Human galectin-9 on the porcine cells affects the cytotoxic activity of M1-differentiated THP-1 cells through inducing a shift in M2-differentiated THP-1 cells.
Sung Han JungJeong Ho HwangSang Eun KimYoung Kyu KimHyo Chang ParkHoon Taek LeePublished in: Xenotransplantation (2017)
These data suggested that hGal-9 has a reduction in M1-differentiated THP-1 cell cytotoxic activity-related acute immune rejection in pig-to-human xenotransplantation in addition to its role in lymphoid lineage immune cell regulation.