Irradiation of the donor combined with cyclosporine A treatment of the recipient prevents graft-versus-host disease and leads to prolonged survival of small-bowel allografts.
Saat
R E
RE
Department of Surgery, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
de Bruin
R W
RW
Heineman
E
E
Jeekel
J
J
Marquet
R L
RL
D000818:Animals; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D051381:Rats; D011914:Rats, Inbred BN; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000276:immunology; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
D003524:Cyclosporins