Abstract
To define the characteristics of T cells associated with the gastrointestinal tract, the phenotypes and immunoregulatory function of T cells from mesenteric lymph node (MLN) and lamina propria lymphocytes (LPL) were compared to peripheral blood (PBL) and spleen lymphocytes in normal nonhuman primates. Mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes were characterized by a higher proportion of Leu-3 +(CD4 +) and 9.3 +(α-Tp44) lymphocytes and a lower proportion of Leu-2 +(CD8) lymphocytes than lymphocytes in other sites. LPL and MLN lymphocytes were both characterized by a higher proportion of cells having the helper-inducer phenotypes (Leu-3 +, Leu-8 −; Leu-3 +, 2H4 −) compared to PBL. A lower proportion of cells with the suppressorinducer phenotypes (Leu-3 +, Leu-8 +; Leu-3 +, 2H4 +) was found in LPL, but not in MLN lymphocytes compared to PBL. In studies of the Leu-2 + T cells, it was found that whereas PBL, spleen, and LPL contained approximately equal proportions of Leu-2 +, Leu-15 + (suppressor phenotype) and Leu-2 +, 9.3 + lymphocytes (cytolytic T-cell phenotype), the MLN T cells were predominantly Leu-2 +, 9.3 +. Furthermore, the Leu-3 Leu-2 ratio was significantly higher in MLN compared to other sites. In pokeweed mitogen-stimulated cultures, the highest helper function for Ig synthesis was found in MLN. Cells from none of the sites studied showed evidence of increased suppressor cell activity. These results show that MLN and LPL T cells in normal nonhuman primates differ from T cells in peripheral blood and spleen. While both MLN and LPL have a high proportion of T cells with the helper-inducer phenotype, cells with the suppressor-effector phenotype are infrequent in MLN, while cells with the suppressor-inducer phenotype are infrequent in LPL.
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