Atrophy of compartments of rat lymph nodes related to an entry of lethally altered lymphocytes |
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Authors: | G Sainte-Marie F S Peng |
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Institution: | (1) Départment d'Anatomie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada;(2) Département d'Anatomie, Université de Montréal, Succ. A, C.P. 6128, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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Abstract: | Summary This paper reports the occurrence of an accumulation of lethally altered lymphocytes in the subcapsular sinus of a compartment or compartments of some lymph nodes, an unusual feature best developed in nodes of the mesenteric site in aging athymic animals. Many of these cells are rod-like. In other compartments, similar lymphocytes occurred at various depths in the nodal parenchyma. This was accompanied by the disappearance of a compartment's populations of normal lymphoid cells. The observations reveal that lymphocytes, altered in a tissue, may reach the subcapsular sinus of the draining node compartment and migrate into its parenchyma which then undergoes atrophy. The likely involvement of mast cells is discussed.This work was funded by the Medical Research Council of Canada. |
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Keywords: | Alteration of lymphocytes Mast cells Weakening of immune system Aging Atrophy Lymph node Athymic animal Rat (Sprague-Dawley) |
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