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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs between individuals of different species, would resolve the current shortage of organs, but rejection remains the major hurdle to successful xenotransplantation. In the present study, we analyzed mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs) and used 51Cr release assays in order to identify the proliferation and expansion of mouse CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte cells against PK15, PK15/pIL-18 or PK15/mIL-18 cells. In addition, we identified T cell populations in mouse splenocytes and lymph node cells using two-color flow cytometry. It was found that the CD8+ T cells of xenograft recipients proliferated extensively and that the survival rates of populations of PK15/mIL-18 or PK15/pIL-18 cells were higher than untransfected controls. Moreover, CD3+ T cells were increased in mice injected with PK15 cells or PK15/pIL-18 cells but PK15/pIL-18 cell numbers were lower in lymph nodes than untransfected controls. CD8+ T cells numbers were reduced in the lymph nodes of PK15/pIL-18 injected mice. These results suggest that porcine IL-18 regulates anti-pig cellular rejection in C57BL/6 mice.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1226-3613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
574-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Immunosuppression, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Interleukin-18, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Transgenes, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:17079874-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunosuppression of xenograft rejection in porcine kidney PK15 cells by porcine IL-18.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't