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Ait-Oufella H, Sage AP, Mallat Z, Tedgui A. Adaptive (T and B cells) immunity and control by dendritic cells in atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2014; 114:1640-60. [PMID: 24812352 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.302761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chronic inflammation in response to lipoprotein accumulation in the arterial wall is central in the development of atherosclerosis. Both innate and adaptive immunity are involved in this process. Adaptive immune responses develop against an array of potential antigens presented to effector T lymphocytes by antigen-presenting cells, especially dendritic cells. Functional analysis of the role of different T-cell subsets identified the Th1 responses as proatherogenic, whereas regulatory T-cell responses exert antiatherogenic activities. The effect of Th2 and Th17 responses is still debated. Atherosclerosis is also associated with B-cell activation. Recent evidence established that conventional B-2 cells promote atherosclerosis. In contrast, innate B-1 B cells offer protection through secretion of natural IgM antibodies. This review discusses the recent development in our understanding of the role of T- and B-cell subsets in atherosclerosis and addresses the role of dendritic cell subpopulations in the control of adaptive immunity.
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- Hafid Ait-Oufella
- From INSERM UMR-S 970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France (H.A.-O., Z.M., A.T.); Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France (H.A.-O.); and Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.P.S., Z.M.)
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The effect of glycosylation of antigens on the antibody responses against Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae). Parasitology 2014; 141:1333-40. [PMID: 24828858 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182014000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the present study, we analyse the effect of glycosylation in Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) antigens in antibody responses against the parasite in experimentally infected mice. It has been previously demonstrated that the mouse is a host of high compatibility with E. caproni and develops elevated responses of IgG, IgG1, IgG3 and IgM as a consequence of the infection, though the role of glycans in these responses remains unknown. To this purpose, the responses generated in mice against non-treated excretory/secretory antigens of E. caproni were compared with those observed after N-deglycosylation, O-deglycosylation and double deglycosylation of the antigens by indirect ELISA and western blot. Our results suggest that E. caproni-expressed glycans play a major role in the modulation of the immune responses. The results obtained indicate that IgG subclass responses generated in mice against E. caproni are essentially due to glycoproteins and may affect the Th1/Th2 biasing. The reactivity significantly decreased after any of the deglycosylation treatments and the N-glycans appears to be of greater importance than O-glycans. Interestingly, the IgM response increased after N-deglycosylation suggesting that carbohydrates may mask peptide antigens.
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UV photodegradation of murine growth hormone: chemical analysis and immunogenicity consequences. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2014; 87:395-402. [PMID: 24758742 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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During manufacturing, therapeutic proteins may be exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Such exposure is of concern because UV radiation may cause photooxidative damage to proteins, which in turn could lead to physical changes such as aggregation and enhanced immunogenicity. We exposed murine growth hormone (mGH) to controlled doses of UV radiation, and examined the resulting chemical, physical and immunogenic changes in the protein. mGH chemical structure was analyzed by mass spectrometry after UV irradiation. Photooxidation products detected by mass spectrometry included methionine sulfoxide formed at Met[127] and Met[149] residues, and, tentatively assigned by MS/MS analysis, ether cross-links between original Ser[78] and Cys[188], and Cys[206] and Ser[213], and a thioether cross-link between Cys[17] and Cys[78] residues, transformation of Cys[189] into Ala, and various hydrolytic fragments. Physical damage to UV-irradiated mGH was monitored by infrared spectrometry, chromatographic analyses, and particle counting by micro-flow imaging. UV radiation caused mGH to aggregate, forming insoluble microparticles containing mGH with non-native secondary structure. When administered subcutaneously to Balb/c or Nude Balb/c mice, UV-irradiated mGH provoked antibodies that cross-reacted with unmodified mGH in a fashion consistent with a T-cell dependent immune response. In wildtype Balb/c mice, titers for anti-mGH IgG1 antibodies increased with increasing UV radiation doses.
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Shomali M, Freitag A, Engert J, Siedler M, Kaymakcalan Z, Winter G, Carpenter JF, Randolph TW. Antibody Responses in Mice to Particles Formed from Adsorption of a Murine Monoclonal Antibody onto Glass Microparticles. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:78-89. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Christie M, Torres RM, Kedl RM, Randolph TW, Carpenter JF. Recombinant murine growth hormone particles are more immunogenic with intravenous than subcutaneous administration. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:128-39. [PMID: 25133276 PMCID: PMC4137484 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Evaluation and mitigation of the risk of immunogenicity to protein aggregates and particles in therapeutic protein products remains a primary concern for drug developers and regulatory agencies. To investigate how the presence of protein particles and the route of administration influence the immunogenicity of a model therapeutic protein, we measured the immune response in mice to injections of formulations of recombinant murine growth hormone (rmGH) that contained controlled levels of protein particles. Mice were injected twice over 6 weeks with rmGH formulations via the subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, or intravenous (i.v.) routes. In addition to soluble, monomeric rmGH, the samples prepared contained either nanoparticles of rmGH or both nano- and microparticles of rmGH.The appearance of anti-rmGH IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b, IgG2c, and IgG3 titers following the second injection of both preparations implies that multiple mechanisms contributed to the immune response. No dependence of the immune response on particle size and distribution was observed. The immune response measured after the second injection was most pronounced when i.v. administration was used. Despite producing high anti-rmGH titers mice appeared to retain the ability to properly regulate and use endogenous growth hormone.
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- Merry Christie
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Dever, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045.
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Lebel MÈ, Daudelin JF, Chartrand K, Tarrab E, Kalinke U, Savard P, Labrecque N, Leclerc D, Lamarre A. Nanoparticle Adjuvant Sensing by TLR7 Enhances CD8+ T Cell–Mediated Protection from Listeria Monocytogenes Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 192:1071-8. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Miyasaka T, Akahori Y, Toyama M, Miyamura N, Ishii K, Saijo S, Iwakura Y, Kinjo Y, Miyazaki Y, Oishi K, Kawakami K. Dectin-2-dependent NKT cell activation and serotype-specific antibody production in mice immunized with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78611. [PMID: 24205278 PMCID: PMC3808275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Although thymus-independent type 2 antigens generally do not undergo Ig class switching from IgM to IgG, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) induces the production of serotype-specific IgG. How this happens remains unclear, however. In the present study, PPV immunization induced production of IgG as well as IgM specific for a serotype 3-pneumococcal polysaccharide in the sera of wild-type (WT) mice, but this phenomenon was significantly reduced in Dectin-2 knockout (KO) mice. Immunization with PPV caused IL-12p40 production in WT mice, but this response was significantly reduced in Dectin-2KO mice. Likewise, immunization with PPV activated natural killer T (NKT) cells in WT mice but not in Dectin-2KO mice. Furthermore, administration of α-galactosylceramide, recombinant (r)IL-12 or rIFN-γ improved the reduced IgG levels in Dectin-2KO mice, and treatment with neutralizing anti-IFN-γ mAb resulted in the reduction of IgG synthesis in PPV-immunized WT mice. Transfer of spleen cells from PPV-immunized WT mice conferred protection against pneumococcal infection on recipient mice, whereas this effect was cancelled when the transferred spleen cells were harvested from PPV-immunized Dectin-2KO mice. These results suggest that the detection of PPV antigens via Dectin-2 triggers IL-12 production, which induces IFN-γ synthesis by NKT cells and subsequently the production of serotype-specific IgG.
