2015 American Transplant Congress
Innate Immune Memory to Allogeneic Non-Self
Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
A hallmark of adaptive immunity is the generation of long-lived, antigen-specific memory T, B, and NK lymphocytes that mount strong anamnestic (recall) responses to previously…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Organ Resident M2 Type Myeloid Cells Protect Murine Orthotropic Liver Transplants from Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Ctr., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Liver ischemia reperfusion injury (lRI) is mediated by a pro-inflammatory immune response initiated by the activation of liver non-parenchymal innate immune cells, such as Kupffer…2015 American Transplant Congress
Mononuclear Cell Infiltrates Characterization in Scar Tissue from a Bilateral Forearm Transplant Patient: Findings to Think
Herein we report the cell infiltrating pattern in scar tissue resected at the junction of the VCA and the tissue corresponding to the recipient arm,…