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Immune disguise: the mechanisms of Neu5Gc inducing autoimmune and transplant rejection.

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Organ (stem cell) transplantation is the most effective treatment for advanced organ failure. Neu5Gc (N-hydroxyacetylneuraminic acid) is a pathogenic non-human sialic acid, which is very similar to the molecular structure of Neu5Ac (N-acetylneuraminic acid) in human body. Neu5Gc has the function of "immune disguise", which is the main obstacle to transplantation. Gene knockout such as cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminidase (CMAH) reduces donor antigenicity, making xenotransplantation from fiction to reality. Exploring the immune disguise event in this emerging field has become a hot topic in the research of transplantation immune tolerance mechanism.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Genes and immunity
Volume
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23
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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175-182
ISSN Number
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1466-4879
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8
DOI
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10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8
Short Title
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Genes Immun
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