Prolongation of islet xenograft survival without continuous immunosuppression

Science. 1980 Jul 11;209(4453):283-5. doi: 10.1126/science.6770465.

Abstract

The survival of isolated rat islets transplanted into diabetic mice was prolonged markedly by maintaining the rat islets in vitro at 24 degrees C for 7 days before transplantation and administering to the recipients a single injection of antiserum to mouse and rat lymphocytes shortly before transplantation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Cell Survival
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / therapy*
  • Immunosuppression Therapy*
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation*
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Rats
  • Transplantation, Heterologous
  • Transplantation, Isogeneic

Substances

  • Blood Glucose