Dynamics of CD62L/CD45RB CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte subsets in hepatic and splenic tissues during murine visceral leishmaniasis.
This study aimed to characterise, for the first time, the dynamics of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte CD62L/CD45RB subsets, during visceral leishmaniasis. Memory/activated status of hepatic and splenic T cells was compared in mice strains with "cure" and "non-cure" phenotypes to Leishmania infantum infection. In both mice strains, a correlation between the dynamics of the memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (CD62Llow/CD45RBlow) subsets in the liver and the pre-activated phenotype of lymphocytes (CD62Llow/CD45RBhigh) from the spleen was detected suggesting that this organ is the source of Leishmania-specific T lymphocytes that migrate to the liver, where parasite replication is highly active. In the liver, these pre-activated cells become effector T lymphocytes, however, a strong regulation of CD8+ T cell effector function was observed, probably preventing hepatic tissue damage. Comparing mice strains with "cure" and "non-cure" phenotype, an imbalance between "protective" CD45RBhigh and "pathogenic" CD45RBlow CD4+ subsets in B10.D2/n animals might be involved in the evolution of a non-healing infection.
Unidade de Leishmanioses, Centro de Malária e Outras Doenças Tropicais, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira 96, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal.
Sandra
S
Gomes-Pereira
Olívia Roos
OR
Rodrigues
Gabriela Maria
GM
Santos-Gomes
D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D019041:L-Selectin / Q000032:analysis*; D007893:Leishmania donovani; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000276:immunology*; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
D019041:L-Selectin; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens