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Lethal irradiation: treatment with immune cell populations
Lethally irradiated mice have been successfully treated by the inoculation of allogeneic spleen cell populations, without the development of a secondary graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction. This has been accomplished by eliminating those cells responsible for GVH reaction, using a density gradient ultracentrifugation technique. The therapeutic potential for this technique is great. It may well provide a modus operandi to treat patients exposed to otherwise lethal doses of radiation, as well as facilitate therapy of patients with cancer and immune deficiency diseases.
Lethally irradiated mice have been successfully treated by the inoculation of allogeneic spleen cell populations, without the development of a secondary graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction. This has been accomplished by eliminating those cells responsible for GVH reaction, using a density gradient ultracentrifugation technique. The therapeutic potential for this technique is great. It may well provide a modus operandi to treat patients exposed to otherwise lethal doses of radiation, as well as facilitate therapy of patients with cancer and immune deficiency diseases.
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