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@@ -680,12 +680,19 @@ Because an allograft comes from a donor who is genetically distinct from
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the recipient (with rare exceptions), genetic variants in protein-coding
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regions affect the polypeptide sequences encoded by the affected genes,
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resulting in protein products in the allograft that differ from the equivalent
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- proteins produced by the graft recipient's own tissue, particularly for
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- highly polymorphic genes like HLA .
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+ proteins produced by the graft recipient's own tissue.
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As a result, without intervention, the recipient's immune system will eventuall
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y identify the graft as foreign tissue and begin attacking it, eventually
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resulting in failure and death of the graft, a process referred to as transplan
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-t rejection .
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+t rejection
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Rejection is the most significant challenge to the long-term health and
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survival of an allograft
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@@ -723,7 +730,7 @@ To prevent rejection, allograft recipients are treated with immune suppressive
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drugs
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to raise a normal response against infection.
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As such, a delicate balance must be struck: insufficient immune suppression
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may lead to rejection and ultimately loss of the graft; excessive suppression
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- leaves the patient vulnerable to life-threatening opportunistic infections.
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+ leaves the patient vulnerable to life-threatening opportunistic infections
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Because every patient's matabolism is different, achieving this delicate
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balance requires drug dosage to be tailored for each patient.
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Furthermore, dosage must be tuned over time, as the immune system's activity
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@@ -879,7 +895,15 @@ Memory cells are resistant to immune suppression
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One of the defining features of the adaptive immune system is immune memory:
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the ability of the immune system to recognize a previously encountered
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foreign antigen and respond more quickly and more strongly to that antigen
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- in subsequent encounters.
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+ in subsequent encounters
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When the immune system first encounters a new antigen, the lymphocytes
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that respond are known as naïve cells – T-cells and B-cells that have never
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detected their target antigens before.
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@@ -887,8 +911,8 @@ One of the defining features of the adaptive immune system is immune memory:
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cell in the proper co-stimulatory context, naïve cells differentiate into
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effector cells that carry out their respective functions in targeting and
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destroying the source of the foreign antigen.
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- The requirement for co-stimulation is an important feature of naïve cells
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- that limits
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+ The dependency of activation on co-stimulation is an important feature
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+ of naïve lymphocytes that limits
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immune responses, because antigen-presenting cells usually only express
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the proper co-stimulation after detecting evidence of an infection, such
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as the presence of common bacterial cell components or inflamed tissue.
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- Most effector cells die after the foreign antigen is cleared, since they
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- are no longer needed, but some remain and differentiate into memory cells.
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+ After the foreign antigen is cleared, most effector cells die since they
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+ are no longer needed, but some differentiate into memory cells and remain
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+ alive indefinitely.
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Like naïve cells, memory cells respond to detection of their specific antigen
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by differentiating into effector cells, ready to fight an infection.
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However, unlike naïve cells, memory cells do not require the same degree
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In the context of a pathogenic infection, immune memory is a major advantage,
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allowing an organism to rapidly fight off a previously encountered pathogen
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- much more quickly and effectively than the first time it was encountered.
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+ much more quickly and effectively than the first time it was encountered
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However, if effector cells that recognize an antigen from an allograft
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are allowed to differentiate into memory cells, preventing rejection of
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the graft becomes much more difficult.
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Many immune suppression drugs work by interfering with the co-stimulation
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- that naïve cells require in order to mount an immune response [CITE?].
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- Since memory cells do not require this co-stimulation, these drugs are
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- not effective at suppressing an immune response that is mediated by memory
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- cells.
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+ that naïve cells require in order to mount an immune response.
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+ Since memory cells do not require the same degree of co-stimulation, these
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+ drugs are not effective at suppressing an immune response that is mediated
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+ by memory cells.
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Secondly, because memory cells are able to mount a stronger and faster
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- response to an antigen, all else being equal they require stronger immune
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- suppression than naïve cells to prevent an immune response.
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- However, immune suppression affects the entire immune system, not just
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- cells recognizing a specific antigen, so increasing the dosage of immune
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- suppression drugs also increases the risk of complications from a compromised
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- immune system, such as opportunistic infections.
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+ response to an antigen, all else being equal stronger immune suppression
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+ is required to prevent an immune response mediated by memory cells.
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Standard
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+However, immune suppression affects the entire immune system, not just cells
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+ recognizing a specific antigen, so increasing the dosage of immune suppression
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+ drugs also increases the risk of complications from a compromised immune
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+ system, such as opportunistic infections
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While the differences in cell surface markers between naïve and memory
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cells have been fairly well characterized, the internal regulatory mechanisms
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that allow memory cells to respond more quickly and without co-stimulation
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are still poorly understood.
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In order to develop methods of immune suppression that either prevent the
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formation of memory cells or work more effectively against memory cells,
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- we require a more complete understanding of the mechanisms of immune memory
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- formation and regulation.
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+ a more complete understanding of the mechanisms of immune memory formation
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+ and regulation is required.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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