B cells are required for the induction of intestinal inflammatory lesions in TCRalpha-deficient mice persistently infected with Cryptosporidium parvum |
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Authors: | Waters W R Palmer M V Wannemuehler M J Sacco R E Harp J A |
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Institution: | Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-1240, USA. |
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Abstract: | Mice with targeted disruptions in the T-cell receptor alpha gene (TCRalpha-/-) spontaneously develop inflammatory intestinal lesions with extensive B-cell lamina propria infiltrates. Cryptosporidium parvum infection accelerates intestinal lesion formation in TCRalpha-/- mice. In the present study, TCRalpha-/- mice were crossed with JH-/- (B-cell-deficient) mice and challenged with C. parvum to determine if B cells are required for intestinal lesion development. TCRalpha-/- x JH-/- mice challenged with C. parvum, either as neonates or adults, became persistently infected, whereas TCRalpha-/+ x JH-/+ heterozygote control mice cleared the parasite. Cryptosporidium parvum colonization of TCRalpha-/- x JH-/- mice was heaviest in the distal ileum, with fewer parasites detected in the cecum and distal colon. Despite persistent infection, TCRalpha-/- x JH-/- mice did not develop inflammatory or hyperplastic intestinal lesions as detected in C. parvum-infected TCRalpha-/- mice. These findings demonstrate that B cells are a necessary component for the development of inflammatory intestinal lesions of C. parvum-infected TCRalpha-/- mice. |
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