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Query: UMLS:C0018133 (
graft-versus-host disease
)
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The key factor for the treatment of post-transfusion
graft-versus-host disease
(PT-GVHD) is the successful eradication of donor-derived cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) which are thought to be a main cause of the disease, with no effects on either peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or tissues of the recipient. In this study, we examined the effect of azidothymidine (
AZT
: Zidovudine) on resting PBMCs and cultured fibroblast cells which are assumed to be patient cells, and alloreactive CD8(+)-CTL clones which are imagined to be donor-derived activated CTLs, in vitro. We show here that
AZT
has no effect on resting PBMCs and cultured fibroblast cells, but greatly inhibited the growth of CTL clones.
...
PMID:Differential effect of azidothymidine on resting and activated cells: potentiality of this drug for treatment of post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease. 966 67
