CD4+ and CD8+ T cells each can utilize a perforin-dependent pathway to mediate lethal graft-versus-host disease in major histocompatibility complex-disparate recipients. [electronic resource]
- Transplantation Aug 1997
- 571-6 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
0041-1337
10.1097/00007890-199708270-00004 doi
Animals Body Weight Bone Marrow Transplantation--adverse effects CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes--physiology CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes--physiology Graft vs Host Disease--etiology Histocompatibility Antigens Class II--radiation effects Major Histocompatibility Complex--physiology Membrane Glycoproteins--deficiency Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Perforin Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins Spleen--cytology Survival Rate Whole-Body Irradiation