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. 2006 Mar 17;7:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-32

Table 3.

Summary of immunology studies on photooxidized osteochondral xenografts

Unprocessed Photooxidized
Macrophages, cells of the innate immune system (ref. 34) ++++++ +
Adaptive T cell response to bovine grafts (cellular) + -
Adaptive T cell response to human grafts (cellular) - -
Adaptive B cell response to bovine grafts (humoral) – IgG1, IgG2a, IgG - -
Adaptive B cell response to human grafts (humoral) – IgG1, IgG2a, IgG - +
Adaptive B cell response to bovine and human grafts (humoral) – IgM ++ ++