Dendritic cells in aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts.
Dendritic cells are specialised leucocytes responsible for capturing and presenting antigens to T lymphocytes, which in turn mediate immune responses in various pathological conditions. The observations in this study demonstrate that dendritic cells are present in stenotic aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts, which suggest that these cells may be involved in inflammatory actions which may subsequently contribute to graft failure.
Cherian
S M
SM
Surgical Professorial Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bobryshev
Y V
YV
Inder
S J
SJ
Wang
A Y
AY
Lord
R S
RS
Farnsworth
A E
AE