Spleen-dependent turnover of CD11b peripheral blood B lymphocytes in bovine leukemia virus-infected sheep.

A.-F. Florins, N. Gillet, B. Asquith, Christophe DEBACQ, Grégori Jean, I. Schwartz-Cornil, M. Bonneau, Arsène Burny, M. Reichert, R Kettmann, L. Willems

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[en] Lymphocyte homeostasis is determined by a critical balance between cell proliferation and death, an equilibrium which is deregulated in bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-infected sheep. We have previously shown that an excess of proliferation occurs in lymphoid tissues and that the peripheral blood population is prone to increased cell death. To further understand the mechanisms involved, we evaluated the physiological role of the spleen in this accelerated turnover. To this end, B lymphocytes were labeled in vivo using a fluorescent marker (carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester), and the cell kinetic parameters (proliferation and death rates) of animals before and after splenectomy were compared. We show that the enhanced cell death observed in BLV-infected sheep is abrogated after splenectomy, revealing a key role of the spleen in B-lymphocyte dynamics.
langue originaleAnglais
journalJournal of Virology
Volume80
Numéro de publication24
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Etat de la publicationPublié - 2006
Modification externeOui

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