title: Evidence of altered secondary lymphoid-tissue chemokine responsiveness in Balb/c mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni.
abstract: To determine the extent to which splenic T cells were affected by Schistosoma mansoni infection, we investigated the ability of the T cells to produce interferon (IFN)-gamma, as well as their chemotactic ability 7 wk PI. In this study, we report that splenic T cells from Balb/c mice with S. mansoni infections were capable of producing levels of IFN-gamma comparable with splenic T cells from naive mice. However, the T cells exhibited altered chemotactic activity, as evidenced by an inability to respond to secondary lymphoid-tissue chemokine (SLC/CCL21). Although no difference in chemokine expression was found between the spleens of infected versus control mice, chemokine production was greater in the livers of infected versus control mice. Collectively, these data indicate that Balb/c mice with 7-wk S. mansoni infection possess splenic T cells with altered chemotactic activity and that the alterations may be a consequence of the granulomatous response in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042, USA. kurtr@lafayette.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Brault
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fried
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054421:Chemokine CCL21; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000276:immunology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D054400:Receptors, CCR7; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013163:Splenomegaly; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: C515479:Ccl21c protein, mouse; C515371:Ccr7 protein, mouse; D054421:Chemokine CCL21; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D054400:Receptors, CCR7; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine; D007371:Interferon-gamma