Systemic inflammation in the xenotransplant recipient (SIXR) can occur in the absence of pCMV infection.

XenotransplantationVolume 30, Issue 2 e12796 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Systemic inflammation in the xenotransplant recipient (SIXR) can occur in the absence of pCMV infection Mohamed B. Ezzelarab, Corresponding Author Mohamed B. Ezzelarab [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3919-5250 Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Correspondence Mohamed B. Ezzelarab, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHidetaka Hara, Hidetaka Hara orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-7365 College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorDavid Ayares, David Ayares Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid K.C. Cooper, David K.C. Cooper Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USASearch for more papers by this author Mohamed B. Ezzelarab, Corresponding Author Mohamed B. Ezzelarab [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3919-5250 Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Correspondence Mohamed B. Ezzelarab, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHidetaka Hara, Hidetaka Hara orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-7365 College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorDavid Ayares, David Ayares Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid K.C. Cooper, David K.C. Cooper Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 February 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/xen.12796Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Denner J. Systemic inflammation in xenograft recipients (SIXR) or undetected PCMV/PRV transmission? Xenotransplantation. 2022:e12788. https://doi.org/10.1111/xen.12788 2Ezzelarab MB, Ekser B, Azimzadeh A, et al. 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