Secondary Lymphoid Tissues Are Not Required for the Induction of GVHD Following Allogeneic BMT: A Shifting Paradigm for T Cell Allo-Activation.
Silva I, Olkiewicz K, Fisher J, Chaudhary M, Vannella K, Deurloo D, Choi S, Liu C, Cooke K. Secondary Lymphoid Tissues Are Not Required for the Induction of GVHD Following Allogeneic BMT: A Shifting Paradigm for T Cell Allo-Activation. Blood 2006, 108: 3170. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.3170.3170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone marrow transplantationAllo-BMT recipientsAntigen presenting cellsHost antigen presenting cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAly/aly miceInduction of GVHDSecondary lymphoid tissuesPeyer's patchesAllo-BMTAly miceLymphoid tissueT cellsLittermate controlsDonor T cell activationDonor T cell expansionWild-type B6 recipientsAllo-stimulatory capacitySyngeneic BMT recipientsDonor T cellsOnly curative optionSeverity of GVHDBALB/c T cellsIFN-γ productionT cell expansion