Mechanisms and Mediators of Inflammation: Potential Models for Skin Rejection and Targeted Therapy in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is an effective treatment option for patients suffering from limb loss or severe disfigurement. However, postoperative courses of VCA recipients have been complicated by skin rejection, and long-term immunosuppression remains a necessity for allograft...

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Main Authors: Theresa Hautz, Dolores Wolfram, Johanna Grahammer, Ravi Starzl, Christoph Krapf, Johann Pratschke, W. P. Andrew Lee, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/757310
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