In Vivo Recognition by the Host Adaptive Immune System of Microencapsulated Xenogeneic Cells

BACKGROUND: Microencapsulation is under consideration as a means of enabling pancreatic islet transplantation. To understand better the ongoing destructive host response, we examined whether the adaptive immune system of the recipient recognized polymer-encapsulated xenogeneic cells implanted intraperitoneally. METHODS: Balb/c mice were implanted with xenogeneic Chinese hamster ovary cells, inside and outside poly(hydroxyethyl …