The Immunologic Barrier to Allogeneic BMT Can Be Overcome by Large Numbers of Donor Cells
BM Cells . | H2b → H2b . | H2r → H2r . | H2b → H2r . | H2b → H2k . | ||||
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0.02 × 106 | 0% | n = 10 | ND | 0% | n = 5 | ND | ||
0.1 × 106 | 80% | n = 10 | ND | 0% | n = 5 | 0% | n = 5 | |
0.5 × 106 | 89% | n = 28 | 80% | n = 15 | 0% | n = 24 | 1% | n = 60 |
2.5 × 106 | ND | ND | ND | 60% | n = 10 | |||
5 × 106 | 100% | n = 10 | ND | 35% | n = 34 | 100% | n = 10 | |
25 × 106 | ND | ND | 100% | n = 5 | ND |
BM Cells . | H2b → H2b . | H2r → H2r . | H2b → H2r . | H2b → H2k . | ||||
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0.02 × 106 | 0% | n = 10 | ND | 0% | n = 5 | ND | ||
0.1 × 106 | 80% | n = 10 | ND | 0% | n = 5 | 0% | n = 5 | |
0.5 × 106 | 89% | n = 28 | 80% | n = 15 | 0% | n = 24 | 1% | n = 60 |
2.5 × 106 | ND | ND | ND | 60% | n = 10 | |||
5 × 106 | 100% | n = 10 | ND | 35% | n = 34 | 100% | n = 10 | |
25 × 106 | ND | ND | 100% | n = 5 | ND |
Unfractionated BM cells were transplanted from C57.BL6 (H2b) or B10.RIII (H2r) donor mice into C57.BL6, B10.RIII, or B10.BR (H2k) recipients after lethal irradiation with 10 Gy delivered in 2 doses. The percentage of mice surviving to day +60 posttransplant is shown.
Abbreviation: ND, not determined.