Homing of Fluorescence-labeled α6A+/+ and α6A−/− Lymphocytes to Spleen, Peripheral Lymph Nodes, and Mesenteric Lymph Nodes
. | . | 2 h . | . | 20 h . | ||||
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Cells . | . | Spleen . | . | Peripheral lymph nodes . | . | Mesenteric lymph nodes . | . | Peripheral and mesenteric lymph nodes . |
α6A+/+ | 3.66 ± 0.69 | 1.18 ± 0.12 | 0.97 ± 0.29 | 2.26 | ||||
α6A−/− | 3.85 ± 0.76 | 1.21 ± 0.45 | 0.74 ± 0.17 | 2.48 |
. | . | 2 h . | . | 20 h . | ||||
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Cells . | . | Spleen . | . | Peripheral lymph nodes . | . | Mesenteric lymph nodes . | . | Peripheral and mesenteric lymph nodes . |
α6A+/+ | 3.66 ± 0.69 | 1.18 ± 0.12 | 0.97 ± 0.29 | 2.26 | ||||
α6A−/− | 3.85 ± 0.76 | 1.21 ± 0.45 | 0.74 ± 0.17 | 2.48 |
Cells were isolated from the peripheral and mesenteric lymph nodes of α6A+/+ and α6A−/− mice and labeled with either PKH2 or PKH26 as described in Materials and Methods. 3 × 107 α6A+/+ and α6A−/− cells were injected into wild-type recipient mice. After 2 or 20 h, cell suspensions were isolated from the spleen, peripheral lymph nodes, and mesenteric lymph nodes of the recipient mice and subjected to FACS® analysis to determine the percentage of α6A−/− versus α6A+/+ cells in each suspension. Values after 2 h homing are the means ± SEM obtained from a total of six recipient mice in two independent experiments. Mean for two mice are indicated after 20 h homing.