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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of 4 weeks of cyclosporin A (7 mg/kg per day) (CyA) on the survival of vascularized osteochondral grafts between rat strains [DA (donor) and Lewis (recipient)] and the presence and significance of host immune tolerance and graft antigen modulation after cessation of immunosuppression have been examined. Isografts (n = 12) survived without apparent abnormality for 8 weeks but showed signs of wasting after longer periods; unprotected allografts (n = 5) were rejected within 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of CyA, allografts remained healthy for at least 12 weeks but then deteriorated (n = 40). Antigen modulation was examined by graft removal at various intervals after cessation of CyA and reimplantation into a naive recipient (n = 14). All were rejected rapidly. Host tolerance was examined by graft removal at various periods after cessation of CyA and reimplantation of a fresh allograft (n = 15). Some of the second grafts survived at least 4 weeks without immunosuppression. The findings indicate development of incomplete host tolerance but no antigenic modulation of the graft.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
597-605; discussion 606-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascularized osteochondral allografts in an immunosuppressed rat model: graft modulation and host immune tolerance.
pubmed:affiliation
Microsurgery Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article