Abstract
We have dissected the role of the primary cytotoxic pathways Fas-FasL and perforin-granzyme in host-versus-graft reactions after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Sublethally irradiated female recipient mice deficient for FasL (B6.gld) or perforin (B6.prf-/-) were transplanted with bone marrow from B6 male donors. Donor engraftment in B6.prf-/- recipients was higher when compared with B6.gld, particularly when assessed by in vivo killing, demonstrating the importance of the perforin pathway over the Fas-FasL pathway. In the absence of both pathways, however, donor bone marrow engraftment was not fully restored identifying a role for an additional pathway(s) in the host-versus-graft response.
Original language | English |
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Article number | N/A |
Pages (from-to) | 1311-1314 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Transplantation |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- Animals Antigens, CD95/genetics/*metabolism Bone Marrow Transplantation/*immunology/*physiology Cytotoxicity, Immunologic Fas Ligand Protein/genetics/*metabolism Female Gene Expression Regulation/radiation effects H-Y Antigen/metabolism Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Host vs Graft Reaction/genetics/*physiology Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Perforin/genetics/*metabolism Signal Transduction/genetics/*physiology Spleen/cytology/transplantation