Prospects of the Use of Cell Therapy to Induce Immune Tolerance

Conditions in which abnormal or excessive immune responses exist, such as autoimmune diseases (ADs), graft-versus-host disease, transplant rejection, and hypersensitivity reactions, are serious hazards to human health and well-being. The traditional immunosuppressive drugs used to treat these conditions can lead to decreased immune function, a higher risk of infection, and increased tumor susceptibility. As an alternative therapeutic approach,...