title: Inhibition of the immune response to experimental fresh osteoarticular allografts.
abstract: The immune response to osteoarticular allografts is capable of destroying the cartilage--a tissue that has antigens on its cells identical to those on the bone and marrow cells. Osteoarticular allografts of the distal femur were performed in rats using various methods to attempt to temporarily inhibit the antibody response. The temporary systemic immunosuppressant regimens investigated were cyclophosphamide, azathioprine and prednisolone, cyclosporine A, and total lymphoid irradiation. The most successful appeared to be cyclosporine A, but significant side effects were observed. To specifically inhibit the immune response in the allograft antigens without systemically inhibiting the entire immune system, passive enhancement and preadministration of donor blood were tried. Neither was as effective as coating the donor bone with biodegradable cements, a method previously found to be successful. Cyclosporine A was investigated in dogs in a preliminary study of medial compartmental knee allografts and was found to be successful in inhibiting the antibody response and in producing a more successful graft; however, some significant side effects were similarly observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schnaser
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Biggart
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Leathers
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Chism
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thorson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grotz
authors.forename: Q M
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D005269:Femur / Q000637:transplantation; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007596:Joints / Q000637:transplantation*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000637:transplantation; D051381:Rats; D011912:Rats, Inbred ACI; D011914:Rats, Inbred BN; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014181:Transplantation Immunology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D003520:Cyclophosphamide