Table 2.

Propagation of GFP-positive cells after adoptive transfer of cells isolated from intestine grafts into lethally irradiated WT recipients

Source and number of cells transferred	No. of recipients	Survival, d	% GFP-positive cells in the blood, day 100
Without additional BM cells
None	5	8, 9, 11, 11, 12	NA
Naive GFP BM, 2 × 106	2	> 100	> 96
Naive WT BM, 2 × 106	2	> 100	0
ACI host BM 100 d after transplantation of WT intestine and GFP BM, 2 × 106	3	> 100	1.1 ± 0.8
With 2 × 106 WT BM cells
Naive GFP MLNs and/or PPs, 10 × 106	4	> 100	0.8 ± 0.9
WT graft MLNs and/or PPs 100 d after transplantation of WT intestine and GFP BM, 8 × 106 to 12.4 × 106	3	> 100	5.9 ± 0.4

Data represent mean ± SD.

NA indicates not applicable.