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- Title
Acute cell-mediated rejection in orthotopic pig-to-mouse corneal xenotransplantation.
- Authors
Joo Youn Oh; Mee Kum Kim; Jung Hwa Ko; Hyun Ju Lee; Youngji Kim; Park, Chan-Sik; Park, Chung-Gyu; Sang Joon Kim; Won Ryang Wee; Jin Hak Lee
- Abstract
To investigate the role of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells in mediating corneal xenograft rejection in a pig-to-mouse model. Methods: Pig corneas were orthotopically transplanted into BALB/c, C57BL/6, nude, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and NOD/SCID/γcnull (NOG) mice. Graft survival was clinically assessed by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and median survival times (MST) were calculated. The rejected grafts were histologically evaluated using antibodies against CD4, CD8, NK1.1, and F4/80. Results: The pig corneal xenografts were acutely rejected by BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice (MST 9.0 days), while nude, SCID and NOG mice rejected pig corneas in a more delayed fashion (MST 16.0, 16.4, and 16.9 days, respectively). The majority of infiltrating cells found in rejected grafts in C57BL/6 mice were macrophages and CD4+ T cells, while CD8+ T cells and NK cells were rarely found. The grafts in nude mice had markedly decreased inflammatory infiltration with small numbers of macrophages and CD4+ T cells. Infiltration was even more modest in grafts in SCID and NOG mice. Conclusions: T cells play an important role in acute rejection of pig corneal xenografts in mice, although acute rejection is not solely the result of T-cell-mediated immunity. NK cells are less likely to be involved in the rejection process.
- Subjects
CELLULAR immunity; T cells; KILLER cells; XENOGRAFTS; CORNEAL transplantation; ANIMAL models in research; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Xenotransplantation, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 2, p74
- ISSN
0908-665X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3089.2009.00514.x