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Development of antigenic heterogeneity in the splenic meshwork of severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice after reconstitution with T and B lymphocytes

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Recently, we produced monoclonal antibodies reacting specifically with the reticular meshwork (RM) of lymphoid tissues, and demonstrated that, in the splenic white pulp of normal mouse, the antigenic heterogeneity of RM was associated with the segregation of the T and B lymphocytes. In the present study, we attempted to visualize further the interaction between splenic RM and T and B lymphocytes transferred into severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. The splenic white pulp of naive SCID mice, containing a few T and B cells, showed little tendency for T-B segregation and antigenic diversity of RM. Transfer of spleen or bone marrow cells from normal mice resulted in complete recovery of lymphocyte populations, showing not only a clear segregation of T and B lymphocytes but also a remarkable antigenic diversity of RM. The same results were obtained following the transfer of spleen or bone marrow cells from the nude mouse. Next, we transferred purified T lymphocytes to one group of SCID mice and B cells to another. In mice given T cells, a few B cells were observed in the white puop; T lymphocytes lodged not only in the inner periarterial lymphatic sheath (PALS) but also in the outer PALS and follicles. In the animals to which B cells were transferred, T cells were few and the homing of B cells occurred only into their proper compartments, such as the outer PALS, follicles and marginal zone, but not in the inner PALS. Thus, B cells can home into their proper compartments of the splenic white pulp independently of T lymphocytes.

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Yoshida, K., Matsuura, N., Tamahashi, N. et al. Development of antigenic heterogeneity in the splenic meshwork of severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice after reconstitution with T and B lymphocytes. Cell Tissue Res 272, 1–10 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00323564

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