Figure 1.
Post-alloHSCT chain of events affecting immune system competence. (A) Post-alloHSCT toxicity induces a pro-inflammatory environment with an increase in blood monocytic-marrow derived suppressor cells (CD14+HLADR-) (8), (B) Herpes viruses reactivate (CMV reactivation events in post-transplant period) (28, 29), in the peripheral blood lymphocytes CD8+CD57+ cells increase (110) – T cell repertoire skewed to highly differentiated T cells effective against chronic infection epitopes but neglecting new challenges, (C) TCR gamma/delta cells reprogrammed by CMV reactivation appear frequently in the blood (prevalence of deltaV2 negative cells) (111), immunodominant clones expand (93).