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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2008

Immunosuppression in islet transplantation.

Tom Van Belle, Matthias von Herrath

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tom Van BelleLa Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Matthias von Herrath
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Islet transplantation can temporarily cure type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) but requires simultaneous immunosuppression to avoid allograft rejection. In this issue of the JCI, Monti et al. report that immune conditioning via use of the Edmonton protocol - a treatment approach in which T1DM patients infused with pancreatic islets from multiple cadaveric donors simultaneously receive immunosuppressive drugs - results in lymphopenia that is associated with elevated serum levels of the homeostatic cytokines IL-7 and IL-15, which causes in vivo expansion of the autoreactive CD8(+) T cell population (see the related article beginning on page 1806). Reemergence of autoreactivity is likely the main culprit underlying long-term islet graft failure, and new strategies will need to be tested to circumvent this homeostatic expansion and recurrent autoreactivity.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Graft RejectionHomeostasisHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsIslets of Langerhans TransplantationMiceT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryImmunosuppressive Agents

Identifiers

PMID18431511
PMCPMC2323197
OpenAlexW2069938061

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