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- Tomomitsu Miyasaka
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Izgi K, Altuntas CZ, Bicer F, Ozer A, Sakalar C, Li X, Tuohy VK, Daneshgari F. Uroplakin peptide-specific autoimmunity initiates interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72067. [PMID: 23977210 PMCID: PMC3745386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The pathophysiology of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is enigmatic. Autoimmunity and impaired urothelium might lead the underlying pathology. A major shortcoming in IC/PBS research has been the lack of an appropriate animal model. In this study, we show that the bladder specific uroplakin 3A-derived immunogenic peptide UPK3A 65–84, which contains the binding motif for IAd MHC class II molecules expressed in BALB/c mice, is capable of inducing experimental autoimmune cystitis in female mice of that strain. A highly antigen-specific recall proliferative response of lymph node cells to UPK3A 65–84 was observed, characterized by selectively activated CD4+ T cells with a proinflammatory Th1-like phenotype, including enhanced production of interferon γ and interleukin-2. T cell infiltration of the bladder and bladder-specific increased gene expression of inflammatory cytokines were observed. Either active immunization with UPK3A 65–84 or adoptive transfer of peptide-activated CD4+ T cells induced all of the predominant IC/PBS phenotypic characteristics, including increased micturition frequency, decreased urine output per micturition, and increased pelvic pain responses to stimulation with von Frey filaments. Our study demonstrates the creation of a more specific experimental autoimmune cystitis model that is the first inducible model for IC/PBS that manifests all of the major symptoms of this debilitating condition.
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- Kenan Izgi
- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland,, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland,, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Yin Z, Comellas-Aragones M, Chowdhury S, Bentley P, Kaczanowska K, BenMohamed L, Gildersleeve JC, Finn MG, Huang X. Boosting immunity to small tumor-associated carbohydrates with bacteriophage qβ capsids. ACS Chem Biol 2013; 8:1253-62. [PMID: 23505965 DOI: 10.1021/cb400060x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The development of an effective immunotherapy is an attractive strategy toward cancer treatment. Tumor associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) are overexpressed on a variety of cancer cell surfaces, which present tempting targets for anticancer vaccine development. However, such carbohydrates are often poorly immunogenic. To overcome this challenge, we show here that the display of a very weak TACA, the monomeric Tn antigen, on bacteriophage Qβ virus-like particles elicits powerful humoral responses to the carbohydrate. The effects of adjuvants, antigen display pattern, and vaccine dose on the strength and subclasses of antibody responses were established. The local density of antigen rather than the total amount of antigen administered was found to be crucial for induction of high Tn-specific IgG titers. The ability to display antigens in an organized and high density manner is a key advantage of virus-like particles such as Qβ as vaccine carriers. Glycan microarray analysis showed that the antibodies generated were highly selective toward Tn antigens. Furthermore, Qβ elicited much higher levels of IgG antibodies than other types of virus-like particles, and the IgG antibodies produced reacted strongly with the native Tn antigens on human leukemia cells. Thus, Qβ presents a highly attractive platform for the development of carbohydrate-based anticancer vaccines.
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- Zhaojun Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry
Building, Room 426, 578 South Shaw Lane, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La
Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Center
for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute—Frederick, 376 Boyles Street, Building 376, Room 208, Frederick, Maryland
21702, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry
Building, Room 426, 578 South Shaw Lane, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La
Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Cellular
and Molecular Immunology
Laboratory, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, 843 Health Sciences
Road, Building 843, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Center
for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute—Frederick, 376 Boyles Street, Building 376, Room 208, Frederick, Maryland
21702, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La
Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry
Building, Room 426, 578 South Shaw Lane, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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A possible relationship of natural killer T cells with humoral immune response to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in clinical settings. Vaccine 2012; 30:3304-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Revised: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mannoor K, Matejuk A, Xu Y, Beardall M, Chen C. Expression of Natural Autoantibodies in MRL-lpr Mice Protects from Lupus Nephritis and Improves Survival. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:3628-38. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Correlation of group C meningococcal conjugate vaccine response with B- and T-lymphocyte activity. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31160. [PMID: 22347446 PMCID: PMC3275607 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite the success of conjugate vaccination against meningococcal group C (MenC) disease, post-vaccination, some individuals still exhibit rapid waning of initially protective bactericidal antibody levels. The mechanism of this relative loss of humoral protection remains undetermined. In this report we have investigated the relationship between T- and B-cell activation and co-stimulation and the loss of protective antibody titers. We have found that healthy volunteers who lose protective MenC antibody levels one year after receipt of glycoconjugate vaccine exhibit no detectable cellular defect in polyclonal B- or T-cell activation, proliferation or the B-memory pool. This suggests that the processes underlying the more rapid loss of antibody levels are independent of defects in either initial T- or B-cell activation.
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Greenspan NS, Lu MA, Shipley JW, Ding X, Li Q, Sultana D, Kollaros M, Schreiber JR, Fu P, Putterman C, Emancipator SN. IgG3 deficiency extends lifespan and attenuates progression of glomerulonephritis in MRL/lpr mice. Biol Direct 2012; 7:3. [PMID: 22248284 PMCID: PMC3293080 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-7-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Antibodies of the IgG3 subclass have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the spontaneous glomerulonephritis observed in mice of the MRL/MpJ-Tnfrsf6lpr (MRL/lpr) inbred strain which have been widely studied as a model of systemic lupus erythematosus We have produced IgG3-deficient (-/-) mice with the MRL/lpr genetic background to determine whether IgG3 antibodies are necessary for or at least contributory to MRL/lpr-associated nephritis. Results The gamma3 genotype (+/+ vs. +/- vs. -/-) did not appear to significantly affect serum titers of IgG auto-antibodies specific for double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) or α-actinin. However, while substantial serum titers of IgG3 auto-antibodies specific for double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) or α-actinin were seen in gamma3 +/+ mice, somewhat lower serum titers of these IgG3 auto-antibodies were found in gamma3 +/- mice, and gamma3 -/- mice exhibited baseline concentrations of these auto-antibodies. Analysis of immunoglobulins eluted from snap-frozen kidneys obtained from mice of all three gamma3 genotypes at ~18 weeks of age revealed much higher quantities of IgG in the kidneys from gamma3 +/+ than gamma3 -/- mice, and most IgG eluted from +/+ mice was IgG3. The serum creatinine levels in gamma3 +/+ mice substantially exceeded those of age-matched gamma3 -/- mice after ~21 weeks of age. Histopathological examination of kidneys from mice sacrificed at pre-determined ages also revealed more extensive glomerulosclerosis in gamma3 +/+ or +/- mice than in -/- mice beginning at 21 weeks of age. Survival analysis for IgG3-deficient and IgG3-producing MRL/lpr mice revealed that gamma3 -/- mice lived significantly longer (p = 0.0006) than either gamma3 +/- or +/+ mice. Spontaneous death appeared to be due to irreversible renal failure, because > 85% of glomeruli in kidneys from mice that died spontaneously were obliterated by glomerulosclerosis. Conclusions The available evidence suggests that IgG3 deficiency partially protects MRL/lpr mice against glomerulonephritis-associated morbidity and mortality by slowing or arresting the progression to glomerulosclerosis. Reviewers This article was reviewed by Pushpa Pandiyan, Irun Cohen, and Etienne Joly.
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- Neil S Greenspan
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4943, USA.
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Maseda D, Smith SH, DiLillo DJ, Bryant JM, Candando KM, Weaver CT, Tedder TF. Regulatory B10 cells differentiate into antibody-secreting cells after transient IL-10 production in vivo. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 188:1036-48. [PMID: 22198952 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Regulatory B cells that are functionally defined by their capacity to express IL-10 (B10 cells) downregulate inflammation and autoimmunity. In studies using well-defined IL-10 reporter mice, this rare B10 cell subset was also found to maintain a capacity for plasma cell differentiation. During a transient period of il10 transcription, the blimp1 and irf4 transcription factors were induced in B10 cells, whereas pax5 and bcl6 were downregulated as a significant fraction of B10 cells completed the genetic and phenotypic program leading to Ab-secreting cell differentiation in vitro and in vivo. B10 cell-derived IgM reacted with both self- and foreign Ags, whereas B10 cells generated Ag-specific IgG in response to immunizations. Moreover, B10 cells represented a significant source of serum IgM and IgG during adoptive-transfer experiments and produced Ag-specific, polyreactive and autoreactive Ab specificities that were consistent with their expression of a diverse AgR repertoire. Thereby, B10 cells limit inflammation and immune responses by the transient production of IL-10, and may facilitate clearance of their eliciting Ags through an inherent capacity to quickly generate polyreactive and/or Ag-specific Abs during humoral immune responses.
