PMID- 26329428 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161213 LR - 20230322 IS - 1935-3456 (Electronic) IS - 1933-0219 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Mar TI - The lymph nodes draining the small intestine and colon are anatomically separate and immunologically distinct. PG - 468-78 LID - 10.1038/mi.2015.77 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) in the small intestine (SI) and colon are fundamental to direct intestinal immune responses; they migrate to the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and prime T cells. We demonstrate anatomical segregation of lymphatic drainage from the intestine, specifically that DCs from the SI and colon migrate to different nodes within the MLN, here called the sMLN and cMLN. As a consequence, different frequencies of DC subsets observed in the SI and colon are reflected among the DCs in the sMLN and cMLN. Consistent with the SI's function in absorbing food, fed antigen is presented in the sMLN, but not in the cMLN. Furthermore, the levels of expression of CCR9 and alpha4beta7 are increased on T cells in the sMLN compared with the cMLN. DCs from the cMLN and colon are unable to metabolize vitamin A to retinoic acid (RA); thus, DCs may contribute to the differential expression of tissue homing markers observed in the sMLN and cMLN. In summary, the sMLN and cMLN, and the DCs that migrate to these LNs are anatomically and immunologically separate. This segregation allows immune responses in the SI and colon to be controlled independently. FAU - Houston, S A AU - Houston SA AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Cerovic, V AU - Cerovic V AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Thomson, C AU - Thomson C AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Brewer, J AU - Brewer J AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Mowat, A M AU - Mowat AM AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Milling, S AU - Milling S AD - Centre for Immunobiology, Institute for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. LA - eng GR - MR/K021095/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MR/L000598/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MR/N023625/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150902 PL - United States TA - Mucosal Immunol JT - Mucosal immunology JID - 101299742 RN - 0 (CC chemokine receptor 9) RN - 0 (Integrins) RN - 0 (Receptors, CCR) RN - 0 (integrin alpha4beta7) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigen Presentation MH - Cell Lineage/immunology MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Tracking MH - Colon/*cytology/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/*cytology/immunology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Immunity, Mucosal MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Integrins/genetics/immunology MH - Intestinal Mucosa/*cytology/immunology MH - Intestine, Small/*cytology/immunology MH - Lymph Nodes/*cytology/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Receptors, CCR/genetics/immunology MH - Signal Transduction MH - T-Lymphocytes/*cytology/immunology EDAT- 2015/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S1933-0219(22)00875-3 [pii] AID - 10.1038/mi.2015.77 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mucosal Immunol. 2016 Mar;9(2):468-78. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.77. Epub 2015 Sep 2.