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Elchaninov A, Vishnyakova P, Lokhonina A, Kiseleva V, Menyailo E, Antonova M, Mamedov A, Arutyunyan I, Bolshakova G, Goldshtein D, Bao X, Fatkhudinov T, Sukhikh G. Spleen regeneration after subcutaneous heterotopic autotransplantation in a mouse model. Biol Res 2023; 56:15. [PMID: 36991509 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-023-00427-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Splenectomy may lead to severe postoperative complications, including sepsis and cancers. A possible solution to this problem is heterotopic autotransplantation of the spleen. Splenic autografts rapidly restore the regular splenic microanatomy in model animals. However, the functional competence of such regenerated autografts in terms of lympho- and hematopoietic capacity remains uncertain. Therefore, this study aimed to monitor the dynamics of B and T lymphocyte populations, the monocyte-macrophage system, and megakaryocytopoiesis in murine splenic autografts. METHODS The model of subcutaneous splenic engraftment was implemented in C57Bl male mice. Cell sources of functional recovery were studied using heterotopic transplantations from B10-GFP donors to C57Bl recipients. The cellular composition dynamics were studied by immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry. Expression of regulatory genes at mRNA and protein levels was assessed by real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. RESULTS Characteristic splenic architecture is restored within 30 days post-transplantation, consistent with other studies. The monocyte-macrophage system, megakaryocytes, and B lymphocytes show the highest rates, whereas the functional recovery of T cells takes longer. Cross-strain splenic engraftments using B10-GFP donors indicate the recipient-derived cell sources of the recovery. Transplantations of scaffolds populated with splenic stromal cells or without them afforded no restoration of the characteristic splenic architecture. CONCLUSIONS Allogeneic subcutaneous transplantation of splenic fragments in a mouse model leads to their structural recovery within 30 days, with full reconstitution of the monocyte-macrophage, megakaryocyte and B lymphocyte populations. The circulating hematopoietic cells provide the likely source for the cell composition recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrey Elchaninov
- Laboratory of Growth and Development, Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology of FSBI Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology of FSBI Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Histology Department, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Histology Department, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology of FSBI Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells Genetics, Research Center of Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology of FSBI Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, Moscow, Russia
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Elchaninov A, Vishnyakova P, Sukhikh G, Fatkhudinov T. Spleen: Reparative Regeneration and Influence on Liver. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12050626. [PMID: 35629294 PMCID: PMC9148119 DOI: 10.3390/life12050626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This review considers experimental findings on splenic repair, obtained in two types of small animal (mouse, rat, and rabbit) models: splenic resections and autologous transplantations of splenic tissue. Resection experiments indicate that the spleen is able to regenerate, though not necessarily to the initial volume. The recovery lasts one month and preserves the architecture, albeit with an increase in the relative volume of lymphoid follicles. The renovated tissues, however, exhibit skewed functional profiles; notably, the decreased production of antibodies and the low cytotoxic activity of T cells, consistent with the decline of T-dependent zones and prolonged reduction in T cell numbers. Species-specific differences are evident as well, with the post-repair organ mass deficiency most pronounced in rabbit models. Autotransplantations of splenic material are of particular clinical interest, as the procedure can possibly mitigate the development of post-splenectomy syndrome. Under these conditions, regeneration lasts 1-2 months, depending on the species. The transplants effectively destroy senescent erythrocytes, assist in microbial clearance, and produce antibodies, thus averting sepsis and bacterial pneumonia. Meanwhile, cellular sources of splenic recovery in such models remain obscure, as well as the time required for T and B cell number reconstitution.
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- Andrey Elchaninov
- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.V.); (G.S.)
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia;
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.V.); (G.S.)
- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (P.V.); (G.S.)
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- Histology Department, Medical Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia;
- Laboratory of Growth and Development, Scientific Research Institute of Human Morphology, 117418 Moscow, Russia
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Tan JKH, Watanabe T. Determinants of postnatal spleen tissue regeneration and organogenesis. NPJ Regen Med 2018; 3:1. [PMID: 29367882 PMCID: PMC5770394 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-018-0039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The spleen is an organ that filters the blood and is responsible for generating blood-borne immune responses. It is also an organ with a remarkable capacity to regenerate. Techniques for splenic auto-transplantation have emerged to take advantage of this characteristic and rebuild spleen tissue in individuals undergoing splenectomy. While this procedure has been performed for decades, the underlying mechanisms controlling spleen regeneration have remained elusive. Insights into secondary lymphoid organogenesis and the roles of stromal organiser cells and lymphotoxin signalling in lymph node development have helped reveal similar requirements for spleen regeneration. These factors are now considered in the regulation of embryonic and postnatal spleen formation, and in the establishment of mature white pulp and marginal zone compartments which are essential for spleen-mediated immunity. A greater understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms which control spleen development will assist in the design of more precise and efficient tissue grafting methods for spleen regeneration on demand. Regeneration of organs which harbour functional white pulp tissue will also offer novel opportunities for effective immunotherapy against cancer as well as infectious diseases.
