DISCORDANT XENOGRAFT REJECTION IN AN ANTIBODY-FREE MODEL

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JOHNSTON, PS [1 ]
WANG, MW [1 ]
LIM, SML [1 ]
WRIGHT, LJ [1 ]
WHITE, DJG [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,ADDENBROOKES HOSP,DEPT SURG,HILLS RD,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ,ENGLAND
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10.1097/00007890-199210000-00001
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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Newborn pigs prevented from suckling colostrum were shown to have less than 0.05 mug/ml total immunoglobulin present in their serum. Rabbit heart xenografts transplanted heterotopically into the neck of such pigs were hyperacutely rejected, with a mean survival time of 92+/-14 min (mean+/-SD). Pigs which had been allowed to suckle and whose serum contained 10-15 mg/ml maternal immunoglobulin hyperacutely rejected rabbit heart xenografts in 109+/-62 min. Histological studies showed no Ig binding but complement component 3 (C3) binding to rabbit hearts placed in immunoglobulin-negative pigs. Prolongation of rabbit heart xenograft survival was achieved by administering cobra venom factor (1 mg/kg) to the pigs pretransplant. These data show hyperacute xenograft rejection in the absence of antibody and suggest that its cause is activation of complement by the alternative pathway.
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