| Literature DB >> 6420888 |
Abstract
Ultraviolet irradiation of rat dendritic cells completely abrogated their allostimulatory capacity in a mixed lymphocyte reaction. Rat islets of Langerhans similarly irradiated remained hormonally functional when transplanted into syngeneic diabetic rats. Allogeneic transplantation across a major histocompatibility barrier of islets initially treated in vitro with ultraviolet irradiation resulted in prolonged allograft survival without the use of any immunosuppressive agents.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6420888 DOI: 10.1126/science.6420888
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728