Bone Marrow Transplantation Platform to Investigate the Role of Dendritic Cells in Graft-versus-Host DiseaseHung D. Nguyen *1, Phung Thanh Huong *2, Krystal Hossack 1, Sanjeev Gurshaney 1, Kevin Ezhakunnel 1, Thien-Huong Huynh 1, Anamaria Morales Alvarez 1, Nhat-Tu Le 3, Hung N. Luu 4,5
1Cancer Division, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 2Department of Biochemistry, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, 3Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 4Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 5Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center
Graft-versus-host disease is a major complication after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Dendritic cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of graft-versus-host disease. The current article describes a novel bone marrow transplantation platform to investigate the role of dendritic cells in the development of graft-versus-host disease and the graft-versus-leukemia effect.
