title: Immunomodulation of GvH reaction in mice by Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: In the first part of experiments the GvHR activity of the spleen cell suspensions from normal parental donors (Balb/c) or infected with Listeria monocytogenes was compared. GvHR was examined in (Balb/c X AKR) F1 mice. Full suspensions from these donors or depleted of adherent cells or with addition of macrophages were studied. It has been proved that adherent cells population plays a significant role in the GvHR development. The addition of syngeneic macrophages from F1 hybrids results in a greater augmentation of GvH reactivity of parental lymphocytes. However, the addition of macrophages harvested from F1 hybrids immunized with L. monocytogenes 7 days before, brings about a weaker GvH reaction. Spleen cells of parental donors injected with L. monocytogenes 5-6 days earlier induced stronger GvHR as compared with the splenocytes of normal donors. Similarly, F1 hosts treated with L. monocytogenes 3-5 days before injection of normal donor's spleen cells showed increased GvHR, but those infected 7-9 days before injection of spleen cells, developed only very weak GvHR.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006087:Graft vs Host Reaction; D007114:Immunization; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000276:immunology; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology / Q000637:transplantation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous