Limited immune tolerance induced by transient mixed chimerism

Limited immune tolerance induced by transient mixed chimerism

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Mechanisms of tolerance induced via mixed chimerism.

Mixed hematopoietic chimerism provides a powerful means of inducing robust, donor-specific tolerance. In this article, the minimal requirements for achieving mixed chimerism, the development of new reagents that promote its achievement, and the mechanisms by which peripheral and intrathymic tolerance are achieved via mixed chimerism are discussed. An emerging understanding of these mechanisms, ...

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Induced regulatory T cells in allograft tolerance via transient mixed chimerism.

Successful induction of allograft tolerance has been achieved in nonhuman primates (NHPs) and humans via induction of transient hematopoietic chimerism. Since allograft tolerance was achieved in these recipients without durable chimerism, peripheral mechanisms are postulated to play a major role. Here, we report our studies of T cell immunity in NHP recipients that achieved long-term tolerance ...

Tolerance, mixed chimerism, and chronic transplant arteriopathy.

Much evidence supports the conclusion that immunological responses to donor-specific incompatibilities are a major factor in producing "chronic" transplant rejection, including the arteriopathy (atherosclerosis) commonly present. Our experiments explored the effects of altered immunological responsiveness to these Ags on the formation of arteriopathy in transplanted mouse hearts. Specific immun...