title: In vivo activity of an islet-reactive T-cell clone.
abstract: BDC-6.9 is a CD4-positive T-cell clone, specific for NOD islets, which was isolated from the spleen and lymph nodes of a diabetic NOD mouse. The cells were transplanted in a blood clot adjacent to established NOD islet grafts in diabetic (CBA X NOD)F1 recipients. The BDC-6.9 cells initiated extensive damage to the islet grafts, while a non-islet specific clone transplanted adjacent to grafted islets caused no noticeable damage. In addition, the BDC-6.9 cells initiated similar destruction when injected intraperitoneally, suggesting that they may have some migratory capacity. By introducing these islet-reactive cells into the (CBA X NOD)F1, a non-diabetes prone environment, we hope to clarify the role of the islet-specific CD4 cell as related to islet destruction in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haskins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000637:transplantation; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA