Establishment of a Murine Model of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Minor Histocompatibility Antigen Mismatched Bone Marrow Transplantation

Abstract

Objective To establish a murine model of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after major histocompatibility complex (MHC) matched and minor histocompatibility antigen (miHA) mismatched allogeneic bone marrow transplantation,and to provide in vivo research tools for cGVHD.Methods 20 recipients BALB/c (H2d) female mice were included in this study.They were divided into blank control group (n =5),irradiation control group (n =5),transplantation group (n =5) and the cGVHD group (n=5).In addition to the blank control group,the rest of the three groups of mice were irradiated with 700 cGy dose of linear accelerator.Then the irradiation control group were injected with 0.2 ml PPMI 1640; the trarsplantation group were injected with 8 × 106 bone-marrow cells,and cGVHD group were injected with bone-marrow cells and spleen cells (8× 106,1 ∶ 1) from B10.D2(Hc1 H2d H2-T18c) male mice.The observed items post-transplantation included hematopoietic reconstruction,implant,and general condition.Clinical scores were assessed every 3 days after +14 d.At + 50 d,mice were put to death for evaluation target organ pathological changes.Animal Intervention met animal ethical standard.Results Mice in transplantation groups were in hematopoietic reconstruction at +7 d,and all survived to the end point (+ 50 d).Chromosomes of recipient mice were in donor form.Clinical scores of cGVHD group have been more than 0.6 since +20 d.Pathological changes of skin,liver and lung were obviously,and pathological scores were significant higher than those of transplantation control groups (F=88.02,P＜ 0.05).Conclusions Irradiation dose for 700 cGy,8× 106 of bone marrow and spleen cell number infusion induce a successful cGVHD murine model,which might be an ideal study model of clinical cGVHD after bone marrow transplantation. Key words: Bone marrow transplantation; Minor histocompatibility antigen; Graft-versus-host disease ; Mice