scholarly journals Chemokine Requirements for B Cell Entry to Lymph Nodes and Peyer's Patches

2002 ◽  
Vol 196 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaharu Okada ◽  
Vu N. Ngo ◽  
Eric H. Ekland ◽  
Reinhold Förster ◽  
Martin Lipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Chemokine Receptor ◽  
Cell Entry ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
High Endothelial Venules ◽  
Cell Homing ◽  
T Cell Homing

B cell entry to lymph nodes and Peyer's patches depends on chemokine receptor signaling, but the principal chemokine involved has not been defined. Here we show that the homing of CXCR4−/− B cells is suppressed in CCL19 (ELC)- and CCL21 (SLC)-deficient paucity of lymph node T cells mice, but not in wild-type mice. We also find that CXCR4 can contribute to T cell homing. Using intravital microscopy, we find that B cell adhesion to high endothelial venules (HEVs) is disrupted when CCR7 and CXCR4 are predesensitized. In Peyer's patches, B cell entry is dependent on CXCR5 in addition to CCR7/CXCR4. CXCL12 (SDF1) is displayed broadly on HEVs, whereas CXCL13 (BLC) is found selectively on Peyer's patch follicular HEVs. These findings establish the principal chemokine and chemokine receptor requirements for B cell entry to lymph nodes and Peyer's patches.

scholarly journals CXCR4 promotes B cell egress from Peyer’s patches

2013 ◽  
Vol 210 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy H. Schmidt ◽  
Oliver Bannard ◽  
Elizabeth E. Gray ◽  
Jason G. Cyster
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Lymphoid Tissues ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Lymphatic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Cell Passage ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Mixed Chimeras

Peyer’s patches (PPs) play a central role in supporting B cell responses against intestinal antigens, yet the factors controlling B cell passage through these mucosal lymphoid tissues are incompletely understood. We report that, in mixed chimeras, CXCR4-deficient B cells accumulate in PPs compared with their representation in other lymphoid tissues. CXCR4-deficient B cells egress from PPs more slowly than wild-type cells, whereas CXCR5-deficient cells egress more rapidly. The CXCR4 ligand, CXCL12, is expressed by cells adjacent to lymphatic endothelial cells in a zone that abuts but minimally overlaps with the CXCL13+ follicle. CXCR4-deficient B cells show reduced localization to these CXCL12+ perilymphatic zones, whereas CXCR5-deficient B cells preferentially localize in these regions. By photoconverting KikGR-expressing cells within surgically exposed PPs, we provide evidence that naive B cells transit PPs with an approximate residency half-life of 10 h. When CXCR4 is lacking, KikGR+ B cells show a delay in PP egress. In summary, we identify a CXCL12hi perilymphatic zone in PPs that plays a role in overcoming CXCL13-mediated retention to promote B cell egress from these gut-associated lymphoid tissues.

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