Multiple Shades of Gray-Macrophages in Acute Allograft Rejection.

ABSTRACT: Long-term results following solid organ transplantation do not mirror the excellent short-term results achieved in recent decades. It is therefore clear that current immunosuppressive maintenance protocols primarily addressing the adaptive immune system no longer meet the required clinical need. Identification of novel targets addressing this shortcoming is urgently needed. There is a growing interest in better understanding the role of the innate immune system in this context. In this review, we focus on macrophages, which are known to prominently infiltrate allografts and, during allograft rejection, to be involved in the surge of the adaptive immune response by expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and direct cytotoxicity. However, this active participation is janus-faced and unspeci

SUBMITTER: Lackner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10179242 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature