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Analysis by in Situ Hybridization of Cytokine Mrna Expression in the Murine Developing Thymus
Deman, J.; Humblet, Chantal; Martin, M. T. et al.
1994In International Immunology, 6 (10), p. 1613-9
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Keywords :
in situ hybridization; IL-1; IL-2; IL-4; IL-6; mouse; ontogeny; thymus; tumor necrosis factor; IFN-gamma
Abstract :
[en] We have used in situ hybridization to investigate the expression of IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 and IFN-gamma genes by thymic cells during fetal development in mice. Two waves of mRNAs were detected in thymic cells for IL-1 at days 16 and 19 of gestation, for IL-2 at days 14 and 18, and for IL-4 at days 14 and 16. Three peaks for IL-6 were observed at days 13, 17 and around birth. Finally, only one peak of cells positive for IFN-gamma was detected. Whereas cells positive for IL-1 were generally grouped and more often localized in the external area of the thymus, the other positive cells were isolated and evenly distributed in the thymus. Our results illustrated the presence of cytokine transcripts in the developing thymus following a developmentally controlled sequence and support the hypothesis that cytokines could play a role in T cell development.
Disciplines :
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Deman, J.
Humblet, Chantal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie - Cytologie
Martin, M. T.
Boniver, Jacques ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Defresne, Marie-Paule ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie - Cytologie
Language :
English
Title :
Analysis by in Situ Hybridization of Cytokine Mrna Expression in the Murine Developing Thymus
Publication date :
October 1994
Journal title :
International Immunology
ISSN :
0953-8178
eISSN :
1460-2377
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
6
Issue :
10
Pages :
1613-9
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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