Cytokines in Clinical and Experimental Transplantation

Allograft rejection is a complex process, which requires interactions between different cell types and a variety of soluble factors, such as cytokines. In this review we discuss the role of cytokines in the induction and effector phases of the rejection process and in the induction and maintenance o...

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Main Authors: Ann C. T. M. Vossen (Author), Huub F. J. Savelkoul (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Hindawi Limited, 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Allograft rejection is a complex process, which requires interactions between different cell types and a variety of soluble factors, such as cytokines. In this review we discuss the role of cytokines in the induction and effector phases of the rejection process and in the induction and maintenance of allospecific graft tolerance. Furthermore, we discuss the feasibility of clinical graft function monitoring by measuring cytokines and the possibilities for intervention in the cytokine network in order to inhibit graft rejection and eventually obtain graft acceptance.
Item Description:0962-9351
1466-1861
10.1155/S0962935194000566