Macrophage depletion prevents accelerated rejection and results in long-term survival in hamster to rat cardiac xenotransplantation.
Second Department of Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
J
J
Takayama
N
N
Koyamada
T
T
Abe
K
K
Hatsugai
M
M
Usuda
N
N
Ohkohchi
S
S
Satomi
D000818:Animals; D004002:Clodronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000276:immunology*
D004002:Clodronic Acid; D016572:Cyclosporine