[HTML][HTML] Influence of donor microbiota on the severity of experimental graft-versus-host-disease

I Tawara, C Liu, H Tamaki, T Toubai, Y Sun… - Biology of Blood and …, 2013 - Elsevier
I Tawara, C Liu, H Tamaki, T Toubai, Y Sun, R Evers, E Nieves, N Mathewson, G Nunez
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2013Elsevier
The link between microbial flora and the shaping of immune responses is being increasingly
appreciated, and recent data have uncovered a role for recipient microbiota in the severity of
graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The impact of donor microbiota on T cell–mediated
alloresponses and GVHD is not known, however. Using multiple clinically relevant murine
models, we analyzed the effect of donor microbiota on the severity of GVHD induced by T
cells from specific pathogen-free and germ-free donors, and found that donor microbiota …
The link between microbial flora and the shaping of immune responses is being increasingly appreciated, and recent data have uncovered a role for recipient microbiota in the severity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The impact of donor microbiota on T cell–mediated alloresponses and GVHD is not known, however. Using multiple clinically relevant murine models, we analyzed the effect of donor microbiota on the severity of GVHD induced by T cells from specific pathogen-free and germ-free donors, and found that donor microbiota does not alter the expansion or differentiation of alloreactive T cells or the severity of GVHD.
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