Recombinant HLA-G as Tolerogenic Immunomodulant in Experimental Small Bowel Transplantation.

The non-classical MHC I paralogue HLA-G is expressed by cytotrophoblast cells and implicated with fetomaternal tolerance by downregulating the maternal adaptive and innate immune response against the fetus. HLA-G expression correlates with favorable graft outcome in humans and recently promising imm...

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Main Authors: Martin W von Websky, Koji Kitamura, Isis Ludwig-Portugall, Christian Kurts, Maximilian von Laffert, Joel LeMaoult, Edgardo D Carosella, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Joerg C Kalff, Nico Schäfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4942037?pdf=render