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The immunopathology of thymic GVHD

Krenger, W. and Holländer, G. A.. (2008) The immunopathology of thymic GVHD. Seminars in immunopathology, Vol. 30, no. 4. pp. 439-456.

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Abstract

The clinical success of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) depends on the appropriate reconstitution of the host's immune system. While recovery of T-cell immunity may occur in transplant recipients via both thymus-dependent and thymus-independent pathways, the regeneration of a population of phenotypically naive T cells with a broad receptor repertoire relies entirely on the de novo generation of T-cells in the thymus. Preclinical models and clinical studies of allogeneic HSCT have identified the thymus as a target of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), thus limiting T-cell regeneration. The present review focuses on recent insight into how GVHD affects thymic structure and function and how this knowledge may aid in the design of new strategies to improve T-cell reconstitution following allogeneic HSCT.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Former Units at DBM > Tumor Biology (Christofori)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Children's Hospital > Pediatric Immunology (Holländer)
UniBasel Contributors:Krenger, Werner and Holländer, Georg
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:1863-2297
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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