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Small Numbers of CD4+ T Cells Can Induce Development of Lymphedema.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:CD4 T cells have been implicated in the pathology of lymphedema. Interestingly, however, there have been case reports of lymphedema development in patients with low levels of CD4 T cells because of immunosuppression. In this study, the authors sought to delineate the effect of relative CD4 T-cell deficiency on the development of lymphedema in a mouse model. METHODS:A mouse model of relative CD4 T-cell deficiency was created through lethal total body irradiation of wild-type mice that then underwent bone marrow transplantation with progenitors harvested from CD4 knockout mice (wild-type/CD4 knockout). Irradiated CD4 knockout mice reconstituted with wild-type mouse-derived progenitors (CD4 knockout/wild-type), and unirradiated CD4 knockout and wild-type mice were used as controls. All mice underwent tail skin and lymphatic excision to induce lymphedema, and analysis was performed 6 weeks later. RESULTS:Wild-type/CD4 knockout chimeras were not protected from developing lymphedema. Despite a global deficit in CD4 T cells, these mice had swelling, fibrosis, inflammation, and impaired lymphatic transport function indistinguishable from that in wild-type and CD4 knockout/wild-type mice. In contrast, unirradiated CD4 knockout mice had no features of lymphedema after lymphatic injury. CONCLUSIONS:Relatively small numbers of bone marrow and peripheral CD4 T cells are sufficient to induce the development of lymphedema. These findings suggest that lymphatic injury results in expansion of CD4 T-cell populations in lymphedematous tissues.

SUBMITTER: Ly CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Small Numbers of CD4+ T Cells Can Induce Development of Lymphedema.

Ly Catherine L CL   Cuzzone Daniel A DA   Kataru Raghu P RP   Mehrara Babak J BJ  

Plastic and reconstructive surgery 20190301 3


<h4>Background</h4>CD4 T cells have been implicated in the pathology of lymphedema. Interestingly, however, there have been case reports of lymphedema development in patients with low levels of CD4 T cells because of immunosuppression. In this study, the authors sought to delineate the effect of relative CD4 T-cell deficiency on the development of lymphedema in a mouse model.<h4>Methods</h4>A mouse model of relative CD4 T-cell deficiency was created through lethal total body irradiation of wild-  ...[more]

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