ramon Bellmàs-Sanz, Evgeny Chichelnitskiy, Franziska Wandrer, Lisa-Marie Horn, Christine Neudörfl, Jana Keil, Kerstin Beushausen, Fabio Ius, Wiebke Sommer, Murat Avsar, Christian Kühn, Igor Tudorache, Jawad Salman, Thierry Siemeni, Axel Haverich, Gregor Warnecke, Christine S. Falk, Jenny F. Kühne
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Subjects:	lung transplantation passenger leukocytes NK cells T cells killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor primary graft dysfunction
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.778885/full