Article
Activation of extrathymic T cells in the liver and reciprocal inactivation of intrathymic T cells by bacterial stimulation.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jun 1992
Abo T, Kusumi A, Seki S, Ohteki T, Sugiura K, Masuda T, Rikiishi H, Iiai T, Kumagai K
Abstract excerpt
We recently demonstrated that the liver might be a major site of extrathymic T cell differentiation, including both alpha beta and gamma delta T cells. This extrathymic pathway in the liver, which has a relatively minor role in normal young mice, is activated in mice under bacterial stimulation. In the present study, we investigated how the extrathymic and intrathymic T cell differentiations were mutually related...
Topics
- Animals
- Atrophy
- Cell Differentiation
- Corticosterone
- Escherichia coli
- Hydrocortisone
- Leukocyte Count
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Liver
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
