Rapamycin Generates Graft-Homing Murine Suppressor CD8 T Cells That Confer Donor-Specific Graft Protection

It has been reported that rapamycin (RPM) can induce de novo conversion of the conventional CD4 + Foxp3-T cells into CD4 + Foxp3 + regulatory T cells (iTregs) in transplantation setting. It is not clear whether RPM can similarly generate suppressor CD8 + T cells to facilitate graft acceptance. In th...

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Main Authors: Basset El Essawy, Prabhakar Putheti, Wenda Gao, Terry B. Strom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X566244