Tertiary Lymphoid Tissues Generate Effector and Memory T Cells That Lead to Allograft Rejection
Nasr IW, Reel M, Oberbarnscheidt MH, Mounzer RH, Baddoura FK, Ruddle NH, Lakkis FG. Tertiary Lymphoid Tissues Generate Effector and Memory T Cells That Lead to Allograft Rejection. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 1071-1079. PMID: 17359505, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01756.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary lymphoid tissueWild-type allograftsMemory T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsLymphoid tissueT cellsLymphoid organsRejection processPrimary alloimmune responsesSyngeneic graft recipientsMemory immune responsesNaïve T cell activationTertiary lymphoid structuresNaive T cellsT cell activationMurine transplantation modelChronic rejectionAllograft rejectionGraft recipientsAlloimmune responseLymphoid structuresChronic inflammationSkin allograftsNaïve lymphocytesTransplantation model