Transfusion of stored blood has been found to decrease the rate of antibody formation. Antigen immunogenicity and the recipient's immunoresponsiveness have a major role in the fate of the allograft.
The combined effect of low immunogenicity and depressed responsiveness has been studied.
This work was supported by grants from Emory University Research Committee and Dialysis Clinic Inc. and Public Health Service Research Grant RR-00165, from the National Institutes of Health.