A novel mechanism of action for anti-thymocyte globulin: Induction of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2844-2853

  Lopez, Marta ^a   Clarkson, Michael R ^a   Albin, Monica ^a   Sayegh, Mohamed H ^a   Najafian, Nader ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BASILIXIMAB; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; DACLIZUMAB; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TH2 CELL;

EID: 33749259809     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006050422     Document Type: Article

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