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- Damian Maseda
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Protein kinase R is a novel mediator of CD40 signaling and plays a critical role in modulating immunoglobulin expression during respiratory syncytial virus infection. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2011; 18:2060-6. [PMID: 21994357 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.05476-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Effective immunoglobulin responses play a vital role in protection against most pathogens. However, the molecular mediators and mechanisms responsible for signaling and selective expression of immunoglobulin types remain to be elucidated. Previous studies in our laboratory have demonstrated that protein kinase R (PKR) plays a crucial role in IgE responses to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in vitro. In this study, we show that PKR plays a critical role in IgG expression both in vivo and in vitro. PKR(-/-) mice show significantly altered serum IgG levels during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. IgG2a expression is particularly sensitive to a lack of PKR and is below the detection level in mock- or RSV-infected PKR(-/-) mice. Interestingly, we show that upon activation by anti-CD40 and gamma interferon (IFN-γ), B cells from PKR(-/-) mice show diminished major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II), CD80, and CD86 levels on the cell surface compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Our data also show that PKR is necessary for optimal expression of adhesion molecules, such as CD11a and ICAM-1, that are necessary for homotypic aggregation of B cells. Furthermore, in this report we demonstrate for the first time that upon CD40 ligation, PKR is rapidly phosphorylated and activated, indicating that PKR is an early and novel downstream mediator of CD40 signaling pathways.
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Darton TC, Wing JB, Lees A, Heath AW, Read RC. Adult survivors of invasive pneumococcal disease exhibit defective B cell function. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:1133-6. [PMID: 21467018 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Adults who have recovered from an episode of invasive pneumococcal disease demonstrate defective B cell activation in response to αδ-dex, a polyclonal polysaccharide mimic, compared with matched control subjects. The defect is not overcome by CD4(+) T cell assistance and may explain the relatively poor response to pneumococcal vaccination in survivors of invasive pneumococcal disease.
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- Tom C Darton
- Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
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Fradkin AH, Carpenter JF, Randolph TW. Glass particles as an adjuvant: a model for adverse immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins. J Pharm Sci 2011; 100:4953-64. [PMID: 21721003 DOI: 10.1002/jps.22683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Unwanted immune responses to parenterally administered therapeutic proteins pose serious safety and economic risks, but the mechanism(s) by which these responses are generated are unknown. We measured immune responses to aggregates of recombinant murine growth hormone (mGH) formed by agitation or freeze-thawing, two pharmaceutically relevant stresses, as well as to mGH adsorbed on microscopic glass or alum particles. Insoluble aggregates, even at levels below the detection limits of size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography analysis (<1%), induce immune responses when administered subcutaneously. Furthermore, we show that application of high hydrostatic pressures (200 MPa) reduces aggregate levels to 0.02 ng/dose and eliminates immunogenicity.
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- Amber Haynes Fradkin
- University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Buettner M, Pabst R, Bode U. Lymph node stromal cells strongly influence immune response suppression. Eur J Immunol 2011; 41:624-33. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Revised: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Human T cell and antibody-mediated responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis recombinant 85A, 85B, and ESAT-6 antigens. Clin Dev Immunol 2010; 2011:351573. [PMID: 21253450 PMCID: PMC3023041 DOI: 10.1155/2011/351573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tuberculosis remains a major health problem throughout the world causing large number of deaths. Effective disease control and eradication programs require the identification of major antigens recognized by the protective responses against M. tuberculosis. In this study, we have investigated humoral and cellular immune responses to M. tuberculosis-specific Ag85A, Ag85B, and ESAT-6 antigens in Brazilian patients with pulmonary (P, n = 13) or extrapulmonary (EP, n = 12) tuberculosis, patients undergoing chemotherapy (PT, n = 23), and noninfected healthy individuals (NI, n = 7). Compared to NI, we observed increased levels of IgG1 responses to Ag85B and ESAT-6 in P and PT groups. Regarding cellular immunity, Ag85A and ESAT-6 were able to discriminate P, PT, and EP patients from healthy individuals by IFN-γ production and P and PT groups from EP individuals by production of TNF-α. In summary, these findings demonstrate the ability of Ag85A, Ag85B, and ESAT-6 to differentiate TB patients from controls by IgG1, IFN-γ and TNF-α production.
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Zhang JG, Cong B, Li QX, Chen HY, Qin J, Fu LH. Cholecystokinin octapeptide regulates lipopolysaccharide-activated B cells co-stimulatory molecule expression and cytokines production in vitro. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2010; 33:157-63. [PMID: 20536341 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2010.491079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK8) can exert the immunoregulatory roles through activating immune cell surface receptors such as T lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and so on. In this study, we discussed the effects of CCK8 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated B cells in terms of the expression of co-stimulatory molecules, and the capacity to activate CD4(+) T cells and cytokines production in vitro. The results revealed that B cells expressed two types of CCK receptors; CCK8 inhibited the expression of co-stimulatory molecules such as CD80 and CD86 on LPS-activated B cells, suppressed the proliferation of allogeneic T cells in a dose-dependent manner, and also reduced the secretion of Th1-type cytokine IFN-γ, whereas enhanced the secretion of Th2-type cytokine IL-4 by LPS-activated B cells. Both CCK1R and CCK2R participated in these effects. Taken together, CCK8 is capable of exerting immunomodulatory functions through B cells.
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- Jing-Ge Zhang
- Basic Medical College, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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Turner ML, Corcoran LM, Brink R, Hodgkin PD. High-affinity B cell receptor ligation by cognate antigen induces cytokine-independent isotype switching. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:6592-9. [PMID: 20483733 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The selection of an appropriate Ig isotype is critical for an effective immune response against pathogens. Isotype regulation is sensitive to external signals, particularly cytokines secreted by Th cells. For example, IL-4 induces isotype switching to IgG1 via a STAT6-dependent signaling pathway. In this study, we show that BCR ligation also induces IgG1 switching in mouse B cells. The extent of switch induction by Ag is affinity-dependent, and high-affinity Ag binding leads to IgG1 switching levels comparable to those induced by saturating IL-4. However, the Ag-induced IgG1 switch does not require additional cytokine signals and occurs in a STAT6-independent manner. Thus, BCR ligation represents a novel pathway for direct isotype switching leading to IgG1 secretion.
