title: Extension of composite tissue allograft survival across major histocompatibility barrier under short course of anti-lymphocyte serum and cyclosporine a therapy.
abstract: In this study, the authors investigated the effects of combined use of cyclosporine A (CsA) and anti-lymphocyte serum (ALS) on the survival of rat hindlimb allografts across a fully allogeneic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) barrier between Brown-Norway rats (BN, RT1 n) and Lewis rats (LEW, RT1 l). Thirty transplantations were performed in five groups of six rats each: Group 1 was the isograft control; Group 2 was the allograft control; Group 3 received ALS, Group 4 received CsA, and Group 5 received CsA and ALS. Treatment was started 2 hr before surgery and was then given for 21 days. Donor-derived chimerism was monitored by FACS analysis. Survival time was calculated as the number of post-transplant days until the first signs of rejection. The allografts in Group 2, Group 3, and Group 4 survived a mean of 5, 6, and 33 days, respectively. The longest mean survival time-51 days-was noted in Group 5 (p<0.05). Donor- derived chimerism peaked at 17 percent and fell to 0 percent at the time of rejection. A combined protocol of ALS/CsA extended survival of rat hindlimb allografts across a fully allogeneic MHC barrier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Kagan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Raffi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gurunluoglu
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zielinski
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Izycki
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siemionow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000637:transplantation*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D018183:Transplantation Chimera / Q000276:immunology; D023001:Transplantation Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine