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. 1997 Jul;91(3):383–390. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00270.x

Recipient age determines the success of intraperitoneal transplantation of peritoneal cavity B cells.

P Julius Jr 1, M Kaga 1, Y Palmer 1, V Vyas 1, L Prior 1, D Delice 1, J Riggs 1
PMCID: PMC1364007  PMID: 9301527

Abstract

In vivo studies of lymphocyte biology have used intravenous (i.v.) injection as the primary mode of cell transfer, a protocol consistent with the anatomic distribution of most lymphocytes. However, for study of peritoneal cavity B cells, i.v. injection does not correlate with anatomical localization. This report describes the restoration of B-cell function in B lymphocyte-defective X-chromosome-linked immune-defective (XID) mice after intraperitoneal transfer of immunoglobulin heavy chain (Igh)-disparate peritoneal cavity (PerC) cells. In contrast to i.v. transfer, intraperitoneal (i.p.) transfer restored B-cell function in young, but not adult (> 8 weeks), XID mice. When host and donor Igh allotype matched, PerC B-cell engraftment was noted in older recipients; this reconstitution however, was also age-dependent. Migration from the peritoneum to systemic circulation was necessary for serum IgM production as shown by the presence of donor antibody-secreting cells in the host spleen. Host lymphocytes also influenced the success of i.p. transplantation as severe combined immune-deficient mice, regardless of age, exhibited donor serum IgM production. Recipient age, Igh allotype, and immune-deficiency were found to have an impact on the ability of i.p.-transferred PerC B cells to restore B-cell function in XID mice.

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