Use of an adenoviral vector to express soluble donor-major histocompatibility complex molecules capable of suppressing the immune response in rat transplant recipients

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 844-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Graeb ◽  
Martin Justl ◽  
Marcus N Scherer ◽  
Joachim Andrassy ◽  
Erika Frank ◽  
...  
2000 ◽  
Vol 191 (5) ◽  
pp. 805-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard Obst ◽  
Nikolai Netuschil ◽  
Karsten Klopfer ◽  
Stefan Stevanović ◽  
Hans-Georg Rammensee

By analyzing T cell responses against foreign major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules loaded with peptide libraries and defined self- and viral peptides, we demonstrate a profound influence of self-MHC molecules on the repertoire of alloreactive T cells: the closer the foreign MHC molecule is related to the T cell's MHC, the higher is the proportion of peptide-specific, alloreactive (“allorestricted”) T cells versus T cells recognizing the foreign MHC molecule without regard to the peptide in the groove. Thus, the peptide repertoire of alloreactive T cells must be influenced by self-MHC molecules during positive or negative thymic selection or peripheral survival, much like the repertoire of the self-restricted T cells. In consequence, allorestricted, peptide-specific T cells (that are of interest for clinical applications) are easier to obtain if T cells and target cells express related MHC molecules.


2014 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 3298-3308 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. May ◽  
Q. Wang ◽  
A. Balbo ◽  
S. L. Konrad ◽  
R. Buchli ◽  
...  

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Palladino ◽  
Douglas G. Gilmour ◽  
Albert R. Scafuri ◽  
Howard A. Stone ◽  
G. Jeanette Thorbecke

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