Adoptive transfer of T lymphocytes to T-cell-depleted mice inhibits Escherichia coli translocation from the gastrointestinal tract.

AUTOR(ES)

Gautreaux, M D

RESUMO

Bacterial translocation is defined as the passage of viable bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to extraintestinal sites, such as the mesenteric lymph node (MLN), spleen, liver, kidneys, and blood. Previously, we reported that depletion of CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells promotes bacterial translocation from the GI tract to the MLN. In the present study, CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells, harvested from donor mice, were adoptively transferred to mice previously depleted of T cells by thymectomy plus intraperitoneal injection of rat anti-mouse T-cell monoclonal antibodies. The adoptively transferred CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells inhibited the translocation of Escherichia coli from the GI tract. Migration of the adoptively transferred T cells to the spleens and MLNs of the recipient mice was determined by utilizing Thy 1.1+ donor cells adoptively transferred into mice whose cells express the Thy 1.2 marker. These results provide further evidence of the importance of T cells in the host immune defense against bacterial translocation from the GI tract.

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