Natural killer T cells : A bridge to tolerance or a pathway to rejection?

Over the past 20 years, natural killer T (NKT) cells have been shown to play an important role in both innate and adaptive immune responses. In this review, the potential role of NKT cells in transplantation will be discussed, particularly their role in rejection and the induction of a state of tole...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 2007-09, Vol.84 (6), p.679-681
Hauptverfasser:	JUKES, John-Paul, WOOD, Kathryn J, JONES, Nick D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fundamental immunology Graft Rejection - immunology Humans Immune Tolerance Killer Cells, Natural - immunology Medical sciences Organ Transplantation Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases T-Lymphocytes - immunology Tissue, organ and graft immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	Over the past 20 years, natural killer T (NKT) cells have been shown to play an important role in both innate and adaptive immune responses. In this review, the potential role of NKT cells in transplantation will be discussed, particularly their role in rejection and the induction of a state of tolerance.
ISSN:	0041-1337 1534-6080
DOI:	10.1097/01.tp.0000280551.78156.ac