Immune disguise: the mechanisms of Neu5Gc inducing autoimmune and transplant rejection.
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| Abstract | :
Organ (stem cell) transplantation is the most effective treatment for advanced organ failure. Neu5Gc (N-hydroxyacetylneuraminic acid) is a pathogenic non-human sialic acid, which is very similar to the molecular structure of Neu5Ac (N-acetylneuraminic acid) in human body. Neu5Gc has the function of "immune disguise", which is the main obstacle to transplantation. Gene knockout such as cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminidase (CMAH) reduces donor antigenicity, making xenotransplantation from fiction to reality. Exploring the immune disguise event in this emerging field has become a hot topic in the research of transplantation immune tolerance mechanism. |
| Year of Publication | :
2022
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| Journal | :
Genes and immunity
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| Volume | :
23
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| Issue | :
6
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| Number of Pages | :
175-182
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| ISSN Number | :
1466-4879
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| URL | :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8
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| DOI | :
10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8
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| Short Title | :
Genes Immun
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