Expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 in human renal allografts—a prospective study

Ute Hoffmann, Stephan Segerer, Petra Rümmele, Bernd Krüger, Miriam Pietrzyk, Ferdinand Hofstädter, Bernhard Banas, Bernhard K. Krämer

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2006 · 36 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

A significant part of both CD4- and CD8-positive T cells express the chemokine receptor CXCR3. During renal allograft rejection, the number of these cells increases significantly at the site of injury and might be targeted by CXCR3 blocking agents.

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