Evaluation of plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 as rejection markers in a cohort of 142 heart-grafted patients followed by endomyocardial biopsy

The rejection reaction after cell or organ transplantation has to be detected as early as possible in order to conduct optimal immunosuppressive treatment. Among the numerous events leading to rejection, cytokine production, especially of tumour necrosis factor alpha, is particularly important. Inte...

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