PMID- 23498811 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130830 LR - 20130318 IS - 1873-2623 (Electronic) IS - 0041-1345 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Mar TI - Migration and activation of T cells during development of graft-versus-host disease in a mouse model. PG - 713-8 LID - S0041-1345(12)01321-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.004 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: We investigated the pathophysiologic events in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a major complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). METHODS: The experimental group included BALB/c female mice conditioned with 8.0 GY total body irradiation that were transplanted with allogeneic C57BL/6 male bone marrow cells (BMCs) plus CD4(+) T cells and CD8(+) T cells isolated from green fluorescent protein transgenic (eGFP-Tg) C57BL/6 male mice by the immunomagnetic beads negative sorting method. The control group was transplanted only with C57BL/6 male BMCs. RESULTS: GVHD clinical manifestations were present in the BMCs plus T-cell-transplanted group, but not the BMCs alone group. eGFP(+) T cells were observed in recipient organs, including the liver, spleen, intestine, skin, lungs, tongue, kidneys and even the brain. Donor eGFP(+) T cells were significantly increased in liver and spleen before day +4 (P < .05); but decreased in the spleen while still increased in the liver after day +4 (P < .05). CD25 expression of donor eGFP(+) T cells in the liver and spleen, and interleukin (IL)-2 levels in the peripheral blood was significantly increased before day +4 (P < .05), but decreased after day +4 (P < .05). CONCLUSION: These data support the donor T-cell migration hypothesis that accompanied by expression of CD25 and IL-2, during the development of GVHD donor T cells migrate to lymphoid organs, such as the spleen, after activation migrating to GVHD target organs to induce GVHD damage. CI - Crown Copyright (c) 2013. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wen, H-S AU - Wen HS AD - Oncology and Hematology Department, Ningbo Development Zone Center Hospital, Ningbo, PR China. WHSJL@163.com FAU - Wang, J-M AU - Wang JM FAU - Zhou, H AU - Zhou H FAU - Gong, S-I AU - Gong SI FAU - Gao, L AU - Gao L FAU - Wu, Y AU - Wu Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Transplant Proc JT - Transplantation proceedings JID - 0243532 RN - 0 (Il2ra protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism/transplantation MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism/transplantation MH - *Chemotaxis, Leukocyte MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Graft vs Host Disease/*immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects MH - Immunomagnetic Separation MH - Interleukin-2/metabolism MH - Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit/metabolism MH - *Lymphocyte Activation MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Time Factors MH - Whole-Body Irradiation EDAT- 2013/03/19 06:00 MHDA- 2013/08/31 06:00 CRDT- 2013/03/19 06:00 PHST- 2012/08/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/11/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/12/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/03/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/03/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/08/31 06:00 [medline] AID - S0041-1345(12)01321-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transplant Proc. 2013 Mar;45(2):713-8. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.004.