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    NKG2D expression by CD8 + T cells contributes to GVHD and GVT effects in a murine model of allogeneic HSCT
    with J. L. Bryson, L. P. Richman, A. D. Fesnak, T. M. Leichner, A. Satake, R. H. Vonderheide, D. H. Raulet, R. Reshef, and T. Kambayashi
    © 2015 by The American Society of Hematology.In allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, controlling graft-versus-host disease while maintaining graft-versus-tumor responses is of critical importance. Using a mouse model of allogeneic HSCT, we hereby demonstrate that NKG2D expression by CD8 + T cells plays a major role in mediating GVHD and GVT effects by promoting the survival and cytotoxic function of CD8 + T cells. The expression of NKG2D ligands was not induced persistently on nor…Read more
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    Ethanol produced from renewable biomass, such as lignocellulosic feedstock, is one of the alternative energy resources that can be environmentally friendly. However, physical and chemical barriers caused by the close association of the main components of lignocellulosic biomass, as well as starch, hinder the hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose in lignocellulose as well as amylase and amylopectin in starch to fermentable sugars. One of the main goals of pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis…Read more