Abstract
B-cell responses of 3 immunoglobulin isotypes (IgA, IgG, and IgM) were investigated in the large intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) of naive or immune mice after inoculation of oocysts of Eimeria falciformis. Primary and anamnestic IgA and IgG lymphocyte responses to E. falciformis occurred in the large intestine of nonimmune and immune mice, respectively. IgA-containing lymphocytes (IgAc) were the largest population of responding B cells in the large intestine. In infected mice, IgAc accumulated in the apical portion of the lamina propria, whereas IgG-containing lymphocytes (IgGc) were more numerous at the base of the lamina propria. No significant increase in the number of IgM-containing lymphocytes (IgMc) was observed in the lamina propria of the large intestine. Primary but no anamnestic B-cell responses occurred in the MLN, and immune mice actually had reduced numbers of IgAc and IgGc in the MLN when compared with naive mice. IgGc were the largest population of responding B cells in the MLN. Thus, IgAc appear to accumulate preferentially at the site of parasite development, whereas IgGc are primarily localized deeper in the lamina propria of the large intestine and in the draining lymph nodes of mice infected with E. falciformis.
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