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- Jonathan K. H. Tan
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD 4229 Australia
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507 Japan
- The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute/Kitano Hospital, Osaka, 530-8480 Japan
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Tan JKH, Watanabe T. Murine spleen tissue regeneration from neonatal spleen capsule requires lymphotoxin priming of stromal cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:1194-203. [PMID: 24951816 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spleen is a tissue with regenerative capacity, which allows autotransplantation of human spleen fragments to counteract the effects of splenectomy. We now reveal in a murine model that transplant of neonatal spleen capsule alone leads to the regeneration of full spleen tissue. This finding indicates that graft-derived spleen stromal cells, but not lymphocytes, are essential components of tissue neogenesis, a finding verified by transplant and regeneration of Rag1KO spleen capsules. We further demonstrate that lymphotoxin and lymphoid tissue inducer cells participate in two key elements of spleen neogenesis, bulk tissue regeneration and white pulp organization, identifying a lymphotoxin-dependent pathway for neonatal spleen regeneration that contrasts with previously defined lymphotoxin-independent embryonic spleen organogenesis.
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- Jonathan K H Tan
- Astellas-Kyoto University (AK) Project, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Astellas-Kyoto University (AK) Project, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Milićević NM, Klaperski K, Nohroudi K, Milićević Ž, Bieber K, Baraniec B, Blessenohl M, Kalies K, Ware CF, Westermann J. TNF receptor-1 is required for the formation of splenic compartments during adult, but not embryonic life. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 186:1486-94. [PMID: 21187446 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lymphotoxin β-receptor (LTβR) and TNF receptor-1 (TNFR1) are important for the development of secondary lymphoid organs during embryonic life. The significance of LTβR and TNFR1 for the formation of lymphoid tissue during adult life is not well understood. Immunohistochemistry, morphometry, flow cytometry, and laser microdissection were used to compare wild-type, LTβR(-/-), TNFR1(-/-) spleens with splenic tissue that has been newly formed 8 wk after avascular implantation into adult mice. During ontogeny, LTβR is sufficient to induce formation of the marginal zone, similar-sized T and B cell zones, and a mixed T/B cell zone that completely surrounded the T cell zone. Strikingly, in adult mice, the formation of splenic compartments required both LTβR and TNFR1 expression, demonstrating that the molecular requirements for lymphoid tissue formation are different during embryonic and adult life. Thus, interfering with the TNFR1 pathway offers the possibility to selectively block the formation of ectopic lymphoid tissue and at the same time to spare secondary lymphoid organs such as spleen and lymph nodes. This opens a new perspective for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
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- Novica M Milićević
- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Beograd, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
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Stoehr GA, Stauffer UG, Eber SW. Near-total splenectomy: a new technique for the management of hereditary spherocytosis. Ann Surg 2005; 241:40-7. [PMID: 15621989 PMCID: PMC1356844 DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000150070.69769.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors used a new surgical technique of near-total splenectomy (NTS) and report their experience. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Total splenectomy is indicated for the management of patients with hereditary spherocytosis but may be complicated by severe infections and thromboembolic events. Studies have shown that partial or subtotal parenchymal resections can lead to excessive regeneration of the residual parenchyma. The resulting onset of hemolysis requires total splenectomy in a significant portion of patients. Our hypothesis was that a more radical approach to open resection permanently decreases recurrent hemolysis while potentially ensuring immune function. METHODS This longitudinal cohort study included 42 patients with moderate to severe hereditary spherocytosis who underwent NTS according to an open procedure developed by the authors. The end criterion was to conserve a remnant spleen of 10 cm in size. RESULTS Patient age ranged between 2 and 42 years. Mean resected spleen weight was 580 g; mean remnant volume was 10 cm (range, 8-11 cm). A surgical complication (loss of spleen) occurred in 1 patient. Six-month to 6-year follow-up data was available on 22 patients; 21 of 22 showed preserved phagocytosis and normal blood circulation of the remnant; 1 of 22 experienced secondary remnant necrosis. On average, the remnant spleen grew back to four and a half times its postoperative size. No patients required transfusions, developed gallstones, or symptomatic hemolysis. CONCLUSIONS This new technique of NTS is safe, effective, and can minimize the late sequelae of secondary splenectomy.
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- Gerhard A Stoehr
- Department of General Surgery, Georg August University, Goettingen, Germany.
