The Pilat Lab’s scientific work is published in international, peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed. Our publications reflect the breadth of our research topics and our interdisciplinary approach, and contribute to the current state of biomedical science.
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Transplantation of organs: Giving a new life, getting a new Life
Eibensteiner F, Steiner R, Weijler AM, Mueller-Sacherer T, Pilat N. (2025)
Superhero Immune cells -why does the body fight the new organ?
Front. Young Minds.; 13:1489119.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1489119
Recent and Selected Publications
Mengrelis K, Wolner L, Lakatos RL, Zuckermann A, Pilat N. (2026)
Preclinical and clinical developments in Treg therapy for heart transplantation: Critical assessment and translational challenges.
Hum Immunol.;87(4):111681.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2026.111681
Mengrelis K, Wiletel M, Steiner R, Weijler AM, Wolner L, Stolz V, Nikolic M, Simon D, Frommlet F, Sprent J, Stockinger H, Pilat N. (2025)
IL-2 complex therapy mitigates humoral rejection of fully mismatched skin allografts by inhibiting IgG alloantibody formation.
Cells, 16;14(14):1086.
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14141086
Stary V, Pandey RV, List J, Kleissl L, Deckert F, Kabiljo J, Laengle J, Gerakopoulos V, Oehler R, Watzke L, Farlik M, Lukowski SW, Vogt AB, Stary G, Stockinger H, Bergmann M, Pilat N. (2024)
Dysfunctional tumor-infiltrating Vδ1 + T lymphocytes in microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer.
Nat Commun, 13;15(1):6949.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51025-1
Steiner R, Weijler AM, Wekerle T, Sprent J, Pilat N. (2021)
Impact of Graft-Resident Leucocytes on Treg Mediated Skin Graft Survival.
Front Immunol.; 12:801595.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.801595
Pilat N, Wiletel M, Weijler AM, Steiner R, Mahr B, Warren J, Corpuz TM, Wekerle T, Webster KE, Sprent J. (2019)
Treg-mediated prolonged survival of skin allografts without immunosuppressio.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A;116(27):13508-13516.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1903165116
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