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Korean J Hematol 2011; 46(4):
Published online December 31, 2011
https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2011.46.4.287
© The Korean Society of Hematology
The role of B cells in acute graft-versus-host disease
1Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
2Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
Correspondence to : Correspondence to Byung-Sik Cho, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2258-6072, cbscho@catholic.ac.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
REFERENCES
- Sarantopoulos, S, Stevenson, KE, Kim, HT, et al. Altered B-cell homeostasis and excess BAFF in human chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood, 2009;113;3865-3874.
- Kim, JS, Kim, SJ, Cheong, JW, et al. Clinical significance of B cell-activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) in acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Korean J Hematol, 2011;46;175-179.
- Walters, S, Webster, KE, Sutherland, A, et al. Increased CD4+ Foxp3+ T cells in BAFF-transgenic mice suppress T cell effector responses. J Immunol, 2009;182;793-801.
- Mackay, F, Leung, H. The role of the BAFF/APRIL system on T cell function. Semin Immunol, 2006;18;284-289.
- Cho, BS, Min, CK, Kim, HJ, et al. High levels of B cell activating factor during the peritransplantation period are associated with a reduced incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease following myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 2010;16;629-638.
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Letter to the Editor
Korean J Hematol 2011; 46(4): 287-288
Published online December 31, 2011 https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2011.46.4.287
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
The role of B cells in acute graft-versus-host disease
Byung-Sik Cho, M.D. Ph.D.1*, and Nak-Gyun Chung, M.D. Ph.D.2
1Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
2Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
Correspondence to:Correspondence to Byung-Sik Cho, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2258-6072, cbscho@catholic.ac.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
References
- Sarantopoulos, S, Stevenson, KE, Kim, HT, et al. Altered B-cell homeostasis and excess BAFF in human chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood, 2009;113;3865-3874.
- Kim, JS, Kim, SJ, Cheong, JW, et al. Clinical significance of B cell-activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) in acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Korean J Hematol, 2011;46;175-179.
- Walters, S, Webster, KE, Sutherland, A, et al. Increased CD4+ Foxp3+ T cells in BAFF-transgenic mice suppress T cell effector responses. J Immunol, 2009;182;793-801.
- Mackay, F, Leung, H. The role of the BAFF/APRIL system on T cell function. Semin Immunol, 2006;18;284-289.
- Cho, BS, Min, CK, Kim, HJ, et al. High levels of B cell activating factor during the peritransplantation period are associated with a reduced incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease following myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 2010;16;629-638.
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