Peritoneal Cavity Is Dominated by IFNγ-Secreting CXCR3 Th1 Cells.
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2011
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The chemokine receptor CXCR3, which was shown to take part in many inflammatory processes, is considered as a Th1 specific marker. Here, we show in a mouse model that CXCR3 expressing CD4(+) cells preferentially migrate to the peritoneal cavity under steady-state conditions. The peritoneal cavity milieu leads to an up-regulated expression of CXCR3. However, blocking of known ligands of this chemokine receptor did not alter the preferential migration. The peritoneal cavity environment also results in an increased percentage of memory cells producing cytokines. Up-regulation of IFNγ production occurs mostly in CXCR3(+) cells considered as Th1, whereas the up-regulation of IL-4 affects mostly in CXCR3(-) cells which are considered as Th2. We conclude that the peritoneal cavity does not change the Th-lineage of the cells, but that domination of this anatomic niche by Th1 cells rather results from preferential migration to this compartment.Citation
Peritoneal Cavity Is Dominated by IFNγ-Secreting CXCR3 Th1 Cells. 2011, 6 (7):e18032 PLoS ONEAffiliation
Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.Journal
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21789162Type
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0018032
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