Abstract
Data emerging from recent in vivo and in vitro studies are pointing to basement membrane and other extra cellular matrix (ECM) components as likely determinants of specific lymphocyte entry and positioning in lymphoid tissues. In this report, the relevance of this notion is investigated in T-cell deficient (B) rat recipients of cardiac allografts, using an anti-laminin (LN) antibody as the probe. The 6-hr migration patterns of 111In-labelled peripheral lymph node (PLN) cells were followed in groups of engrafted B hosts treated with rabbit anti-rat LN antibody or rabbit serum. The accumulation of adoptively transferred cells in PLN and cardiac allografts of recipients pretreated with anti-LN antibody was significantly decreased compared to controls (P less than 0.05 and P less than 0.001, respectively). The transferred cells also localized in slightly lower numbers in the spleens and lungs of anti-LN conditioned rats; no differences were seen in the clearance of lymphocytes from peripheral blood, or their sequestration in liver and kidney. These data provide the first in vivo evidence that an antibody against LN selectively affects lymphocyte traffic. The results reinforce the notion that basement membrane components could be critical in 'directing' lymphocyte migration in vivo.
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