Engraftment of mast-cell–deficient mice with BMMCs derived from different donors
. | Mast cells/mm ear cartilage . |
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KitW-sh/W-sh | ND |
Kit+/+ | 30.6 (± 2.4) |
TLR7−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 28.7 (± 4.2) |
TNF-α−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 25.7 (± 4.1) |
IL1α/β−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 29.7 (± 4.5) |
Kit+/+ → KitW-sh/W-sh | 26.9 (± 4.5) |
. | Mast cells/mm ear cartilage . |
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KitW-sh/W-sh | ND |
Kit+/+ | 30.6 (± 2.4) |
TLR7−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 28.7 (± 4.2) |
TNF-α−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 25.7 (± 4.1) |
IL1α/β−/− → KitW-sh/W-sh | 29.7 (± 4.5) |
Kit+/+ → KitW-sh/W-sh | 26.9 (± 4.5) |
Mice were reconstituted as described in “Materials and methods.” After 6 weeks, ear sections were stained with avidin-fluorophor conjugate and mast-cell numbers counted. Shown are the means (± SD) from 4 animals per group.
ND indicates not detectable.