Despite advances in the field of organ transplantation, long-term organ rejection that can become apparent a decade or more after a heart or lung transplant remains a common problem for patients. This ...

When a donor organ is given to a recipient, it’s crucial that the recipient’s immune system doesn’t attack the donated organ as a foreign invader. While organ transplantation has advanced tremendously ...

Despite advances in the field of organ transplantation, long-term organ rejection that can become apparent a decade or more after a heart or lung transplant remains a common problem for patients. This ...

A new study from researchers at WashU Medicine has identified lymphatic vessels and their cargo — a sugar molecule called hyaluronan (shown in pink) — as critical drivers of chronic rejection in ...