Figure 5
From: Early innate immune events induced by prolonged cold ischemia exacerbate allograft vasculopathy
CD8 + T cells infiltrate earlier in grafts exposed to prolonged cold ischemia. Aortic allografts exposed to 20 or 60 min cold ischemia were harvested at 3 and 4 wk post transplant and stained for CD8+ T cells. Infiltrating CD8+ T cells were enumerated in the media on three representative sections per graft and were analyzed using digital image analysis. Data shown here represents mean ± SEM. n = 4 animals per time point.