Open AccessSuccessful Reduction of Immunosuppression in Older Renal Transplant Recipients Who Exhibit Donor-Specific Regulation
Author(s) -
Ewa JankowskaGan,
Hans W. Sollinger,
John D. Pirsch,
Junchao Cai,
Julio Pascual,
Lynn D. Haynes,
Alenjandro Munoz del Rio,
William J. Burlingham
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181b0f92f
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisone , immunosuppression , transplantation , bolus (digestion) , kidney transplantation , renal function , gastroenterology
We hypothesized that T-regulatory cells specific for donor alloantigens would protect a renal transplant during partial withdrawal of immunosuppression.