Organ allografts combined with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunotolerance / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Our understanding of the immunological mechanisms of rejection has greatly improved over the past 10 years. The allografts have maintained long survival without immunosuppressive treatment in the several organ-transplant recipients combined with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The authors attributed the successful outcome to the cotransplantation of donor stem cells. The review will analyze firstly conditions of the recipients, and then review the theoretical basis and history regarding donor-specific tolerance of allograft, and it will also clarify that there is no direct link between the donor-specific transplantation tolerance and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.