Tolerance to vascularized organ allografts in large-animal models

Curr Opin Immunol. 1999 Oct;11(5):516-20. doi: 10.1016/s0952-7915(99)00009-6.

Abstract

Although studies of tolerance induction in large animals remain limited compared with murine studies, a number of encouraging observations have been recently reported - especially in nonhuman primate models. The development of antibodies or proteins binding to costimulatory molecules and of an immunotoxin that is active on T cells have been particularly important advances leading to expanded opportunities for extending strategies for tolerance induction to large animals.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abatacept
  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD / drug effects
  • Antigens, Differentiation / drug effects
  • B7-1 Antigen / drug effects
  • B7-2 Antigen
  • Blood Vessels
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • Immune Tolerance*
  • Immunoconjugates*
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Lymphocyte Depletion
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / drug effects
  • Primates / immunology*
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Transplantation, Homologous / immunology*
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods*

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • B7-1 Antigen
  • B7-2 Antigen
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Abatacept