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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
The innate immune system of severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice represents an important barrier to the successful engraftment of human cells. Different genetic and pharmacological strategies improve the graft survival. Non-obese diabetic (NOD)-SCID mice are better hosts for reconstitution with human peripheral blood leucocytes (Hu-PBL) because of their reduced natural killer cell and macrophage activity next to defective T and B cell functions. We investigated effects of TM-beta1, a rat monoclonal antibody recognizing the mouse IL-2 receptor beta-chain, on Hu-PBL survival and function in NOD-SCID and SCID mice. Relative to untreated littermates, TM-beta1 improved Hu-PBL survival in SCID and NOD-SCID mice. Moreover, TM-beta1-pretreated NOD-SCID mice displayed significantly better Hu-PBL survival and tissue distribution than TM-beta1-pretreated SCID mice. Irradiation of NOD-SCID mice further enhanced the effects of TM-beta1. However, these animals died within 3 weeks post-grafting due to graft-versus-host disease. Secondary immune responses were evaluated with Hu-PBL from a donor immune to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). In TM-beta1-pretreated NOD-SCID mice, human HBsAg-specific memory B cells produced high titres of anti-HBsAg immunoglobulin irrespective of the administration of a secondary antigen booster dose. This contrasts with secondary immune responses in TM-beta1-pretreated SCID mice where high titred antigen-specific immunoglobulins were produced when the appropriate antigen booster was given. In conclusion, reducing the function of the innate immune system in immunodeficient mice improves survival of the human graft and can result in an activation of the memory B cells without the need for recall antigen exposure.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Graft Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Immunoglobulins, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Leukocyte Transfusion, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Mice, Inbred NOD, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Receptors, Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Tetanus Toxoid, pubmed-meshheading:10606988-Transplantation Conditioning
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Mouse strain and conditioning regimen determine survival and function of human leucocytes in immunodeficient mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Gent, Belgium. kurt.tournoy@rug.ac.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't