Subpopulations of T-lymphocytes in Peyer's patches: sensitivity to antilymphocyte serum and adult thymectomy.
Anti-lymphocyte (ALS) treatment or adult thymectomy of the donor have been shown to depress respectively the cell proliferation and the cytotoxicity in the graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction. A quantitative assay and the histological criteria of the GVH reaction have been used to demonstrate that all the known subpopulations of T-lymphocytes involved in the GVH reaction are present in the Peyer's patches as well as in the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes in the rat.
D000818:Animals; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D002455:Cell Division; D006087:Graft vs Host Reaction; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology*; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013934:Thymectomy
D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum