Table 1.

Histopathologic changes of intestine allografts





Allograft histopathology
Intestine
MLNs
Transplant
No. of recipients
Blood chimerism, day 150, %
No. of apoptosis per 10 crypts
No. of PPs per section
No. of lymphoid nodules per section
Fibrosis grade
Arteritis grade
Normal intestine   4   NA   0.5 ± 0.6   0.30 ± 0.50   1.65 ± 0.42   0   0  
Intestine alone   10   0   2.0 ± 1.1   0.03 ± 0.06   0.56 ± 0.50   1.00 ± 1.07   0.20 ± 0.42  
Intestine and BM   12   4.2 ± 3.8*  1.2 ± 0.5   0.28 ± 0.21*  1.24 ± 0.47   0*  0* 
Irradiated intestine alone   5   0   1.8 ± 0.8   0.02 ± 0.02   0.48 ± 0.32   1.80 ± 0.83   0.20 ± 0.45  
Intestine from ALS-pretreated donor alone   7   0   2.0 ± 1.2   0.02 ± 0.05   0.84 ± 0.46   0.86 ± 0.70   0.14 ± 0.24  
Irradiated intestine and BM   8   1.9 ± 1.0*  1.3 ± 0.8   0.19 ± 0.16*  1.00 ± 0.36   0*  0* 
Intestine from ALS-pretreated donor and BM
 
11
 
5.0 ± 3.0*
 
2.1 ± 0.5
 
0.20 ± 0.14*
 
1.12 ± 0.58
 
0*
 
0*
 




Allograft histopathology
Intestine
MLNs
Transplant
No. of recipients
Blood chimerism, day 150, %
No. of apoptosis per 10 crypts
No. of PPs per section
No. of lymphoid nodules per section
Fibrosis grade
Arteritis grade
Normal intestine   4   NA   0.5 ± 0.6   0.30 ± 0.50   1.65 ± 0.42   0   0  
Intestine alone   10   0   2.0 ± 1.1   0.03 ± 0.06   0.56 ± 0.50   1.00 ± 1.07   0.20 ± 0.42  
Intestine and BM   12   4.2 ± 3.8*  1.2 ± 0.5   0.28 ± 0.21*  1.24 ± 0.47   0*  0* 
Irradiated intestine alone   5   0   1.8 ± 0.8   0.02 ± 0.02   0.48 ± 0.32   1.80 ± 0.83   0.20 ± 0.45  
Intestine from ALS-pretreated donor alone   7   0   2.0 ± 1.2   0.02 ± 0.05   0.84 ± 0.46   0.86 ± 0.70   0.14 ± 0.24  
Irradiated intestine and BM   8   1.9 ± 1.0*  1.3 ± 0.8   0.19 ± 0.16*  1.00 ± 0.36   0*  0* 
Intestine from ALS-pretreated donor and BM
 
11
 
5.0 ± 3.0*
 
2.1 ± 0.5
 
0.20 ± 0.14*
 
1.12 ± 0.58
 
0*
 
0*
 

BN-to-LEW SITx under TAC 1.0 mg/kg on days 0-13, 20, and 27 after SITx. Data represent mean ± SD.

NA indicates not applicable.

*

P < .05 versus intestine alone (1-way ANOVA and Fisher PLSD).

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