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Mesenchymal stem cells inhibit the formation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, but not activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes or natural killer cells

Transplantation · 2003 · Vol. 76(8) · pp. 1208–1213
Ida RasmussonOlle RingdénBerit SundbergKatarina Le Blanc

Abstract

Our findings indicate that MSCs escape recognition by CTLs and alloreactive NK cells, and inhibit the formation of cytotoxic T cells by secreting a soluble factor, but that they do not interfere with CTLs and NK cell lysis.

Mesenchymal stem cell researchImmune Cell Function and InteractionHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationCytotoxic T cellMesenchymal stem cellLymphokine-activated killer cellInterleukin 12K562 cellsBiologyImmunologyInterleukin 21LysisChemistry

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Cell DivisionCells, CulturedHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationMesodermStem CellsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTime Factors
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