T-Cell-Based Immunosuppressive Therapy Inhibits the Development of Natural Antibodies in Infant Baboons

Background. We set out to determine whether B-cell tolerance to A/B-incompatible alloantigens and pig xenoantigens could be achieved in infant baboons. Methods. Artery patch grafts were implanted in the abdominal aorta in 3-month-old baboons using A/B-incompatible (AB-I) allografts or wild-type pig...