Research Article

MHC Disparate Resting B Cells Are Tolerogenic in the Absence of Alloantigen-Expressing Dendritic Cells

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Rejection of Dd skin grafts in mice infused with resting B cells. (a) Naive mice received no injection, 107 purified MHC-Dd B cells, or 107 purified CD2-Dd B cells intravenously: (filled triangle) = MHC-Dd; (open circle) = CD2-Dd; and the dashed line = none. Mice were grafted with MHC-Dd tail skin 2 weeks later. MST of skin grafts: naive mice = 12 days ( ); naive plus CD2-Dd B cell = 18 days ( versus naive, by log-rank) ( ); naive plus MHC-Dd B cell = 9 days ( versus naive) ( ). (b) Dd-primed mice received no injection, 107 purified MHC-Dd B cells, or 107 purified CD2-Dd B cells intravenously: filled triangle = MHC-Dd; open circle = CD2-Dd; and the dashed line = none. Mice were grafted with MHC-Dd tail skin 2 wks later. MST of skin grafts: primed mice = 8.5 d ( ); priming plus CD2-Dd B cell = 12 d ( versus primed; versus naive) ( ); priming plus MHC-Dd B cell = 11.5 days ( versus primed; versus naive) ( ).
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