Donor Th17 cells and IL-21 may contribute to the development of chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic transplantation

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 838-850

  Zhao, Xiang Yu ^a   Lv, Meng ^a   Xu, Ling Ling ^a   Qian, Xin ^b   Huang, Xiao Jun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic GVHD; HSCT; IL 21; Th17

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTARABINE; HYDROXYUREA; INTERLEUKIN 21; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NITROSOUREA; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TH17 CELLS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874971070     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242816     Document Type: Article

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