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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Hematology

    Background:

    • Human bone marrow is known to harbor bursa-dependent lymphocytes.
    • The existence of thymus-dependent (T) cells within bone marrow has been a subject of debate.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate and confirm the presence of T lymphocytes in human bone marrow.
    • To characterize the functional properties of bone marrow T cells.

    Main Methods:

    • Density centrifugation was used to fractionate bone marrow cells from healthy volunteers.
    • Lymphocyte-enriched subpopulations were analyzed for T cell markers (rosette formation with sheep RBC) and responsiveness to mitogens (phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A).
    • Mixed lymphocyte culture was employed to assess reactivity to alloantigens.

    Main Results:

    • A lymphocyte-enriched fraction demonstrated reactivity to alloantigens and contained a substantial number of T lymphocytes.
    • Bone marrow T cells exhibited distinct functional characteristics compared to peripheral blood T cells.
    • The presence of committed granulopoietic stem cells was also noted in the lymphocyte-enriched fraction.

    Conclusions:

    • This study confirms the presence of thymus-dependent (T) lymphocytes in human bone marrow.
    • Bone marrow T cells may represent a distinct subpopulation with unique functional attributes.
    • The findings support the role of bone marrow T cells in graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplantation.