Science, Vol 219, Issue 4590, 1337-1339
Copyright © 1983 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
H-2 antigen class: effect on mouse islet allograft rejection
CE Morrow,
DE Sutherland,
MW Steffes,
JS Najarian,
and
FH Bach
Rejection of mouse pancreatic islet allografts occurred in a high percentage of donor recipient combinations identical for H-21-region antigens and differing at H-2K and H-2K + H-2D without I-region disparities. The results suggest that disparities in major histocompatibility complex antigens of class I (H-2K and H-2D) alone are capable of eliciting islet allograft rejection, and that lack of a stimulus from class II (I-region) alloantigens does not ensure permanent islet allograft survival.