Fig. 3.
Allogeneic responses of lymphocytes from rD-mPGPtide–treated chimeric mice in MLR. Recipient (B6CB)F1 mice were irradiated (750 cGy) and received transplants of MHC-haploidentical (B6D2)F1 ATBM (107 cells). One hour later, mice were injected with PBS (IV), anti-CD4 MoAb (ascites fluid at 25 μg; IP), or rD-mPGPtide (0.5 mg; IV) at 0.2 mL each. On day 70 post-BMT, LN cells from three mice of each treatment group were isolated and used in a MLR as responder cells (2.5 × 105 cells/well). Irradiated (20 Gy) allogeneic DBA/2 (H2d) and SJL (H2s) spleen cells (5 × 105 cells/well) were used as stimulators. Background counts were determined using irradiated syngeneic stimulator cells (5 × 105 cells/well). Proliferative responses of cells from mice in each of the three experimental groups were measured on days 3 through 5 by [3H]TdR incorporation and the SI was calculated relative to the syngeneic background response. The data shown are from one representative experiment of two performed for day-4 proliferative responses. Values are the mean ±SD of quadruplicate cultures.