Lipocalin-2: a novel potential therapy for GVHD.

Trends Immunol

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2024

Czech et al. used mouse models of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) to investigate the role of lipocalin-2 (LCN2) as a newfound regulator of intestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Administration of recombinant LCN2 protein after disease onset prevented GVHD progression, suggesting that it may play a role in reversing tissue damage that has already begun.

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