| Literature DB >> 19039627 |
Seiji Okada1, Hideki Harada2, Takaaki Ito3, Takashi Saito4, Shinya Suzu2.
Abstract
An animal model in which the human immune system can be reconstituted is necessary to study acquired immunity in vivo. We report here a novel model, the NOD/SCID/JAK3(null) mouse, for the human immune system's development. Newborn mice transplanted with human cord blood CD34(+) cells intrahepatically, developed human T and B cells, and myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The T and B cells had a naïve to memory phenotype, and included plasma cells. The human acquired immune system can be reconstituted from CD34(+) cells in NOD/SCID/JAK3(null) mice. This model is a powerful tool for the study of human immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19039627 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0215-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490