Abstract:
Methodology is provided for identifying the presence of human T-lymphocyte progenitor cells. Human thymus tissue is depleted of endogenous lymphoid cells, repopulated with a human cellular composition which is HLA mismatched with the thymus tissue and implanted into a vascularizable site in an immunocompromised host. After at least about two weeks, the tissue may be assayed for the presence of the HLA mismatched T-lymphocytes as indicative of human T-lymphocyte progenitors in this cellular composition.
Abstract:
A method for obtaining human hematopoietic stem cells is provided by separation of the stem cells from dedicated cells by virtue of a novel stem cell marker. The cells obtained are provided. The isolated cells demonstrate increased proliferative potential.
Abstract:
Primordial tissue is introduced into immunodeficient hosts, where the primordial tissue develops and differentiates. The chimeric host allows for investigation of the processes and development of the xenogeneic tissue, testing for the effects of various agents on the growth and differentiation of the tissue, as well as identification of agents involved with the growth and differentiation.