Immunomodulation in Transplantation with Photopheresis |
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| Authors: | Mark L Barr |
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| Institution: | the University of Southern California, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Photopheresis is a technique in which peripheral blood mononuclear cells, in the presence of a photoacti-vatable compound, are exposed extracorporeally to ultraviolet A light and reinfused, inducing a host autoregula-tory immune response. Experimental work and ongoing clinical studies are helping to define the role of this novel, safe, and non-toxic immunomodulating technology in the field of transplantation. |
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| Keywords: | hotopheresis– Photochemotherapy– Immunomodulation– Transplantation– Immunosuppression |
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