Dual role of natural killer cells on graft rejection and control of cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplantation

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2017, Pages

  López Botet, Miguel ^a,b   Vilches, Carlos ^c   Redondo Pachón, Dolores ^a   Muntasell, Aura ^a   Pupuleku, Aldi ^b   Yélamos, José ^a   Pascual, Julio ^a   Crespo, Marta ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Human; Natural killer; Rejection; Renal; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD161 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CD94 ANTIGEN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIGEN PP65; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR 1; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR 2; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR 3; NATURAL KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2A; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2D; NECTIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA CONVERTING ENZYME;

ALLOIMMUNITY; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CELL ACTIVATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; REVIEW; VIREMIA;

EID: 85014511506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00166     Document Type: Review

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