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Lymphoid tissue inducer cells (LTi) play an important role in the development of lymphoid tissue in embryos. Adult CD4(+)CD3(-) LTi-like cells present a similar phenotype and gene expression to their embryonic counterpart and have important roles in CD4(+) T-cell memory and lymphoid tissue recovery following viral infection. However, adult LTi-like cells are heterogeneous populations and the factors that regulate their survival and accumulation within secondary lymphoid organs remain unclear, in particular whether the T-zone stroma is involved. Here we report the identification and characterization of a distinct subset of podoplanin(+) murine splenic stromal cells that support adult LTi-like cell survival. We have identified and isolated CD45(-)podoplanin(+) stromal cell populations which have a similar but distinct phenotype to T-zone reticular cells in LN. CD45(-)podoplanin(+) fibroblast-like cells mediate LTi-like cell survival in vitro; surprisingly this was not dependent upon IL-7 as revealed through blocking Ab experiments and studies using LTi-like cells unable to respond to gamma chain cytokines. Our findings show that adult LTi-like cells require extrinsic signals from podoplanin(+) splenic stromal cells to survive and suggest that IL-7 is not necessary to mediate their survival in the adult spleen.

Original publication

DOI

10.1002/eji.200939776

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur j immunol

Publication Date

02/2010

Volume

40

Pages

359 - 365

Keywords

Animals, Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured, Female, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Interleukin-7, Leukocyte Common Antigens, Lymphoid Tissue, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Transgenic, Receptors, Interleukin-7, Spleen, Stromal Cells, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, Time Factors