Suppression of xenogeneic local graft versus host reaction by rat fetal spleen cells
Skowron-Cendrzak, A.; Rybczyńska, Z.; Sajak, A.; Dobrowolski, Z.
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis 32(4): 443-446
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-069X PMID: 6534317 Document Number: 229385
Xenogeneic local graft versus host reaction was induced by the injection of 5 X 10(7) adult rat spleen cells under the capsule of cyclophosphamide-treated adult mice. A significant decrease in the reaction, measured by the kidney enlargement index, was obtained by adding to the reacting cells 5-20% of fetal rat spleen cells. Fetal rat thymocytes of fetal mouse splenocytes were not found to be inhibitory. The suppressive activity of rat spleen cells waned completely on day 3 of the postnatal life.