(1) Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Saarland, Kirrbergerstr., 66421 Homburg, Saarland, Germany;(2) Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, 66421 Homburg, Saarland, Germany
Abstract:
Background
Heterotopic cardiac transplantation in mice was used to determine whether complementary immunomodulation by statins prevents
lymphocyte function-associated antigen (LFA)-1-dependent acute allograft rejection in vivo.