Human-porcine receptor-ligand compatibility within the immune system: relevance for xenotransplantation

Authors
Warrens, AN Simon, AR Theodore, PR Sykes, M
Citation
An. Warrens et al., Human-porcine receptor-ligand compatibility within the immune system: relevance for xenotransplantation, XENOTRANSPL, 6(2), 1999, pp. 75-78
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
XENOTRANSPLANTATION
ISSN journal
0908665X → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
75 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0908-665X(199905)6:2<75:HRCWTI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Immune responses to xenografts are likely to be highly dependent on the eff iciency of molecular interactions between the donor and the recipient speci es. This brief review summarizes what is currently known about the compatib ilities across the human-porcine species barrier of the molecular interacti ons that are important in the immune response.