Allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a historical and scientific overview

AK Singh, JP McGuirk - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
The field of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) has made ground-breaking progress
in the treatment of many malignant and nonmalignant conditions. It has also pioneered the …

Gimme shelter: the immune system during pregnancy

A Munoz‐Suano, AB Hamilton… - Immunological reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Antigen‐presenting molecules vary between individuals of the same species, making it more
difficult for pathogens to evade immune recognition and spread through the whole …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 remission and possible cure in a woman after haplo-cord blood transplant

J Hsu, K Van Besien, MJ Glesby, S Pahwa, A Coletti… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Previously, two men were cured of HIV-1 through CCR5Δ32 homozygous (CCR5Δ32/Δ32)
allogeneic adult stem cell transplant. We report the first remission and possible HIV-1 cure in …

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits robust antibody responses in children

YC Bartsch, KJ St. Denis, P Kaplonek, J Kang… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Although children have been largely spared from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the
emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of …

Comprehensive assessment of T-cell receptor β-chain diversity in αβ T cells

HS Robins, PV Campregher… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
The adaptive immune system uses several strategies to generate a repertoire of T-and B-cell
antigen receptors with sufficient diversity to recognize the universe of potential pathogens. In …

Graft-versus-host disease in children who have received a cord-blood or bone marrow transplant from an HLA-identical sibling

V Rocha, JE Wagner Jr, KA Sobocinski… - … England Journal of …, 2000 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Umbilical-cord blood as an alternative to bone marrow for hematopoietic stem-
cell transplantation may lower the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Methods We …

Immune reconstitution post allogeneic transplant and the impact of immune recovery on the risk of infection

RS Mehta, K Rezvani - Virulence, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Infection is the leading cause of non-relapse mortality after allogeneic haematopoietic cell
transplantation (HCT). This occurs as a result of dysfunction to the host immune system from …

Unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation: marrow or umbilical cord blood?

SS Grewal, JN Barker, SM Davies, JE Wagner - Blood, 2003 - ashpublications.org
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can be curative for selected malignant and
nonmalignant diseases. 1-13 However, utilization and success of HCT are limited by several …

Human NK cell repertoire diversity reflects immune experience and correlates with viral susceptibility

DM Strauss-Albee, J Fukuyama, EC Liang… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Innate natural killer (NK) cells are diverse at the single-cell level because of variegated
expressions of activating and inhibitory receptors, yet the developmental roots and …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

E Gluckman - Experimental hematology, 2000 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The number of umbilical cord blood transplants is increasing worldwide. At this
time, it is important to evaluate their results and to compare the outcome of umbilical cord …