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Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation.

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Schroeder, RA; Marroquin, CE; Kuo, PC
Published in: J Surg Res
May 1, 2003

Advances in transplantation biology have greatly improved patient outcomes following transplant surgery. However, generalized immunosuppression remains the Achilles heel of modern transplantation surgery with its associated infectious and neoplastic morbidities. Tolerance remains the ultimate goal for the entire field. Although recent advances in transplant immunology suggest that tolerance may be achievable in the near future, the complex and redundant nature of the human immune system may not allow us to circumvent such a basic function as the recognition of nonself. In this paper, advances in transplant immunology are reviewed and their potential relevance to achieving the "Holy Grail" of transplantation are discussed.

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J Surg Res

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0022-4804

Publication Date

May 1, 2003

Volume

111

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 119

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Transplantation Chimera
  • Surgery
  • Lymphocytes
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Humans
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
 

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Schroeder, R. A., Marroquin, C. E., & Kuo, P. C. (2003). Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation. J Surg Res, 111(1), 109–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00081-7
Schroeder, Rebecca A., Carlos E. Marroquin, and Paul C. Kuo. “Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation.J Surg Res 111, no. 1 (May 1, 2003): 109–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00081-7.
Schroeder RA, Marroquin CE, Kuo PC. Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation. J Surg Res. 2003 May 1;111(1):109–19.
Schroeder, Rebecca A., et al. “Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation.J Surg Res, vol. 111, no. 1, May 2003, pp. 109–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00081-7.
Schroeder RA, Marroquin CE, Kuo PC. Tolerance and the "Holy Grail" of transplantation. J Surg Res. 2003 May 1;111(1):109–119.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Surg Res

DOI

ISSN

0022-4804

Publication Date

May 1, 2003

Volume

111

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 119

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Transplantation Chimera
  • Surgery
  • Lymphocytes
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Humans
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I