ISSN:
1365-3083
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
We have examined the cellular changes taking place in rat popliteal lymph nodes undergoing a graft-versus-host (GvH) reaction. Lamination of immunoperoxidase-stain lymph node sections, using a panel of mouse monoclonal antibodies directed against different rat lymphoid cell subsets, revealed a disorganization of the lymph node architecture with disappearance of the follicles, and an intermingling of T and B cells, so that no distinct T - and B-cell areas were visible any more. Since the GvH nodes showed a preferential accumulation of host B cells over host T cells (particularly over the W 3/25’T helper cell subset), we also investigated the requirements for host B cell activation. The popliteal lymph node GvH reaction was induced in (PVG x DA)F1 rats by the injection of PVG cells into one foot and by DA cells into the other foot, and then immunoglobulin kappa allotype marked PVG B cells from athymic donors were injected intravenously. The allotype marked B cells proliferated vigorously in response to the DAT cells, but much less in response to the PVG T cells. These results indicate that the massive B-cell activation taking place in GvH reactions may require an alloantigen incompatibility between donor T cells and host B cells, and argue against non-specific mitogenic induction of the B cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.1986.tb01992.x
