Affiliation:
1. Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Abstract
The major role of CD8+ T cells in clinical and experimental transplantation is well documented and acknowledged. Nevertheless, the precise impact of CD8+ T cells on graft tissue injury is not completely understood, thus impeding the development of specific treatment strategies. The goal of this overview is to consider the biology and functions of CD8+ T cells in the context of experimental and clinical allotransplantation, with special emphasis on how this cell subset is affected by currently available and emerging therapies.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)