Frontier Exploration of Immune Tolerance Induction After Liver Transplantation
A special issue of Medical Sciences (ISSN 2076-3271). This special issue belongs to the section "Hepatic and Gastroenterology Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 April 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The induction of immune tolerance after liver transplantation enables patients to discontinue immunosuppressant drugs. This may reduce the long-term adverse effects of immunosuppression, improve survival, and increase quality of life. Immune tolerance induction can be achieved in three different ways: through spontaneous naturally developed tolerance, operational tolerance (i.e., the maintenance of tolerance despite immunosuppressant withdrawal), or tolerance induction (i.e., the active promotion of tolerance through various strategies). In this Special Issue, we include manuscripts on the different aspects of immune tolerance induction after liver transplantation, including promising new treatment modalities.
We would like you to consider contributing to this exciting Special Issue on the induction of immune tolerance after liver transplantation by submitting your manuscript.
Dr. Luit Penninga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- immune tolerance
- liver transplantation
- antigen specificity
- immune microenvironment
- induction therapy
- immunosuppressant reduction
- immunosuppressant withdrawal
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