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LITERATURE Watch Implications for transplantation
Author(s) -
FORD MANDY L.,
BROMBERG JONATHAN S.,
Bromberg Jonathan S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04151.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery
Memory T cells are critical for protective immunity against pathogens, but they also can form a barrier to graft survival. This month's “Literature Watch” examines emerging data regarding the activation requirements and functional heterogeneity of T cell memory and the potential impact of these insights on transplantation.