Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Page 2478 , June 2001

Expression of proα1(I)- and proα1(III)collagen mRNA in chronic allograft rejection in a porcine heterotopic bronchial transplantation model

  • H.S Alho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (H.S.A., K.A.I., U.S.S., T.I., A.L.J.H.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hanni Alho, MS, Surgical Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, PL 263, Helsinki University Hospital, Kasarmikatu 11-13, FIN-00029 HUS, Finland
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  • K.A Inkinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (H.S.A., K.A.I., U.S.S., T.I., A.L.J.H.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • U.S Salminen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (H.S.A., K.A.I., U.S.S., T.I., A.L.J.H.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • P.K Maasilta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (P.K.M.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • E.I Taskinen

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Laboratory (E.I.T.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • E Vuorio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (E.V.), University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • T Ikonen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (H.S.A., K.A.I., U.S.S., T.I., A.L.J.H.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • A.L.J Harjula

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (H.S.A., K.A.I., U.S.S., T.I., A.L.J.H.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

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 This study was supported by the MD/PhD program of the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Special Funds. Dr Walter Schuler, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, provided the RAD, and Novartis Finland, Espoo, Finland, provided the CsA.

PII: S0041-1345(01)02067-X

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Page 2478 , June 2001