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Ontogeny and development of extrathymic T cells in mouse liver

T Iiai et al. Immunology. 1992 Dec.

Abstract

We previously demonstrated that the liver may be a major site of extrathymic T-cell differentiation in mice. In the present study, the ontogeny and subsequent development of such T cells in the liver and other organs were investigated. This study was possible because these T cells have T-cell receptors (TcR) of intermediate intensity (i.e. intermediate TcR cells) and constitutively express a high level of interleukin-2 receptor beta chain (IL-2R beta). Therefore the two-colour staining for CD3 (or alpha beta TcR) and IL-2R beta identifies even a small proportion of intermediate TcR cells. The total numbers of mononuclear cells obtained from the liver, thymus and spleen varied from foetal to adult life. Especially in the liver, many haematopoietic cells were present in the parenchymal space at the foetal stage. There were no lymphocytes in the sinusoidal lumen at this period. In contrast, lymphocytes appeared in the hepatic sinusoids after birth and increased with ageing. Phenotypic analysis revealed that intermediate TcR cells appeared in the liver and spleen on Day 4 after birth. Bright TcR cells of thymic origin were also present in the peripheral organs on Day 4. Thereafter, intermediate TcR cells increased in the liver, whereas bright TcR cells increased in the periphery as a function of age. Similarly, thymectomized and congenitally athymic mice had mainly intermediate TcR cells in the liver and, to some extent, periphery. It is concluded that intermediate TcR cells, possibly of extrathymic origin, are generated only after birth and expand with ageing.

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