Engraftment of mast-cell–deficient mice with BMMCs derived from different donors
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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)
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Mast cells/mm ear cartilage
.
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.