Local C-Reactive Protein Expression in Obliterative Lesions and the Bronchial Wall in Posttransplant Obliterative Bronchiolitis

• Main Authors: Outi E. Päiväniemi (Author), Paula K. Maasilta (Author), Tiina L. S. Vainikka (Author), Hanni S. Alho (Author), Pekka J. Karhunen (Author), Ulla-Stina Salminen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The local immunoreactivity of C-reactive protein (CRP) was studied in a heterotopic porcine model of posttranplant obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). Bronchial allografts and control autografts were examined serially 2-28 days after subcutaneous transplantation. The autografts stayed patent. In the al...