| Literature DB >> 24769067 |
Kerry J Lavender1, Ronald J Messer1, Brent Race1, Kim J Hasenkrug2.
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C57BL/6 Rag2(-/-)γc(-/-)CD47(-/-) triple-knockout mice engrafted with fetal human bone marrow, liver, thymus (TKO-BLT) not only develop high levels of multi-lineage hematopoiesis but also organized lymphoid tissues including mesenteric lymph nodes, splenic follicles and gut-associated lymphoid tissues of human origin. A unique advantage of these mice is that they sustain human cell and tissue engraftment long-term without the development of graft versus host disease. Thus they can be used for long-term studies not previously feasible with other models. The production of TKO-BLT mice to obtain healthy mice with high level reconstitution of human cells and tissues requires specialized methods that are presented in detail. Published by Elsevier B.V.Entities:
Keywords: BLT humanized mice; C57BL/6 Rag2(−/−)γ(c)(−/−)CD47(−/−); Hematopoiesis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24769067 PMCID: PMC4060441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.04.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol Methods ISSN: 0022-1759 Impact factor: 2.303