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Mouse Peyer's patches contain T cells capable of inducing the graft-versus-host reaction (GVHR). [Gamma radiation]

Journal Article · · Transplantation; (United States)
OSTI ID:6585638
The potential of cells from the Peyer's patches (PP) of normal adult DBA/2 Tru mice (DBA/2) to induce a graft-versus-host reaction when injected into (C57BL/6 Tru x DBA/2 Tru)F/sub 1/ hybrid (B6D2F/sub 1/) mice was studied. The injection of 10/sup 6/ to 10/sup 7/ DBA/2 PP or spleen cells i.p. into neonatal F/sub 1/ mice produced a striking splenomegaly. Comparable doses of parental PP or spleen cells injected into a rear footpad of adult F/sub 1/ mice also induced a marked enlargement of the draining popliteal lymph node. In addition, PP cells were also capable of producing a lethal runting syndrome when injected i.v. into sublethally irradiated adult F/sub 1/ recipients. In all assays, injection of syngeneic B6D2F/sub 1/ cells had little or no effect. Treatment of the DBA/2 PP cells with anti-theta serum and complement abolished their capacity to induce splenomegaly in neonatal F/sub 1/ mice. The graft-versus-host reaction activity of the PP cells could also be eliminated by thymus deprivation of the donor DBA/2 mice. These data are contradictory to previous findings in which it was observed that mouse PP cells were unable to induce graft-versus-host reaction.
Research Organization:
Trudeau Inst., Inc., Saranac Lake, NY
OSTI ID:
6585638
Journal Information:
Transplantation; (United States), Journal Name: Transplantation; (United States) Vol. 26:3; ISSN TRPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English