Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1390-1391, August 2002

Rapamycin blocks the generation of regulatory t cells facilitated by posttransplant infusion of donor t cells through increasing the apoptosis of thymic CD4+CD25+ cells

  • T.-Y Tsui

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, (T.-Y.T., C.-K.L., S.-T.F.), Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Tung-Yu Tsui, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfualm Road 102, Hong Kong, China.
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  • C.-K Lau

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, (T.-Y.T., C.-K.L., S.-T.F.), Hong Kong, China
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  • H.J Schlitt

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, (H.J.S.), Hannover, Germany
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  • S.-T Fan

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, (T.-Y.T., C.-K.L., S.-T.F.), Hong Kong, China

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PII: S0041-1345(02)03067-1

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1390-1391, August 2002

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