Expression of granzyme A and perforin in mouse heart transplants immunosuppressed with donor-specific transfusion and anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody

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Chen, RH [1 ]
Bushell, A [1 ]
Fuggle, SV [1 ]
Wood, KJ [1 ]
Morris, PJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD,JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP,NUFFIELD DEPT SURG,OXFORD OX3 9DU,ENGLAND
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10.1097/00007890-199602270-00018
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Granzyme A and perforin are produced by activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes and their expression correlates with the appearance of cytotoxicity. Using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, we examined the phenotype of cellular infiltration and the appearance of granzyme A(+) and perform(+) cells in a mouse cardiac transplant model where the recipients were pretreated with donor-specific transfusion, anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody, or both. While the profiles of cellular infiltration failed to correlate with graft survival, tolerized grafts, as compared with untreated allografts, showed a decreased frequency of granzyme A and perforin expression. These functional markers of cytotoxic T lymphocytes can differentiate between rejecting and indefinitely surviving grafts and may be of value in dissecting the immunological events involved in tolerance induction.
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