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Platelet transfusions can induce transplantation tolerance.

F H Claas, J J Blankert, R Ruigrok

    Immunology Letters
    |July 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Platelets, despite not causing antibody responses, can suppress immune reactions. Pretreatment with platelets or specific leukocytes induces tolerance to H-2 antigens, prolonging skin graft survival and delaying mortality.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Transplantation Immunology
    • Cellular Immunology

    Background:

    • Antibodies against H-2 antigens after platelet transfusions result from leukocyte contamination.
    • Pure platelets do not induce a primary antibody response.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the immune-modulating effects of platelets and specific leukocyte subsets.
    • To determine if non-activating cells can induce immune tolerance.

    Main Methods:

    • Mice were pretreated with donor platelets or heat-treated donor leukocytes.
    • Immune responses to H-2 antigens were assessed after subsequent challenges.
    • Skin graft survival and graft-versus-host mortality were monitored.

    Main Results:

    • Platelet pretreatment suppressed primary antibody responses to donor leukocytes.
    • Pretreatment with platelets or heat-treated leukocytes prolonged donor skin graft survival.
    • Repeated injections of heat-treated recipient strain leukocytes delayed graft-versus-host mortality.

    Conclusions:

    • Cells expressing only class I antigens, without class II, induce immune suppression.
    • Platelets and certain leukocyte preparations can induce tolerance to H-2 antigens.
    • This finding has implications for transplantation and transfusion medicine.

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