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Nave H, Bedoui S, Moenter F, Steffens J, Felies M, Gebhardt T, Straub RH, Pabst R, Dimitrijevic M, Stanojevic S, von Hörsten S. Reduced tissue immigration of monocytes by neuropeptide Y during endotoxemia is associated with Y2 receptor activation. J Neuroimmunol 2004; 155:1-12. [PMID: 15342191 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2004] [Revised: 04/28/2004] [Accepted: 05/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) increases survival in experimental septic shock, which might be mediated by cardiovascular and/or immunological effects. To study the latter hypothesis, we monitored blood leukocyte subsets over 96 h after intravenous (i.v.) application of LPS in chronically i.v.-cannulated rats. LPS induced a dramatic leukopenia at 4 h after challenge, which was blunted in NPY-treated animals by stabilizing granulocyte and T-lymphocyte numbers. In addition, NPY treatment prevented tissue immigration of monocytes at early time points and consecutively mobilized activated monocytes from the third day after challenge. RT-PCR and in vitro adhesion studies provided evidence for a NPY Y2 receptor-mediated effect on monocytes. Thus, NPY treatment has profound receptor-specific effects on the migration and adhesion of leukocytes under endotoxemic conditions.
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- Heike Nave
- Department of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Fedrowitz M, Kamino K, Löscher W. Significant Differences in the Effects of Magnetic Field Exposure on 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Two Substrains of Sprague-Dawley Rats. Cancer Res 2004; 64:243-51. [PMID: 14729631 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have shown previously (S. Thun-Battersby et al., Cancer Res., 59: 3627-3633, 1999) that power-line frequency (50-Hz) magnetic fields (MFs) at micro T-flux densities enhance mammary gland tumor development and growth in the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) model of breast cancer in female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. We also demonstrated that MF exposure results in an enhanced proliferative activity of the mammary epithelium of SD rats (M. Fedrowitz et al., Cancer Res., 62: 1356-1363, 2002), which is a likely explanation for the cocarcinogenic or tumor-promoting effects of MF exposure in the DMBA model. However, in contrast with our data, in a similar study conducted by Battelle in the United States, no evidence for a cocarcinogenic or tumor-promoting effect of MF exposure was found in the DMBA model in SD rats (L. E. Anderson et al., Carcinogenesis, 20: 1615-1620, 1999). Probably the most important difference between our and the Battelle studies was the use of different substrains of SD rats; the United States rats were much more susceptible to DMBA than the rats used in our studies. This prompted us to compare different substrains of SD outbred rats in our laboratory in respect to MF effects on cell proliferation in the mammary gland, susceptibility to DMBA-induced mammary cancer, and MF effects on mammary tumor development and growth in the DMBA model. The SD substrain (termed "SD1") used in all of our previous studies was considered MF-sensitive and used for comparison with another substrain ("SD2") obtained from the same breeder. In contrast with SD1 rats, no enhanced cell proliferation was determined after MF exposure in SD2 rats. MF exposure significantly increased mammary tumor development and growth in SD1 but not SD2 rats. These data indicate that the genetic background plays a pivotal role in effects of MF exposure. Different strains or substrains of rats may serve to evaluate the genetic factors underlying sensitivity to cocarcinogenic or tumor-promoting effects of MF exposure.
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- Maren Fedrowitz
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Scheffer SR, Nave H, Korangy F, Schlote K, Pabst R, Jaffee EM, Manns MP, Greten TF. Apoptotic, but not necrotic, tumor cell vaccines induce a potent immune response in vivo. Int J Cancer 2003; 103:205-11. [PMID: 12455034 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Prophylactic tumor vaccination against subsequent tumor challenge depends on effective cross-priming in vivo. Professional APCs process tumor antigens from whole tumor cells and present them to CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. Data suggest that dendritic cells process antigens more efficiently from necrotic cells than from apoptotic cells in vitro. We compared the effect of apoptosis vs. necrosis in vivo using different tumor models (CT26, RENCA, B16 and CT26-HA). Apoptosis was induced by gamma-irradiation prior to injection and verified in vivo. Apoptotic CT26-HA, CT26-wt or RENCA prevented tumor outgrowth in 100%, 75% and 100%, respectively, of mice for more than 30 days after challenge. In contrast, injection of necrotic tumor cells led to protection of no more than 0-30%. Prolonged tumor-free survival was also observed in mice after vaccination with irradiated B16 cells. In vivo protection experiments correlated very well with in vitro cytotoxicity assays. Immunohistochemical analysis of the vaccine site showed a strong CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell response after injection of apoptotic cells, which was accompanied by the presence of dendritic cells. In contrast, necrotic cell vaccines attracted a strong local macrophage response. Our data clearly demonstrate that only apoptotic tumor cell vaccines induce a potent antitumor immune response.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Annexin A5/metabolism
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Apoptosis
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cancer Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Female
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Kidney Neoplasms/immunology
- Kidney Neoplasms/metabolism
- Kidney Neoplasms/pathology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/metabolism
- Melanoma, Experimental/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Necrosis
- Phagocytosis/immunology
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/radiation effects
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- Stephan R Scheffer
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Zidan M, Pabst R. Lymphocyte proliferation in lymphoid organs of the dromedary camel using the monoclonal antibody MIB-5 against the proliferation-associated nuclear epitope Ki-67. Anat Histol Embryol 2002; 31:286-9. [PMID: 12484421 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0264.2002.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Detection of proliferating lymphocytes is useful for studying immune reactions and for the prognosis of tumours of lymphocyte origin. Markers detecting proliferating cells are lacking in the dromedary camel. This study deals with the immunohistochemical detection of the Ki-67 proliferation-associated nuclear epitope using MIB-5 in frozen sections from spleens, different lymph nodes and haemal nodes of eight camels (0.5-12 years old). Frozen sections from rat spleens were labelled in parallel with camel tissue as a positive control. Large numbers of cells expressing the Ki-67 epitope were localized in germinal centres of all lymphoid organs tested. A few cells were found in the periarterial lymphoid sheath and the red pulp of the spleen, also in the lymphatic cords of the lymph nodes and the haemal nodes. There were no obvious differences in respect to the age of the animals. The Ki-67 epitope is well expressed by proliferating cells in camel lymphoid organs. MIB-5 can be applied to identify this epitope and will be a useful marker for cell production in immune reactions.
