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  • Title: Characterization of cells expressing lymphatic marker LYVE-1 in macaque large intestine during simian immunodeficiency virus infection identifies a large population of nonvascular LYVE-1(+)/DC-SIGN(+) cells.
    Author: Choi YK, Fallert Junecko BA, Klamar CR, Reinhart TA.
    Journal: Lymphat Res Biol; 2013 Mar; 11(1):26-34. PubMed ID: 23531182.
    Abstract:
    Abstract LYVE-1 is a marker expressed by lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) that line the lymphatic endothelium. Through studies designed to examine potential changes in expression of LYVE-1 in cynomolgus macaque colon tissues during the course of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection, we discovered that LYVE-1 was expressed by heterogenous populations of cells. As revealed by in situ hybridization (ISH), LYVE-1 mRNA levels in colon were decreased in macaques with AIDS compared with acutely infected or uninfected macaques. In the submucosal layer of the colon, approximately half of the LYVE-1-expressing cells co-expressed the dendritic cell (DC) marker, DC-SIGN/CD209, and this percentage did not change appreciably during infection. Subsets of cells expressing LYVE-1 also co-expressed macrophage markers, such as CD68 and the macrophage mannose receptor (MMR)/CD206, in both the colon and lymph nodes. LECs, DCs, and macrophages that co-expressed LYVE-1 were observed in colon and lymph node from uninfected, healthy animals as well as in tissues with SIV-driven inflammation. These findings provide further definition of the phenotypic overlap between LECs and antigen presenting cells, reveal the heterogeneity within the population of cells expressing the lymphatic marker LYVE-1, and show that SIV modulates this population of cells in a mucosal surface across which the virus is acquired.
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