Research Article

MHC Universal Cells Survive in an Allogeneic Environment after Incompatible Transplantation

Table 1

Cytokine secretion profile.

Analytes pg/mLLEW (RT1-A cells)LEW (RT1-A-silenced cells)LEW.1W (RT1-A cells)LEW.1W (RT1-A-silenced cells)

IL-1α17.0 ± 5.915.5 ± 5.080.7 ± 20.3 22.7 ± 10.3
IL-1β23.2 ± 10.427.8 ± 9.2130.9 ± 80.3 32.1 ± 6.4
IL-68.0 ± 1.58.3 ± 2.145.9 ± 18.2 10.3 ± 5.2
TNF-α7.0 ± 3.27.2 ± 3.7678.3 ± 345.4 36.2 ± 29.8
IFN-γ138.9 ± 58.7126.2 ± 73.4789.6 ± 111.2 159.8 ± 123.6

Levels of different cytokines were measured in sera of LEW and LEW.1W rats transplanted with RT1-A-expressing fibroblasts (RT1-A cells) or RT1-A-silenced fibroblasts. Statistically significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*** ).