title: Recipient age determines the success of intraperitoneal transplantation of peritoneal cavity B cells.
abstract: In vivo studies of lymphocyte biology have used intravenous (i.v.) injection as the primary mode of cell transfer, a protocol consistent with the anatomic distribution of most lymphocytes. However, for study of peritoneal cavity B cells, i.v. injection does not correlate with anatomical localization. This report describes the restoration of B-cell function in B lymphocyte-defective X-chromosome-linked immune-defective (XID) mice after intraperitoneal transfer of immunoglobulin heavy chain (Igh)-disparate peritoneal cavity (PerC) cells. In contrast to i.v. transfer, intraperitoneal (i.p.) transfer restored B-cell function in young, but not adult (> 8 weeks), XID mice. When host and donor Igh allotype matched, PerC B-cell engraftment was noted in older recipients; this reconstitution however, was also age-dependent. Migration from the peritoneum to systemic circulation was necessary for serum IgM production as shown by the presence of donor antibody-secreting cells in the host spleen. Host lymphocytes also influenced the success of i.p. transplantation as severe combined immune-deficient mice, regardless of age, exhibited donor serum IgM production. Recipient age, Igh allotype, and immune-deficiency were found to have an impact on the ability of i.p.-transferred PerC B cells to restore B-cell function in XID mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Julius
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delice
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riggs
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000637:transplantation; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D017710:Lymphocyte Transfusion; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016513:Mice, SCID; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M