lymphoid tissue inducer cells

abbr. Lti cells. These cells seed the developing lymph node and Peyer's patches during fetal develpment and initiate the formation of both types of lymphoid organs (Ivanov et al, 2006; Finke, 2005; Blum and Pabst, 2006). The cells can be considered a subpopulation of innate lymphoid cells. For nomenclature see also: Spits et al (2013).

A similar population of cells, termed lymphoid tissue inducer-like cells (abbr. LTi-like cells), supports the formation of organized gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in the adult intestine. These cells are most likely identical with a cell type referred to as CP cells [ ... ... ... ... ... Subscribe to continue reading! ... ...