Table 1.

The Immunologic Barrier to Allogeneic BMT Can Be Overcome by Large Numbers of Donor Cells

BM Cells H2b → H2bH2r → H2rH2b → H2rH2b → H2k
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 → H2bH2r → H2rH2b → H2rH2b → H2k
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.

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