• Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041;
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ObjectiveTo investigate the significant effect of costimulatory pathway B7CD28/CTLA4 on the islets of Langerhans transplantation. MethodsThe literatures were reviewed to summarize the molecular structure and functions of the pathway and the related animal experiments.ResultsThe costimulatory pathway B7CD28/CTLA4 was one of the signaling pathways of T cells activation and proliferation. If the costimulatory signals were absent, Tlymphocyte would be induced to the clonalanegy. Through blocking the costimulatory pathway mediated by CD28, CTLA4Ig prolonged to the islets of Langerhans survival in recipients. ConclusionBy the studies of the costimulatory pathway, it is helpful to understand the immune mechanism of the survival of islet grafts.

Citation: ZHAO Gaoping,ZHOU Zongguang.. The Costimulatory Pathway B7CD28/CTLA4 and the Islets of Langerhans Transplantation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2002, 9(6): 442-444. doi: Copy