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- Marian L Turner
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Rezaei N, Wing JB, Aghamohammadi A, Carlring J, Lees A, Asgarian-Omran H, Pourpak Z, Sarrafnejad A, Kardar GA, Shahrestani T, Masoumi F, Zare A, Saghafi S, Sarrafzadeh S, Foster RA, Heath AW, Read RC. B-cell–T-cell activation and interaction in common variable immunodeficiency. Hum Immunol 2010; 71:355-62. [PMID: 20097245 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2010.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 01/01/2010] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fairlie-Clarke KJ, Lamb TJ, Langhorne J, Graham AL, Allen JE. Antibody isotype analysis of malaria-nematode co-infection: problems and solutions associated with cross-reactivity. BMC Immunol 2010; 11:6. [PMID: 20163714 PMCID: PMC2838755 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-11-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2009] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antibody isotype responses can be useful as indicators of immune bias during infection. In studies of parasite co-infection however, interpretation of immune bias is complicated by the occurrence of cross-reactive antibodies. To confidently attribute shifts in immune bias to the presence of a co-infecting parasite, we suggest practical approaches to account for antibody cross-reactivity. The potential for cross-reactive antibodies to influence disease outcome is also discussed. RESULTS Utilising two murine models of malaria-helminth co-infection we analysed antibody responses of mice singly- or co-infected with Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis or Litomosoides sigmodontis. We observed cross-reactive antibody responses that recognised antigens from both pathogens irrespective of whether crude parasite antigen preparations or purified recombinant proteins were used in ELISA. These responses were not apparent in control mice. The relative strength of cross-reactive versus antigen-specific responses was determined by calculating antibody titre. In addition, we analysed antibody binding to periodate-treated antigens, to distinguish responses targeted to protein versus carbohydrate moieties. Periodate treatment affected both antigen-specific and cross-reactive responses. For example, malaria-induced cross-reactive IgG1 responses were found to target the carbohydrate component of the helminth antigen, as they were not detected following periodate treatment. Interestingly, periodate treatment of recombinant malaria antigen Merozoite Surface Protein-119 (MSP-119) resulted in increased detection of antigen-specific IgG2a responses in malaria-infected mice. This suggests that glycosylation may have been masking protein epitopes and that periodate-treated MSP-119 may more closely reflect the natural non-glycosylated antigen seen during infection. CONCLUSIONS In order to utilize antibody isotypes as a measure of immune bias during co-infection studies, it is important to dissect antigen-specific from cross-reactive antibody responses. Calculating antibody titre, rather than using a single dilution of serum, as a measure of the relative strength of the response, largely accomplished this. Elimination of the carbohydrate moiety of an antigen that can often be the target of cross-reactive antibodies also proved useful.
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- Karen J Fairlie-Clarke
- Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
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- Current address: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, Berks RG6 6UB, UK
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- Division of Parasitology, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway Mill Hill, NW7 1AA, UK
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- Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
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Badr G, Saad H, Waly H, Hassan K, Abdel-Tawab H, Alhazza IM, Ahmed EA. Type I interferon (IFN-α/β) rescues B-lymphocytes from apoptosis via PI3Kδ/Akt, Rho-A, NFκB and Bcl-2/BclXL. Cell Immunol 2010; 263:31-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2010.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 02/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cai P, Boor PJ, Khan MF, Kaphalia BS, Ansari GAS, Konig R. Immuno- and hepato-toxicity of dichloroacetic acid in MRL(+/+) and B(6)C(3)F(1) mice. J Immunotoxicol 2009; 4:107-15. [PMID: 18958719 DOI: 10.1080/15476910701337225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) is a by-product of chlorination that occurs in drinking water disinfected with chlorine. Metabolism of trichloroethene (TCE) also generates DCA. TCE exposure is associated with the development of autoimmune diseases, which may be induced by TCE metabolites, such as DCA. Thus, it is important to understand immunotoxic responses to DCA. We chose 2 murine models, autoimmune-prone MRL(+/+) and normal B(6)C(3)F(1) mice. Both strains of mice were exposed to DCA for 12 weeks. Following DCA treatment, liver weights and liver-to-body weight ratios were significantly increased in both strains of mice when compared to their respective controls. The serum activity of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases was not significantly altered in either strain. In MRL(+/+) mice, the serum concentrations of IgG and IgM were significantly increased, whereas in B(6)C(3)F(1) mice, only serum IgG(3) was increased. DCA treatment did not change the levels of inflammatory cytokines in the serum. However, independent of treatment, the concentrations of G-CSF in the serum were lower in MRL(+/+) mice than in B(6)C(3)F(1) mice, whereas IL-12 serum levels were higher in MRL(+/+) mice. DCA treatment decreased IL-10 and KC chemokine concentrations in the livers of MRL(+/+) mice, whereas T-helper cell cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IFNgamma, and GM-CSF), pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, and G-CSF), and KC chemokine were increased in the livers of DCA-treated B(6)C(3)F(1) mice. Stimulation of splenic T-lymphocytes with antibodies against CD3 and CD28 resulted in a marked difference in the secreted cytokines between the two strains of mice. T-lymphocytes from MRL(+/+) mice secreted more IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10, but less IFNgamma and GM-CSF, than did T-lymphocytes from B(6)C(3)F(1) mice. Thus, the cytokine levels in serum and liver, and the cytokine secretion patterns from stimulated splenic T-lymphocytes suggested a higher propensity of inflammatory responses in B(6)C(3)F(1) than in MRL(+/+) mice. Treatment with DCA also affected lipid accumulation in the liver more severely in B(6)C(3)F(1) than in MRL(+/+) mice. Thus, these results indicate that DCA induced stronger inflammatory responses leading to more severe hepatotoxicity in B(6)C(3)F(1) mice than in MRL(+/+) mice, and more pronounced immune responses in the latter.
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- Ping Cai
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Banerjee K, Andjelic S, Klasse PJ, Kang Y, Sanders RW, Michael E, Durso RJ, Ketas TJ, Olson WC, Moore JP. Enzymatic removal of mannose moieties can increase the immune response to HIV-1 gp120 in vivo. Virology 2009; 389:108-21. [PMID: 19410272 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 03/17/2009] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The Env glycoproteins gp120 and gp41 are used in humoral immunity-based vaccines against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. One among many obstacles to such a vaccine is the structural defenses of Env glycoproteins that limit their immunogenicity. For example, gp120 mannose residues can induce immunosuppressive responses in vitro, including IL-10 expression, via mannose C-type lectin receptors on antigen-presenting cells. Here, we have investigated whether mannose removal alters gp120 immunogenicity in mice. Administering demannosylated gp120 (D-gp120) in the T(H)2-skewing adjuvant Alum induced approximately 50-fold higher titers of anti-gp120 IgG, compared to unmodified gp120. While the IgG subclass profile was predominantly T(H)2-associated IgG1, Abs of the T(H)1-associated IgG2a and IgG3 subclasses were also detectable in D-gp120 recipients. Immunizing with D-gp120 also improved T-cell responses. Giving an IL-10 receptor blocking MAb together with unmodified gp120 in Alum increased the anti-gp120 IgG titer, implicating IL-10 as a possible mediator of auto-suppressive responses to gp120.
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- Kaustuv Banerjee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Takatsu K, Kouro T, Nagai Y. Interleukin 5 in the link between the innate and acquired immune response. Adv Immunol 2009; 101:191-236. [PMID: 19231596 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(08)01006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is an interdigitating homodimeric glycoprotein that is initially identified by its ability to support the in vitro growth and differentiation of mouse B cells and eosinophils. IL-5 transgenic mouse shows two predominant features, remarkable increase in B-1 cells resulting in enhanced serum antibody levels, predominantly IgM, IgA, and IgE classes and in expansion of eosinophil numbers in the blood and eosinophil infiltration into various tissues. Conversely, mice lacking a functional gene for IL-5 or IL-5 receptor alpha chain (IL-5Ralpha) display a number of developmental and functional impairments in B cells and eosinophils. IL-5 receptor (IL-5R) comprises alpha and betac chains. IL-5 specifically binds to IL-5Ralpha and induces the recruitment of betac to IL-5R. Although precise mechanisms on cell-lineage-specific IL-5Ralpha expression remain elusive, several transcription factors including Sp1, E12/E47, Oct-2, and c/EBPbeta have been shown to regulate its expression in B cells and eosinophils. JAK2 and JAK1 tyrosine kinase are constitutively associated with IL-5Ralpha and betac, respectively, and are activated by IL-5 stimulation. IL-5 activates at least three different signaling pathways including JAK2/STAT5 pathway, Btk pathway, and Ras/ERK pathway. IL-5 is one of key cytokines for mouse B cell differentiation in general, particularly for fate-determination of terminal B cell differentiation to antibody-secreting plasma cells. IL-5 critically regulates homeostatic proliferation and survival of and natural antibody production by B-1 cells, and enhances the AID and Blimp-1 expression in activated B-2 cells leading to induce mu to gamma1 class switch recombination and terminal differentiation to IgM- and IgG1-secreting plasma cells, respectively. In humans, major target cells of IL-5 are eosinophils. IL-5 appears to play important roles in pathogenesis of asthma, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and eosinophil-dependent inflammatory diseases. Clinical studies will provide a strong impetus for investigating the means of modulating IL-5 effects. We will discuss the role of IL-5 in the link between innate and acquired immune response, particularly emphasis of the molecular basis of IL-5-dependent B cell activation, allergen-induced chronic inflammation and hypereosinophilic syndromes on a novel target for therapy.
