Regulatory T-Cell Levels in the Longest Surviving Asian Patient After Heart-Lung Transplant

Exp Clin Transplant. 2019 Aug;17(4):571-573. doi: 10.6002/ect.2016.0351. Epub 2017 Aug 13.

Abstract

Heart-lung transplant is the most effective therapy for patients with end-stage cardiopulmonary disease. Here, we report an initial assessment of a 31-year-old man who had survived more than 11 years after heart-lung transplant, which represents the longest survival time in this procedure in Asian studies. At his 11th anniversary after transplant, extensive tests were carried out, especially to detect regulatory T-cell levels for the first time in a surviving heart-lung transplant recipient. Preliminarily data revealed the status of his immunologic function in relation to chronic allograft rejection. All data indicated that the patient was in good condition. This is the first study detecting regulatory T-cell levels in a heart-lung transplant patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • China
  • Eisenmenger Complex / diagnosis
  • Eisenmenger Complex / surgery*
  • Graft Rejection / immunology
  • Graft Rejection / prevention & control
  • Graft Survival* / drug effects
  • Heart-Lung Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Survivors*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents