[Approval] Non-ischemic Heart Preservation via Hypothermic Cardioplegic Perfusion Induces Immunodepletion of Donor Hearts Resulting in Diminished Graft Infiltration Following Transplantation
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Front Immunol. 2020 Jul 28;11:1621. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01621. eCollection 2020.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Many donor organs contain significant leukocyte reservoirs which upon transplantation activate recipient leukocytes to initiate acute rejection. We aimed to assess whether non-ischemic heart preservation via ex vivo