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- Kiyoshi Takatsu
- Department of Immunobiology and Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Juleff N, Windsor M, Lefevre EA, Gubbins S, Hamblin P, Reid E, McLaughlin K, Beverley PCL, Morrison IW, Charleston B. Foot-and-mouth disease virus can induce a specific and rapid CD4+ T-cell-independent neutralizing and isotype class-switched antibody response in naïve cattle. J Virol 2009; 83:3626-36. [PMID: 19176618 PMCID: PMC2663275 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02613-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The role of T-lymphocyte subsets in recovery from foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection in calves was investigated by administering subset-specific monoclonal antibodies. The depletion of circulating CD4(+) or WC1(+) gammadelta T cells was achieved for a period extending from before challenge to after resolution of viremia and peak clinical signs, whereas CD8(+) cell depletion was only partial. The depletion of CD4(+) cells was also confirmed by analysis of lymph node biopsy specimens 5 days postchallenge. Depletion with anti-WC1 and anti-CD8 antibodies had no effect on the kinetics of infection, clinical signs, and immune responses following FMDV infection. Three of the four CD4(+) T-cell-depleted calves failed to generate an antibody response to the nonstructural polyprotein 3ABC but generated a neutralizing antibody response similar to that in the controls, including rapid isotype switching to immunoglobulin G antibody. We conclude that antibody responses to sites on the surface of the virus capsid are T cell independent, whereas those directed against the nonstructural proteins are T cell dependent. CD4 depletion was found to substantially inhibit antibody responses to the G-H peptide loop VP1(135-156) on the viral capsid, indicating that responses to this particular site, which has a more mobile structure than other neutralizing sites on the virus capsid, are T cell dependent. The depletion of CD4(+) T cells had no adverse effect on the magnitude or duration of clinical signs or clearance of virus from the circulation. Overall, we conclude that CD4(+) T-cell-independent antibody responses play a major role in the resolution of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle.
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- Nicholas Juleff
- Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom.
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Evidence of a functional B-cell immunodeficiency in adults who experience serogroup C meningococcal disease. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2009; 16:692-8. [PMID: 19279166 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00485-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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After adolescence, the incidence of meningococcal disease decreases with age as a result of the cumulative immunizing effect of repeated nasopharyngeal colonization. Nevertheless, some adults succumb to meningococcal disease, so we hypothesized that this is due to a subtle functional immunological defect. Peripheral blood lymphocytes derived from survivors of serogroup C meningococcal disease and from age- and sex-matched controls were incubated with a polyclonal B-cell activator containing anti-immunoglobulin D (alpha-delta-dex) employed to mimic antigen-specific stimuli encountered during immune responses to bacterial polysaccharides, with and without T-cell activation (using anti-CD3/anti-CD28). Subsequent proliferation and activation of T and B lymphocytes were measured. In patients, T-cell responses to polyclonal stimuli and the delivery of T-cell help to B cells were unimpaired. Levels of B-cell proliferation in response to alpha-delta-dex stimulation alone were low in all samples but were significantly lower in patients than in controls, and these differences were more pronounced with the addition of T-cell help. The data are consistent with the presence of a subtle immunodeficiency in adults who have exhibited susceptibility to meningococcal disease. This defect is manifested as an impaired B-cell response to T-cell-independent type 2 antigens analogous to bacterial capsular polysaccharide.
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Cervantes-Barragán L, Gil-Cruz C, Pastelin-Palacios R, Lang KS, Isibasi A, Ludewig B, López-Macías C. TLR2 and TLR4 signaling shapes specific antibody responses to Salmonella typhi antigens. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:126-35. [PMID: 19130558 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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TLR directly induce innate immune responses by sensing a variety of microbial components and are critical for the fine-tuning of subsequent adaptive immune responses. However, their impact and mechanism of action on antibody responses against bacterial antigens are not yet fully understood. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. typhi) porins have been characterized as inducers of long-lasting specific antibody responses in mice. In this report, we show that immunization of TLR4-deficient (TLR4(-/-)), myeloid differentiating gene 88-deficient and Toll/IL-R domain-containing adaptor-inducing IFN-beta-deficient mice with S. typhi porins led to significantly reduced B-cell responses. TLR2(-/-) mice, as well, showed reduced IgG titers with a more pronounced impairment in the production of IgG3 anti-porins antibodies. Adoptive transfer of TLR2(-/-)- or TLR4(-/-)-B cells into B-cell-deficient mice revealed a direct effect of TLR4 on B cells for the primary IgM response, whereas stimulation of B cells via TLR2 was important for IgG production. Furthermore, S. typhi porins were found to efficiently elicit maturation of CD11c(+) conventional DC. Taken together, S. typhi porins represent not only a suitable B-cell antigen for vaccination, but exhibit potent TLR-dependent stimulatory functions on B cells and DC, which help to further enhance and shape the antibody response.
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- Luisa Cervantes-Barragán
- Medical Research Unit on Immunochemistry, Specialties Hospital of the National Medical Centre Siglo XXI, Mexican Institute for Social Security, Mexico City, Mexico
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Vasilevsky S, Chattopadhyay G, Colino J, Yeh TJ, Chen Q, Sen G, Snapper CM. B and CD4+ T-cell expression of TLR2 is critical for optimal induction of a T-cell-dependent humoral immune response to intact Streptococcus pneumoniae. Eur J Immunol 2009; 38:3316-26. [PMID: 19003933 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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TLR2(-/-) mice immunized with Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pn) elicit normal IgM, but defective CD4(+) T-cell-dependent type 1 IgG isotype production, associated with a largely intact innate immune response. We studied the T-cell-dependent phosphorylcholine (PC)-specific IgG3 versus the T-cell-independent IgM response to Pn to determine whether TLR2 signals directly via the adaptive immune system. Pn-activated TLR2(-/-) BMDC have only a modest defect in cytokine secretion, undergo normal maturation, and when transferred into naïve WT mice elicit a normal IgM and IgG3 anti-PC response, relative to WT BMDC. Pn synergizes with BCR and TCR signaling for DNA synthesis in purified WT B and CD4(+)T cells, respectively, but is defective in cells lacking TLR2. Pn primes TLR2(-/-) mice for a normal CD4(+) T-cell IFN-gamma recall response. Notably, TLR2(-/-) B cells transferred into RAG-2(-/-) mice with WT CD4(+)T cells, or TLR2(-/-) CD4(+)T cells transferred into athymic nude mice, each elicit a defective IgG3, in contrast to normal IgM, anti-PC response relative to WT cells. These data are the first to demonstrate a major role for B-cell and CD4(+) T-cell expression of TLR2 for eliciting an anti-bacterial humoral immune response.
