Abstract:We evaluated the effect of 15-deoxyspergualin (DSG) on accelerated rejection. Brown Norway rats (BN) served as organ donors and Lewis rats (LEW) as recipients. In an accelerated rejection model, after a LEW rat was sensitized with BN skin, a BN heart was transplanted. Various intervals between sensitization and heart transplantation were examined. The heart allografts in sensitized recipients were rejected earlier than those in unmodified recipients regardless of the sensitization interval. DSG (2.5 mg/kg per … Show more
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