Lymphotoxin and TNF produced by B cells are dispensable for maintenance of the follicle-associated epithelium but are required for development of lymphoid follicles in the Peyer's patches.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Keywords
Cell-Compartmentation, Dendritic-Cells-Follicular, Epithelial-Cells, Lymphotoxin, Mice-Inbred-C57BL, Mice-Knockout, Peyer's-Patches, Tumor-Necrosis-Factor
First Page
86
Last Page
91
JAX Source
J Immunol 2004 Jul; 173(1):86-91.
Abstract
Organogenesis of Peyer's patches (PP), follicle-associated epithelium, and M cells is impaired in mice lacking B cells. At the same time, lymphotoxin (LT) and TNF are known to be critical for the development of PP. To directly address the function of LT and TNF expressed by B cells in the maintenance of PP structure, we studied the de novo formation of PP in B cell-deficient mice after the transfer of bone marrow from mice with targeted mutations in LT, TNF, or their combinations. We found that although the compartmentalization of T and B cell zones and development of follicular dendritic cells were affected by the lack of B cell-derived LT and TNF, the development of follicle-associated epithelium and M cells in PP was completely independent of LT/TNF production by B cells.
Recommended Citation
Tumanov AV,
Kuprash DV,
Mach JA,
Nedospasov SA,
Chervonsky AV.
Lymphotoxin and TNF produced by B cells are dispensable for maintenance of the follicle-associated epithelium but are required for development of lymphoid follicles in the Peyer's patches. J Immunol 2004 Jul; 173(1):86-91.