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- Sam Vasilevsky
- Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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Chapter 3 Recent Advances in the Biology of Echinostomes. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2009; 69:147-204. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(09)69003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tsao PY, Jiao J, Ji MQ, Cohen PL, Eisenberg RA. T cell-independent spontaneous loss of tolerance by anti-double-stranded DNA B cells in C57BL/6 mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:7770-7. [PMID: 19017966 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.11.7770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by loss of tolerance to DNA and other nuclear Ags. To understand the role of T cells in the breaking of tolerance, an anti-DNA site-specific transgenic model of spontaneous lupus, B6x56R, was studied. T cells were eliminated by crossing B6x56R with CD4(-/)(-) or TCRbeta(-/-)delta(-/-) mice, and the effects on anti-dsDNA serum levels, numbers of anti-dsDNA Ab-secreting cells, and isotypes of anti-dsDNA were analyzed. In addition, the development and activation of B cells in these mice were examined. Surprisingly, the presence of T cells made little difference in the development and character of the serum anti-dsDNA Ab in B6x56R mice. At 1 mo of age, anti-dsDNA Abs were somewhat lower in mice deficient in alphabeta and gammadelta T cells. Levels of Abs later were not affected by T cells, nor was autoantibody class switching. B cell activation was somewhat diminished in T cell-deficient mice. Thus, in the B6 background, the presence of an anti-dsDNA transgene led the production of autoantibodies with a specificity and isotype characteristic of murine systemic lupus erythematosus with little influence from T cells. TLR9 also did not appear to play a role. Although we do not yet understand the mechanism of this failure of immunoregulation, these results suggest that similar processes may influence autoimmunity associated with clinical disease.
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- Patricia Y Tsao
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6100, USA
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Albrecht M, Suezer Y, Staib C, Sutter G, Vieths S, Reese G. Vaccination with a Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara-based vaccine protects mice from allergic sensitization. J Gene Med 2008; 10:1324-33. [DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Zenclussen AC, Kökény G, Thimm O, Sollwedel A, Godo M, Casalis PA, Zenclussen ML, Volk HD, Hamar P. Mechanisms behind flare of renal lupus during murine pregnancy. Reprod Biomed Online 2008; 17:114-26. [PMID: 18616899 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The outcome of pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus is still controversial. The authors recently reported the disappearance of the manifestation of the skin disease but a diminished survival rate in lupus-prone animals undergoing several pregnancies. It was postulated that lupus-prone animals must have subclinical renal symptoms at an early age and that immune and hormonal changes during pregnancy exacerbate immune reactions in the kidneys, leading to a shortened life span. Here, the authors analysed changes at day 14 of pregnancy in lupus-prone LPR (MRL/lpr) mice and MRL controls regarding cytokines, regulatory T (Treg) cells and deposition of immunocomplexes. Worsened kidney function was observed during pregnancy, even in the absence of lupus signs. This was accompanied by renal inflammation and higher interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 levels. C3 and immunoglobulin G deposition was enhanced in kidney and placenta from lupus-prone pregnant animals. Pregnancy enhanced the levels of Treg cells in control animals but not in lupus-prone animals. As pregnancy-induced Treg cells were shown to be specific for paternal antigens it is not to be expected that these Treg cells can help to destroy autoreactive cells. The authors conclude that early subclinical kidney disease in lupus-prone animals exacerbates during pregnancy. Albeit obtained with an experimental animal model, their data are potentially of importance for lupus patients of reproductive age.
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Petratos S, Gonzales MF. Can antiglycolipid antibodies present in HIV‐infected individuals induce immune demyelination? Neuropathology 2008. [PMID: 11211050 PMCID: PMC7167963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2000.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Steven Petratos
- Development and Neurobiology Group, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and
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- Neuropathology Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Native outer membrane proteins protect mice against pulmonary challenge with virulent type A Francisella tularensis. Infect Immun 2008; 76:3664-71. [PMID: 18505805 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00374-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. F. tularensis is a category A select agent and thus a potential agent of bioterrorism. Whereas an F. tularensis live, attenuated vaccine strain (LVS) is the basis of an investigational vaccine, this vaccine is not licensed for human use because of efficacy and safety concerns. In the present study, we immunized mice with isolated native outer membrane proteins (OMPs), ethanol-inactivated LVS (iLVS), or purified LVS lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and assessed the ability of each vaccine preparation to protect mice against pulmonary challenge with the virulent type A F. tularensis strain SchuS4. Antibody isotyping indicated that both Th1 and Th2 antibody responses were generated in mice after immunization with OMPs or iLVS, whereas LPS immunization resulted in only immunoglobulin A production. In survival studies, OMP immunization provided the greatest level of protection (50% survival at 20 days after infection with SchuS4), and there were associated 3-log reductions in the spleen and liver bacterial burdens (compared to nonvaccinated mice). Cytokine quantitation for the sera of SchuS4-challenged mice indicated that OMP and iLVS immunizations induced high levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production, whereas only OMP immunization induced high levels of IL-10 production. By comparison, high levels of proinflammatory cytokines, including RANTES, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, IL-6, IL-1alpha, IL-12p40, and KC, in nonvaccinated mice indicated that these cytokines may facilitate disease progression. Taken together, the results of this study demonstrate the potential utility of an OMP subunit (acellular) vaccine for protecting mammals against type A F. tularensis.
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Barr TA, Brown S, Ryan G, Zhao J, Gray D. TLR-mediated stimulation of APC: Distinct cytokine responses of B cells and dendritic cells. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:3040-53. [PMID: 17918201 PMCID: PMC2699383 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In addition to their role in humoral immunity, B lymphocytes are important antigen-presenting cells (APC). In the same way as other APC, B cells make cytokines upon activation and have the potential to modulate T cell responses. In this study, we investigated which mouse B cell subsets are the most potent cytokine producers, and examined the role of Toll-like receptors (TLR) in the control of secretion of IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 and IFN-γ by B cells. Production of some cytokines was restricted to particular subsets. Marginal zone and B1 cells were the predominant source of B cell IL-10 in the spleen. Conversely, follicular B cells were found to express IFN-γ mRNA directly ex vivo. The nature of the activating stimulus dramatically influenced the cytokine made by B cells. Thus, in response to combined TLR stimulation, or via phorbol esters, IFN-γ was secreted. IL-10 was elicited by T-dependent activation or stimulation through TLR2, 4 or 9. This pattern of cytokine expression contrasts with that elicited from dendritic cells. QRT-PCR array data indicate that this may be due to differential expression of TLR signalling molecules, effectors and adaptors. Our data highlight the potentially unique nature of immune modulation when B cells act as APC.
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- Tom A Barr
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Sotillo J, Muñoz-Antoli C, Marcilla A, Fried B, Guillermo Esteban J, Toledo R. Echinostoma caproni: kinetics of IgM, IgA and IgG subclasses in the serum and intestine of experimentally infected rats and mice. Exp Parasitol 2007; 116:390-8. [PMID: 17418820 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The kinetics of specific immunoglobulin M, A and IgG subclasses against Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) were analyzed in serum and intestinal fluid of two host species (Wistar rats and ICR mice) in which the course of the infection markedly differs. In rats, the worms were rapidly expelled, whereas E. caproni evokes in mice long-lasting infection. The pattern of antibody responses in both serum and intestinal samples was different in each host species. Serum responses in mice were characterized by significant increases of IgM, IgA, total IgG, IgG1 and IgG3, but not IgG2a. In contrast, serum responses in rats showed elevated levels of IgM, probably in relation to thymus-independent antigens, and slight increases of total IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a. At the intestinal level, increases of IgM and IgA levels were observed in mice. In regard to IgG subclasses, increases in both IgG1 and IgG2a were detected. Later decreases to normal values in IgG2a were also detected. In rats, only increases in total IgG and IgG2a were found. According to our results the development of long-lasting E. caproni infections in mice appears to be associated with a dominance of Th2 responses at the systemic level and balanced Th1/Th2 responses at the local level, characterized by initial increases in IgG1 and IgG2a levels. In contrast, the worm expulsion appears to be related to increases in local IgG2a levels.
