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The Characterization of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes, Lamina Propria Leukocytes, and Isolated Lymphoid Follicles in the Large Intestine of Mice Infected with the Intestinal Nematode Parasite Trichuris muris¹

Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Despite a growing understanding of the role of cytokines in immunity to the parasitic helminth Trichuris muris, the local effector mechanism culminating in the expulsion of worms from the large intestine is not known. We used flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry to characterize the phenotype of large intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) and lamina propria leukocytes (LPL) from resistant and susceptible strains of mouse infected with T. muris. Leukocytes accumulated in the epithelium and lamina propria after infection, revealing marked differences between the different strains of mouse. In resistant mice, which mount a Th2 response, the number of infiltrating CD4⁺, CD8⁺, B220⁺, and F4/80⁺ IEL and LPL was generally highest around the time of worm expulsion from the gut, at which point the inflammation was dominated by CD4⁺ IEL and F4/80⁺ LPL. In contrast, in susceptible mice, which mount a Th1 response, the number of IEL and LPL increased more gradually and was highest after a chronic infection had developed. At this point, CD8⁺ IEL and F4/80⁺ LPL were predominant. Therefore, this study reveals the local immune responses underlying the expulsion of worms or the persistence of a chronic infection in resistant and susceptible strains of mouse, respectively. In addition, for the first time, we illustrate isolated lymphoid follicles in the large intestine, consisting of B cells interspersed with CD4⁺ T cells and having a central zone of rapidly proliferating cells. Furthermore, we demonstrate the organogenesis of these structures in response to T. muris infection.

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