A distinct role for apoptosis in the changes in lymphopoiesis and myelopoiesis created by deficiencies in zinc1
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 15 (14), 2572-2578
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0430rev
Abstract
Reduced numbers of lymphocytes in the peripheral immune system appeared to be a significant cause of the loss in host defense capacity in humans and animals that are zinc deficient (ZD). A series of studies verified that ZD substantially reduced the lymphocyte compartment of both the marrow and thymus in young adult mice, with large losses noted among the pre-B and pre-T cells. Suboptimal nutriture along with chronic production of glucocorticoids generated during ZD had accelerated apoptosis among these precursor lymphocytes two- to threefold. Thus, the primary cause of the lymphopenia created by ZD was reduced production of lymphocytes and heightened cell death among precursor cells. The data will also show that myelopoiesis in the marrow was protected and enhanced numbers of myeloid progenitor cells were found in S and G2/M. Thus, as zinc became limiting the second line of defense appeared to be down-regulated via reduction of lymphopoiesis while cells of the myeloid lineage were protected to maintain the first line of defense that provides innate immunity. This may represent an important adaptation of the immune system to suboptimal nutriture that deserves further exploration.—Fraker, P. J., King, L. E. A distinct role for apoptosis in the changes in lymphopoiesis and myelopoiesis created by deficiencies in zinc.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (DK 52289-23)
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