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- Javier Sotillo
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot-Valencia, Spain
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Comparison of IgG3 responses to carbohydrates following mouse infection or immunization with six species ofTrichinella. J Helminthol 2007. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00000317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractThe IgG3 antibody responses to carbohydrate epitopes were compared in BALB/c mice infected or immunized with six species ofTrichinella:T. spiralis(T1),T. nativa(T2),T. britovi(T3), T6,T. nelsoni(T7), and T8. The dynamics of IgG3 responses and antigen recognition following infection or immunization were measured by ELISA and Western blot respectively, using glycosylated and deglycosylated larval crude extracts (LCE) prepared from homologous isolates. A high degree of protein glycosylation was found in all species and with similar profiles. Deglycosylation was completely achieved only in LCE from T1 and T6 isolates. The dynamics of IgG3 responses following infection or immunization significantly differed whereas the antigen recognition profiles appeared similar. Variations in the levels and antigen recognition patterns of IgG3 among the different species were apparent. The highest IgG3 levels were recorded in infections by the T8 isolate and the lowest in infections by the T6 isolate, whereas for immunization the highest IgG3 response was induced by T7 and the lowest by T8. Following antigen deglycosylation, the IgG3 responses were significantly reduced or abrogated and the recognition patterns markedly modified or suppressed in the different species ofTrichinella.
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Wang Z, Davies JD. CD8 blockade promotes the expansion of antigen-specific CD4+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in vivo. Int Immunopharmacol 2007; 7:249-65. [PMID: 17178393 PMCID: PMC1797098 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2006.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Treatment with a cocktail of CD4 and CD8-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) induces long-term transplantation tolerance and regulatory CD4(+) T cells that induce tolerance in non-tolerant T cells. In contrast, treatment with a CD4-specific mAb alone fails to induce long-term tolerance. The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that CD8 blockade plays a role in promoting the development of CD4(+) regulatory T cells. Using the DO11.10 CD4(+) TCR transgenic mouse model we show that treatment with a CD4/CD8-specific mAb cocktail induces antigen-specific tolerance to OVA, measured by a significant decrease in OVA-specific IgG, on challenge with antigen. Although treatment with OVA and the CD4-specific mAb alone also induces a significant decrease in OVA-specific antibody, the number of DO11.10 cells is significantly greater in mice treated with the CD4/CD8-specific mAb cocktail, and this is associated with a significant increase in proliferation of DO11.10 cells in response to specific antigen. DO11.10 cells sorted from mice made tolerant to OVA with the CD4/CD8-specific mAb cocktail promote an OVA-specific IgG1 (Th2-type) response but not an OVA-specific IgG3 (Th1-type) response on transfer into new syngeneic recipients, suggesting their ability to regulate the type of antigen-specific immune response that ensues after priming with antigen. In addition, DO11.10 cells from tolerant mice express markers that are characteristic of CD4(+) regulatory cells, including FOXP3, GITR and CTLA4, but not CD25. Taken as a whole, these data suggest that CD8 blockade promotes CD4(+) FOXP3(+) regulatory CD4(+) T cells by promoting their proliferation in tolerant mice.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antigens/immunology
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antigens, Differentiation/immunology
- CD4 Antigens/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/immunology
- Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein
- Immunoglobulin G/blood
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Transgenic
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/immunology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
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- Z Wang
- Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Gavin AL, Hoebe K, Duong B, Ota T, Martin C, Beutler B, Nemazee. D. Adjuvant-enhanced antibody responses in the absence of toll-like receptor signaling. Science 2007; 314:1936-8. [PMID: 17185603 PMCID: PMC1868398 DOI: 10.1126/science.1135299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 462] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Innate immune signals mediated by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been thought to contribute considerably to the antibody-enhancing effects of vaccine adjuvants. However, we report here that mice deficient in the critical signaling components for TLR mount robust antibody responses to T cell-dependent antigen given in four typical adjuvants: alum, Freund's complete adjuvant, Freund's incomplete adjuvant, and monophosphoryl-lipid A/trehalose dicorynomycolate adjuvant. We conclude that TLR signaling does not account for the action of classical adjuvants and does not fully explain the action of a strong adjuvant containing a TLR ligand. This may have important implications in the use and development of vaccine adjuvants.
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- Amanda L. Gavin
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
- The Scripps Research Institute, Kellogg School of Science and Technology Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Sciences
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
- The Scripps Research Institute, Kellogg School of Science and Technology Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Sciences
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email
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Lang SI, Giese NA, Rommelaere J, Dinsart C, Cornelis JJ. Humoral immune responses against minute virus of mice vectors. J Gene Med 2006; 8:1141-50. [PMID: 16800041 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Owing to their oncolytic properties, autonomous rodent parvoviruses and derived vectors constitute potential anti-tumor agents. METHODS Humoral immune responses to minute virus of mice (MVMp) were characterized. In particular, the generation of neutralizing antibodies on subsequent therapeutic virus applications was evaluated in a mouse melanoma model. Mice bearing subcutaneous melanomas were injected intratumorally with virus and re-injected 10 days later in a second tumor on the other flank. Four days after the first or second injection, the tumors and lymph nodes were analyzed by RT-PCR for gene expression. RESULTS Injection of MVMp in tumor-bearing B6 mice resulted in viral gene expression in tumors and draining lymph nodes. A repeated virus administration did not lead to detectable viral transcription if it was preceded by a virus infection 10 days earlier. This protection correlated with the induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies following the first virus application. The restrictions on viral gene expression after a consecutive MVMp injection could be alleviated in subsequent applications by the use of viruses consisting of MVMp genomes packaged into capsids of a related parvovirus. Neutralizing antibody induction was irrespective of the route of administration and of the presence of a tumor and persisted at significant levels at least up to 26 weeks after the viral infection. MVMp infection of B6 mice stimulated the generation of IgM and IgG anti-viral antibodies, the latter mainly of the T-helper (Th) 1-dependent IgG2, and the T-cell-independent IgG3 subclasses. CONCLUSIONS Neutralizing antibodies impede the effectiveness of a subsequent virus administration, but can be overcome by pseudotyping.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral/biosynthesis
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA, Viral/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Therapy
- Genetic Vectors
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Immunoglobulin G/classification
- Immunoglobulin M/biosynthesis
- Melanoma, Experimental/genetics
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/therapy
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Minute Virus of Mice/genetics
- Minute Virus of Mice/immunology
- Minute Virus of Mice/physiology
- Neutralization Tests
- Virus Assembly
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- Susanne I Lang
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Applied Tumor Virology Program, Abteilung F010, Heidelberg, Germany..
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Lundqvist ML, McElveen BR, Middleton DL, Chapman R, Warr GW. Evolution of antibody class switching: identification and transcriptional control of an Inu exon in the duck (Anas platyrhynchos). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 30:575-87. [PMID: 16480768 PMCID: PMC1400595 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2005.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Immunoglobulin class switching is characteristic to the tetrapod lineage, but the nature of this process has been elucidated only in mammals, where I-exon transcription initiates and directs the recombination in the IgH locus. Here, it is shown that an I-exon occurs 5' of the nu (IgY constant region) gene of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos): it is longer than mammalian I-exons and comprised primarily of tandem repeats. The Inu promoter was identified and shown to be responsive to stimulation with IL-4 but not LPS. It contains Oct, LYF-1, ATF, and C/EBP motifs. Site directed mutagenesis indicates that 2 C/EBP motifs are uniquely necessary for the response of the promoter to IL-4, as tested in the mouse pre-B cell line, 70Z/3. These results support the conclusion that the signal transduction pathways controlling I-exon promoter responses to cytokines have been highly conserved in vertebrate evolution.
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- Mats L Lundqvist
- Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, USA.
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Deenick EK, Hasbold J, Hodgkin PD. Decision criteria for resolving isotype switching conflicts by B cells. Eur J Immunol 2005; 35:2949-55. [PMID: 16180247 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200425719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Isotype switching by B cells is highly regulated by a group of cytokines including IL-4, IFN-gamma and TGF-beta. A B cell can only express one isotype at a time; however, during an immune response it may be exposed to combinations of stimuli that provide it with conflicting switching instructions. To determine how such cytokine-induced isotype switch conflicts would be resolved, the responses of B cells exposed to multiple cytokines were investigated. To eliminate complications arising from simultaneous effects of switching cytokines on proliferation, division number was used as a reference framework to monitor switching rate. The results show a clear hierarchy in which IFN-gamma is dominant over IL-4, and both IL-4 and IFN-gamma are dominant over TGF-beta. These studies reveal how B cells possess a set of logical decision criteria for dealing with pathogens that invoke a range of different stimuli.
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- Elissa K Deenick
- Immune Regulation Group, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, Newtown, Australia
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Ostrowski M, Vermeulen M, Zabal O, Geffner JR, Sadir AM, Lopez OJ. Impairment of thymus-dependent responses by murine dendritic cells infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:3971-9. [PMID: 16148145 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.3971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a cytopathic virus that experimentally infects mice, inducing a thymus-independent neutralizing Ab response that rapidly clears the virus. In contrast, vaccination with UV-inactivated virus induces a typical thymus-dependent (TD) response. In this study we show that dendritic cells (DCs) are susceptible to infection with FMDV in vitro, although viral replication is abortive. Infected DCs down-regulate the expression of MHC class II and CD40 molecules and up-regulate the expression of CD11b. In addition, infected DCs exhibit morphological and functional changes toward a macrophage-like phenotype. FMDV-infected DCs fail to stimulate T cell proliferation in vitro and to boost an Ab response in vivo. Moreover, infection of DCs in vitro induces the secretion of IFN-gamma and the suppressive cytokine IL-10 in cocultures of DCs and splenocytes. High quantities of these cytokines are also detected in the spleens of FMDV-infected mice, but not in the spleens of vaccinated mice. The peak secretion of IFN-gamma and IL-10 is concurrent with the suppression of Con A-mediated proliferation of T cells obtained from the spleens of infected mice. Furthermore, the secretion of these cytokines correlates with the suppression of the response to OVA, a typical TD Ag. Thus, infection of DCs with FMDV induces suppression of TD responses without affecting the induction of a protective thymus-independent response. Later, T cell responses are restored, setting the stage for the development of a long-lasting protective immunity.
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- Matias Ostrowski
- Instituto de Virologia, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA)-Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Sen G, Khan AQ, Chen Q, Snapper CM. In vivo humoral immune responses to isolated pneumococcal polysaccharides are dependent on the presence of associated TLR ligands. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:3084-91. [PMID: 16116197 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.5.3084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We determined whether T cell-independent Ig isotype responses to isolated pneumococcal polysaccharides (PPS) required TLR signaling in vivo. IgG anti-PPS responses to PPS3, PPS14, and C-polysaccharide (C-PS) were virtually undetectable in TLR2(-/-) mice, whereas specific IgM induction was variably reduced compared with wild-type mice. All PPS-containing preparations induced IL-6 and TNF-alpha from wild-type, but not TLR2-/-, macrophages. TLR2 activity was distinct from that of PPS, in that it was phenol extractable. Immunization of wild-type mice with phenol-extracted PPS14 also resulted in a marked reduction in the IgG, although not the IgM-anti-PPS14, response compared with untreated PPS14. The commercial 23-valent PPS vaccine, Pneumovax-23 also contained TLR ligands (TLR2 and TLR4), which were absolutely critical for the IgG-inducing activity of the vaccine in mice. Finally, the commercial pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevnar, contained a TLR2 ligand(s) that substantially enhanced both the primary and secondary anti-PPS responses in mice, especially the type 1 IgG isotypes. These data strongly suggest the absolute need for a distinct, TLR-dependent second signal for inducing in vivo IgG T cell-independent humoral immune responses to isolated pneumococcal polysaccharide Ags and highlight the potential importance of previously unappreciated copurified and/or contaminating TLR ligands in PPS vaccine preparations.
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- Goutam Sen
- Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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Sireci G, Dieli F, Barera A, Di Sano C, Bonanno CT, Salerno A. Analysis of the immune response induced by a single xenoantigen in vivo. Immunol Lett 2005; 98:245-52. [PMID: 15860224 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 10/27/2004] [Accepted: 11/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Transgenic mice expressing human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules would provide a valuable model system for studying murine anti-human MHC immune response. We have previously shown that skin from HLA-DR1 transgenic mice was rejected by control littermates and spleen cells from rejecting mice were able to proliferate to donor cells. The aim of this paper is to analyze the mechanism of recognition of this xenoantigen and the possible involvement of antibody response in anti-HLA-DR1 immune response. Control littermates were immunized with spleen cells from HLA-DR1 transgenic (TG) mice; at indicated times, xenoantigen-specific proliferation and IFNgamma production was assessed using APC obtained from HLA-DR1 TG mice. Mixed direct-indirect pathway of xenoantigen recognition was suggested by the following findings: i)T cell response to HLA-DR1 was inhibited adding in culture monoclonal antibodies directed either to donor (HLA-DR) or to recipient MHC (I-A); ii) APC from control mice pulsed with purified DR1 molecules were able to induce proliferation by FVB/N mice immunized with transgenic spleen cells. HLA-DR1 recognition permits DR peptide-specific T cell response by lymphocytes of control littermates immunized with the xenoantigen. In addition, we detected xenoreactive IgM and IgG2 antibodies. Our data suggest that HLA-DR1 xenoantigen may be recognized through direct or indirect pathway and provide additional information on mouse anti-human HLA immune response.
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- Guido Sireci
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy.
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Leslie RGQ, Marquart HV, Nielsen CH. The Role of Complement in Immune and Autoimmune Responses. Transfus Med Hemother 2005. [DOI: 10.1159/000083356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Al-Darmaki S, Knightshead K, Ishihara Y, Best A, Schenkein HA, Tew JG, Barbour SE. Delineation of the role of platelet-activating factor in the immunoglobulin G2 antibody response. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 11:720-8. [PMID: 15242947 PMCID: PMC440608 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.11.4.720-728.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Localized aggressive periodontitis (LAgP) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by severe destruction of periodontal tissues surrounding the first molars and incisors. LAgP subjects produce large amounts of immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2) antibody against oral pathogens, and this response is inversely correlated with the severity of disease. We previously demonstrated that platelet-activating factor (PAF) is required for optimal IgG2 responses. The present investigation was designed to determine the mechanism of IgG2 induction by PAF. Exogenous PAF acetylhydrolase suppressed approximately 80% of pokeweed mitogen-stimulated IgG2 production, confirming that PAF is essential for optimal responses. PAF-activated leukocytes produced gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), a Th1 cytokine that has been associated with IgG2 responses in previous studies. The monocyte-derived cytokines interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 are upstream of IFN-gamma production, and IgG2 production was suppressed by neutralizing antibodies against these proteins. In addition, PAF induced monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DC) but not macrophages (MPhi) to secrete IL-12 and IL-18. This observation was interesting because monocyte differentiation in LAgP subjects is skewed to the DC phenotype. Although other investigators have implicated IFN-gamma in IgG2 production, its precise role in this response is controversial. Our studies suggest that IFN-gamma induces isotype switching to IgG2 but only in concert with the Th2 cytokine IL-4. Thus, it appears that the unique PAF metabolism of LAgP monocytes or DC promotes Th1 responses that are essential for optimal IgG2 antibody production. As IgG2 antibodies opsonize oral bacteria and promote their clearance and destruction, these alterations in PAF metabolism may be essential for limiting disease severity in LAgP patients.
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- Salma Al-Darmaki
- Clinical Research Center for Periodontal Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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