THE EFFECT OF ULTRAVIOLET B IRRADIATION ON DELAYED-TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY, CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVITY, AND SKIN GRAFT REJECTION

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Abstract
The influence of ultraviolet B irradiation on the induction of delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions to alloantigens by epidermal cells (EC), on the generation of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity to alloantigens, and on skin graft rejection was studied. After the skin was irradiated with IVB in vitro, EC were obtained. The EC were injected subcutaneously, and the DTH reaction was compared with that induced by non.sbd.UVB-irradiated EC. A reduction in the DTH reaction was observed (from 62% to 99.1%). CTL activity in these mice was assessed after in vitro stimulation. CTL activity in mice sensitized with UVB-irradiated EC was significantly reduced. Furthermore, mice sensitized with UVB-irradiated EC did not reject a subsequent skin allograft in an accelerated fashion, whereas mice sensitized with non.sbd.UVB-irradiated EC did. The mechanism(s) of these reactions and the clinical application of the UVB irradiation prior to grafting are discussed.

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