title: Effect of human cord blood transfer on survival and disease activity in MRL-lpr/lpr mice.
abstract: The MRL-lpr/lpr mice have a genetic defect and by 6 months of age usually die after developing severe autoimmune disease and massively enlarged lymph nodes (Cohen, P. L., and Eisenberg, R. A., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 9, 243-269, 1991). Similarly as in some genetic diseases in humans, these mice, if given an appropriate marrow transplant from a mouse not having the defect, will have partial correction of the disease process and an extension of life (Cohen, P. L., and Eisenberg, R. A., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 9, 243-269, 1991; Lenarsky, C., Kohn, D. B., Weinberg, K. I., and Parkman, R., Hematol. Oncol. Clin. N. Am. 4, 589-603, 1990). Utilizing human umbilical cord blood as a donor source for marrow transplantation, we have been able to obtain significant correction of the MRL-lpr/lpr genetic defect and double the life span. By 11 months of age, 5 months beyond their usual life span, both the animals receiving congenic marrow (MRL-+/+) and the animals with human cord blood had mild lymphadenopathy, a decrease in double-positive T cells, and an increase in double-negative T cells. Granulomatous vasculitis could be identified in the animals receiving human cells and could not be found in the animals receiving MRL-+/+ marrow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2714, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ende
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czarneski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raveche
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000637:transplantation*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000628:therapy; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains / Q000502:physiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000401:mortality*