Journal article
Cytokine and adhesion molecule expression in SCID mice reconstituted with CD4+ T cells
Inflammatory bowel diseases, Vol.6(3), pp.171-180
Aug 2000
PMID: 10961589
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Abstract
The objectives of this study were to quantify colonic cytokine and endothelial cell adhesion molecule (ECAM) expression in the colons of severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice reconstituted with different subsets of CD4+ T lymphocytes. We found that animals injected with CD45RBhigh but not CD45RBlow T cells or phosphate‐buffered saline (PBS) developed clinical evidence of colitis at 6‐8 weeks following reconstitution, as assessed by loss of body weight, development of loose stools and/or diarrhea, and histopathology. Concurrent with the onset of distal bowel inflammation was enhanced expression of a variety of Thl and macrophage‐derived cytokines including interferon γ, tumor necrosis factor‐α, interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐12, and IL‐18 lymphotoxin‐β. In addition, message levels and vascular surface expression of ICAM‐1, VCAM‐1, and MAdCAM‐1 were all significantly enhanced in the colitic SCID mice reconstituted with CD45RBhigh T cells compared with SCID mice reconstituted with PBS or CD45RBlow T cells that did not develop disease. Significant increases in some of these ECAMs were also noted in the cecum and stomach and to a lesser degree in the small bowel. Our data confirm that reconstitution of SCID mice with CD45RBhigh but not CD45RBlow T cells induces chronic colitis, and that the colonic inflammation is associated with enhanced expression of proinflammatory cytokines and different ECAMs in the colon. Furthermore, our studies demonstrate that reconstitution of SCID mice with CD45RBhigh T cells enhances ECAM expression in tissues distant from the site of active inflammation.
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- Title
- Cytokine and adhesion molecule expression in SCID mice reconstituted with CD4+ T cells
- Creators
- Shigeyuki KawachiZenichi MoriseStephen R JenningsElaine ConnerAdam CockrellF. Stephen LarouxRobert P ChervenakMichael WolcottHenri Van Der HeydeLaura GrayLan FengD. Neil GrangerRobert A SpecianMatthew B Grisham
- Publication Details
- Inflammatory bowel diseases, Vol.6(3), pp.171-180
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc; Philadelphia
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Identifiers
- 991014877653804721
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