Heidt, S.
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Heidt, S. (2010, March 3). Characterization of B cell responses in relation to organ transplantation. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/15051
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Abbreviations
Abbreviations
159 ABBREVIATIONS
3H-TdR 3H-tritiated thymidine 3P Third party
aa Amino acid
ADCC Antibody dependent cytotoxicity APCs Antigen presenting cells
ATG Anti-thymocyte globulin BCPF B cell precursor frequency BCR B cell receptor
B-LCL B lymphoblastoid cell line
BOS Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
bp Base pairs
BSA Bovine serum albumin
CAN Chronic allograft nephropathy CBA Cytometric bead array
CDC Complement dependent cytotoxicity CFSE Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester CTL Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
CTLp Cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursor
CpG DNA Cytosine-guanine dinucleotide oligodeoxynucleotide CPM Counts per minute
CyP Cyclophilin
DAR Direct allorecognition DC Dendritic cell DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISPOT Enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot Fab Fragment antigen-binding
Fc Fragment crystallizable FcR Fc receptor
FcRn Neonatal Fc receptor FCS Fetal calf serum
FCCS Flow cytometry cytokine secretion assay
160
FCM Flow cytometric analysis FDC Follicular dendritic cell FKBP FK506-binding protein Foxp3 Forkhead box P3
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HPLC High performance liquid chromatography IAR Indirect allorecognition
ICOS Inducible costimulator IFN-γ Interferon-γ
IFTA Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy
Ig Immunoglobulin
IL Interleukin i.v. Intravenous
IMDM Iscove’s modified Dulbecco’s medium IMPDH Inosine-5’-monophosphate dehydrogenase IVIg Intravenous immunoglobulin
LDA Limiting dilution analysis LDH Lactate dehydrogenase mAb Monoclonal antibody MFI Mean fluorescence intensity MHC Major histocompatibility complex MLC Mixed lymphocyte culture MMF Mycophenolate mofetil MPA Mycophenolic acid mRNA Messenger RNA
mTOR Mamalian target of rapamycin NFAT Nuclear factor of activated T cells NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NK cell Natural killer cell
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PCR Polymerase chain reaction PEG Polyethylene glycol PHA Phytohaemagglutinin
PMSF Phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride PWM Pokeweed mitogen
Abbreviations
161 PI Propidium Iodide
PRA Panel reactive antibodies PTC Peritubular capillary
Q-PCR Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RhD Rhesus D
RIA Radioimmunoassay RNA Ribonucleic acid
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium
RT Room temperature
RT-AMV Reverse transcriptase-avian myeloblastosis virus SAL Single antigen line
TCL T cell line TCC T cell clone TCR T cell receptor
Th T helper
TLR Toll like receptor UCB Umbilical cord blood