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- M Zidan
- Department of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Stevenson JR, Westermann J, Liebmann PM, Hörtner M, Rinner I, Felsner P, Wölfler A, Schauenstein K. Prolonged alpha-adrenergic stimulation causes changes in leukocyte distribution and lymphocyte apoptosis in the rat. J Neuroimmunol 2001; 120:50-7. [PMID: 11694319 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00417-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have previously shown in the rat model that acutely or chronically increased peripheral catecholamines lead to suppression of lymphocyte responsiveness via alpha(2)-adrenoceptor activation. Here we investigated the effects of alpha-adrenergic treatment on total leukocyte numbers and proportions of leukocyte subsets in peripheral blood and lymphoid tissues. It was found that a 12-h treatment with subcutaneously implanted tablets, one containing norepinephrine (NE) and one propranolol, leads to an increase in total blood leukocyte counts, due to a pronounced increase in granulocytes. In contrast, the numbers of all classes of lymphocytes other than NK cells were decreased. This decrease in blood lymphocytes is apparently not due to redistribution, since in the thymus, spleen, mesenteric and peripheral lymph nodes, the total numbers of lymphocytes were decreased as well, without any changes in subpopulations. Analogous results were obtained with rats adrenalectomized before the catecholamine treatment. Animals that received the alpha-adrenergic treatment displayed significantly more apoptotic cells in the lymphoid organs, as determined by the TUNEL technique. In the spleen, the enhanced rate of apoptosis was confined to the white pulp; red pulp areas exhibited significantly fewer apoptotic cells. Thus, an increased alpha-adrenergic tone in rats led to a general loss of lymphocytes due to lymphocyte directed apoptosis that was independent of glucocorticoids.
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- J R Stevenson
- Institute for Pathophysiology, Karl-Franzens, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 31, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Pabst R. Regeneration of autotransplanted splenic fragments: basic immunological and clinical relevance. Clin Exp Immunol 1999; 117:423-4. [PMID: 10469041 PMCID: PMC1905368 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.00979.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Freud E, Cohen IJ, Mor C, Golinsky D, Blumenfeld A, Zer M. Splenic "regeneration" after partial splenectomy for Gaucher disease: histological features. Blood Cells Mol Dis 1998; 24:309-16. [PMID: 10087989 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1998.0198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Partial splenectomy for Gaucher disease is often followed by reenlargement of the splenic remnant. It remains unclear if this process is due to tissue regeneration or to continued deposition of glucocerebroside in the reticuloendothelial system or both. We compared the splenic architecture before and after reenlargement in three cases of failed repeated partial splenectomy after two, six and five years. Using the number of lymphoid follicles per hundred low power fields (LF/LPF) as an arbitrary index, we found that prior to the first operation 18, 20 and 27 lymphoid follicles were present per one hundred low power fields, while at the second operation, the corresponding rates were 11, 15 and 17; in control spleens, an average of 712.5 lymphoid follicles were present in one hundred low power fields. The difference in the LF/LPF ratio before and after reenlargement, led us to speculate that splenic re-enlargement in Gaucher disease is mainly the result of the continued deposition of the glucocerebroside in the reticuloendothelial system of the splenic remnant, though some degree of true regeneration as well cannot be completely ruled out. These findings are compared with animal studies and results for partial splenectomy on humans, performed for trauma. Further studies in patients with Gaucher disease are warranted to better define the underlying mechanism of splenic reenlargement.
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- E Freud
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva.
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