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Figure 4. TNF+/+ mast cells reconstitute DTHRs in TNF−/− ears but not in TNFR1−/− ears. (A) Representative visualization of PMN infiltrates, tissue necrosis, and edema. Ear sections from TNF−/− (top left), TNFR1−/− (top right), mast cell-reconstituted TNF−/− mice (bottom left), and TNFR1−/− mice (bottom right) were fixed 24 hours after ear challenge and then stained with hematoxylin and eosin. (B) Hapten-specific DTHRs in C57BL/6 wild-type, TNF−/−, TNFR1−/−, mast cell–reconstituted TNF−/−, or mast cell–reconstituted TNFR1−/− mice. Ear swelling was measured 24 hours after TNCB challenge (n = 4-6). (C) Confocal microscopy of intracutaneously engrafted Cy5 (left) and red fluorescent protein (right) stained mast cells in ears of TNFR1−/− mice 5 days after mast cell engraftment (top represents overview; bottom represents detail).

TNF+/+ mast cells reconstitute DTHRs in TNF−/− ears but not in TNFR1−/− ears. (A) Representative visualization of PMN infiltrates, tissue necrosis, and edema. Ear sections from TNF−/− (top left), TNFR1−/− (top right), mast cell-reconstituted TNF−/− mice (bottom left), and TNFR1−/− mice (bottom right) were fixed 24 hours after ear challenge and then stained with hematoxylin and eosin. (B) Hapten-specific DTHRs in C57BL/6 wild-type, TNF−/−, TNFR1−/−, mast cell–reconstituted TNF−/−, or mast cell–reconstituted TNFR1−/− mice. Ear swelling was measured 24 hours after TNCB challenge (n = 4-6). (C) Confocal microscopy of intracutaneously engrafted Cy5 (left) and red fluorescent protein (right) stained mast cells in ears of TNFR1−/− mice 5 days after mast cell engraftment (top represents overview; bottom represents detail).

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