Bronchial epithelium is a target of the alloimmune response in lung transplantation, and intact epithelium may protect allografts from rejection and obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). Herein we study the influence of chimerism on bronchial epithelium and OB development in pigs.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 340, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland. outi.paivaniemi@fimnet.fi