PROLONGATION OF CARDIAC XENOGRAFT SURVIVAL BY DEPLETION OF COMPLEMENT
PROLONGATION OF CARDIAC XENOGRAFT SURVIVAL BY DEPLETION OF COMPLEMENT
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DOI:
10.1097/00007890-199304000-00033
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发表时间:
1993-04-01
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
BAUMGARTNER
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作者:
LEVENTHAL, JR;DALMASSO, AP;BAUMGARTNER
Complement (C) activation is thought to be critical for the hyperacute rejection of xenografts. We investigated the role of C in the rejection of discordant cardiac xenografts by studying outcome in recipients depleted of C, using a highly purified form of cobra venom factor (CVF) in both a small (guinea pig [GP]-to-rat) and large (pig-to-baboon) animal model.A single dose of 30 or 60 units CVF given i.v. to rats completely abrogated hemolytic C activity for up to 72 hr. The lack of hemolytic C activity correlated with nearly undetectable serum levels of C3. Doses of 30 U/kg daily or 60 U/kg every other day over a 7-day period sustained C depletion without morbidity or mortality. Rats receiving GP cardiac xenografts during CVF therapy had significantly prolonged xenograft survival (88 +/- 10 hr in CVF-treated rats vs. 18.6+/-7.2 min in control rats, P