Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models

Lymph nodes (LNs) are distributed all over the body and whatever the site consists of the same cell populations. However, there are great differences between LN from different draining areas. For example, in mesenteric LN, homing molecules, for example, CCR9 and α4β7 integrin, were induced and cytok...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Manuela Buettner, Ulrike Bode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/353510
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850220883630620672
author Manuela Buettner
Ulrike Bode
author_facet Manuela Buettner
Ulrike Bode
author_sort Manuela Buettner
collection DOAJ
description Lymph nodes (LNs) are distributed all over the body and whatever the site consists of the same cell populations. However, there are great differences between LN from different draining areas. For example, in mesenteric LN, homing molecules, for example, CCR9 and α4β7 integrin, were induced and cytokines, for example, IL-4, were produced on higher levels compared to peripheral LN. To study the immunological functions of LN, LN transplantation was performed in some specific areas using different animal models. Many groups investigated not only the regeneration of transplanted LN but also the induction of immune responses or tolerance after transplantation. Existing differences between LNs were still detectable after transplantation. Most important, stromal cells of the LN were identified as responsible for these differences. They survive during regeneration and were shown to reconstruct not only the structure of the new LN but also the microenvironment.
format Article
id doaj-art-7be48a7bfa8f4e68accc819c1e69b6a5
institution OA Journals
issn 1740-2522
1740-2530
language English
publishDate 2011-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Clinical and Developmental Immunology
spelling doaj-art-7be48a7bfa8f4e68accc819c1e69b6a52025-08-20T02:06:53ZengWileyClinical and Developmental Immunology1740-25221740-25302011-01-01201110.1155/2011/353510353510Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal ModelsManuela Buettner0Ulrike Bode1Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, GermanyInstitute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, GermanyLymph nodes (LNs) are distributed all over the body and whatever the site consists of the same cell populations. However, there are great differences between LN from different draining areas. For example, in mesenteric LN, homing molecules, for example, CCR9 and α4β7 integrin, were induced and cytokines, for example, IL-4, were produced on higher levels compared to peripheral LN. To study the immunological functions of LN, LN transplantation was performed in some specific areas using different animal models. Many groups investigated not only the regeneration of transplanted LN but also the induction of immune responses or tolerance after transplantation. Existing differences between LNs were still detectable after transplantation. Most important, stromal cells of the LN were identified as responsible for these differences. They survive during regeneration and were shown to reconstruct not only the structure of the new LN but also the microenvironment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/353510
spellingShingle Manuela Buettner
Ulrike Bode
Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
Clinical and Developmental Immunology
title Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
title_full Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
title_fullStr Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
title_full_unstemmed Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
title_short Lymph Node Transplantation and Its Immunological Significance in Animal Models
title_sort lymph node transplantation and its immunological significance in animal models
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/353510
work_keys_str_mv AT manuelabuettner lymphnodetransplantationanditsimmunologicalsignificanceinanimalmodels
AT ulrikebode lymphnodetransplantationanditsimmunologicalsignificanceinanimalmodels