Immunological and Regenerative Aspects of Hepatic Mast Cells in Liver Allograft Rejection and Tolerance

Toshiaki Nakano; Chia-Yun Lai; Shigeru Goto; Li-Wen Hsu; Seiji Kawamoto; Kazuhisa Ono; Kuang-Den Chen; Chih-Che Lin; King-Wah Chiu; Chih-Chi Wang; Yu-Fan Cheng; Chao-Long Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037202

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Immunological and Regenerative Aspects of Hepatic Mast Cells in Liver Allograft Rejection and Tolerance

Toshiaki Nakano ,

* E-mail: toshi.nakano@msa.hinet.net (TN); clchen@cgmh.org.tw (CLC)

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Taiwan, Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chia-Yun Lai,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Shigeru Goto,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Iwao Hospital, Kawakami, Yufu, Oita, Japan
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Li-Wen Hsu,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Seiji Kawamoto,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Kazuhisa Ono,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Kuang-Den Chen,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chih-Che Lin,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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King-Wah Chiu,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chih-Chi Wang,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yu-Fan Cheng,

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chao-Long Chen

* E-mail: toshi.nakano@msa.hinet.net (TN); clchen@cgmh.org.tw (CLC)

Affiliations Liver Transplantation Program, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Transplant Immunology, Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Immunological and Regenerative Aspects of Hepatic Mast Cells in Liver Allograft Rejection and Tolerance

Toshiaki Nakano,
Chia-Yun Lai,
Shigeru Goto,
Li-Wen Hsu,
Seiji Kawamoto,
Kazuhisa Ono,
Kuang-Den Chen,
Chih-Che Lin,
King-Wah Chiu,
Chih-Chi Wang

Published: May 15, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037202

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