Local graft versus host reaction in the xenogeneic system.

The injection of viable rat spleen cells beneath the renal capsule of cyclophosphamide (CY)-treated adult mice produced a localized graft versus host reaction (GvHR), manifested by the kidney enlargement index (KI). The optimal xenogeneic GvHR was obtained after injection of 30-50 million rat spleen cells into mouse recipients treated 24 hr before with CY, 200 mg/kg intraperitoneally (i.p.), and killed 7 days later. Splenomegaly in recipient mice suggested systemic dissemination of the local GvHR.