title: Is B cell tolerance essential for transplantation tolerance?
abstract: In some transplantation settings, achieving B cell as well as T cell tolerance will be essential in order to ensure long-term graft survival. However, in other situations, although B cell tolerance could potentially offer advantages to the long-term function of the graft and may therefore be desirable, there is no evidence that inducing B cell tolerance alongside T cell tolerance is essential. This overview forms part of a debate discussing the potential role of B cell tolerance in transplantation and uses selected examples in the literature to address the question: is B cell tolerance essential for transplantation tolerance?
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, UK. kathryn.wood@nds.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000276:immunology*