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Activity of host-derived T cells which differentiate in nude mice grafted with co-isogenic or allogeneic thymuses.

The Journal of experimental medicine ·Vol. 139 ·No. 5 ·1974-05-01 ·Pages 1215-27

Kindred B, Loor F

Abstract

If nude mice are grafted with a neonatal thymus, host type precursor cells develop within the graft thymus and after about 6 wk the T-cell population of the thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes is of host type. However, immunological responsiveness produced in nude mice in this manner is incomplete: (a) the ability to react to T-cell mitogens in vitro is greater than in untreated nudes but lower than in normal mice; (b) the response to T-cell dependent antigens is less than normal; and (c) the rejection of skin grafts is slower than in normal animals. Whether host precursor cells which differentiate in an allogeneic thymus are able to reject skin grafts from thymus donor strain appears to depend on the strain combination used.

MeSH Terms
Animals Antibody Formation Antigens, Viral Coliphages/immunology Concanavalin A Erythrocytes/immunology Fluorescent Antibody Technique Graft Rejection Immunization Lectins Lymph Nodes/cytology,immunology Lymphocyte Activation Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Inbred Strains Sheep/immunology Skin Transplantation Spleen/cytology,immunology T-Lymphocytes/immunology Thymus Gland/immunology,transplantation Transplantation, Homologous
Chemicals
Antigens, Viral Lectins Concanavalin A
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Kindred B
Loor F
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of experimental medicine
Abbr.
J Exp Med
ISSN
0022-1007
Published
1974-05-01
Pages
1215-27
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985109R
PMCID
PMC2139664
Subset
IM
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