Endothelial Programmed Death-1 Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Regulates CD8 + T-Cell–Mediated Injury in the Heart
Author(s) -
Nir Grabie,
Israel Gotsman,
Rosa DaCosta,
Hong Pang,
George Stavrakis,
Manish J. Butte,
Mary E. Keir,
Gordon J. Freeman,
Arlene H. Sharpe,
Andrew H. Lichtman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.709360
Subject(s) - cytotoxic t cell , medicine , myocarditis , immune system , inflammation , cd8 , immunology , t cell , pd l1 , bone marrow , blocking antibody , lymphocyte , antibody , biology , immunotherapy , biochemistry , in vitro
PD-L1 and PD-L2 are ligands for the inhibitory receptor programmed death-1 (PD-1), which is an important regulator of immune responses. PD-L1 is induced on cardiac endothelial cells under inflammatory conditions, but little is known about its role in regulating immune injury in the heart.
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