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Cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles: dynamic lymphoid tissues dispensable for the generation of intraepithelial lymphocytes
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Pabst, O and Herbrand, H and Worbs, T and Friedrichsen, M and Yan, S and Hoffmann, MW and Korner, H and Bernhardt, G and Pabst, R and Forster, R, Cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles: dynamic lymphoid tissues dispensable for the generation of intraepithelial lymphocytes, European Journal of Immunology, 35, (1) pp. 98-107. ISSN 0014-2980 (2005) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1002/eji.200425432
Abstract
In comparison to secondary lymphoid organs, gut-associated lymphoid tissues such as isolated lymphoid follicles (ILF) and cryptopatches (CP) have been less intensively studied. To gain a better insight into processes regulating organization and function of these structures, which are believed to participate in immune responses and extrathymic T cell development, we characterized the lymphoid structures of the murine small intestine in more detail. The size and cellular composition of small intestinal lymphoid aggregations were analyzed in C57BL/6 and BALB/c wild-type and lymphotoxin (LT)-deficient mice, by flow cytometry, histology and automated multi-color immuno-fluorescence microscopy evaluating large coherent areas of the intestine. These evaluations demonstrate that aggregated lymphoid structures in the small intestine vary in size and cellular composition, with a majority of structures not matching the current definitions of CP or ILF. Accordingly, significant variations depending on species, age and mouse strain were observed. Furthermore, small bowel transplantation revealed a rapid exchange of B but not T cells between host and grafted tissue. Moreover, LT-deficient animals lack any intestinal lymphoid aggregations yet possess the complete panel of intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL). In summary, our observations disclose intestinal lymphoid aggregations as dynamic structures with a great deal of inborn plasticity and demonstrate their dispensability for the generation of IEL. © Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Immunology |
| Research Field: | Immunology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Korner, H (Professor Heinrich Korner) |
| ID Code: | 72498 |
| Year Published: | 2005 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 140 |
| Deposited By: | Research Division |
| Deposited On: | 2011-08-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-29 |
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