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Wang S, Zhou Y, Huang J, Li H, Pang H, Niu D, Li G, Wang F, Zhou Z, Liu Z. Advances in experimental models of rheumatoid arthritis. Eur J Immunol 2023; 53:e2249962. [PMID: 36330559 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202249962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent articular inflammation and joint damage. RA was first described over 200 years ago; however, its etiology and pathophysiology remain insufficiently understood. The current treatment of RA is mainly empirical or based on the current understanding of etiology with limited efficacy and/or substantial side effects. Thus, the development of safer and more potent therapeutics, validated and optimized in experimental models, is urgently required. To improve the transition from bench to bedside, researchers must carefully select the appropriate experimental models as well as draw the right conclusions. Here, we summarize the establishment, pathological features, potential mechanisms, advantages, and limitations of the currently available RA models. The aim of the review is to help researchers better understand available RA models; discuss future trends in RA model development, which can help highlight new translational and human-based avenues in RA research.
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- Siwei Wang
- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China.,Honghu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Honghu, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China.,Honghu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Honghu, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Experiment and Training, Hubei College of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China.,Honghu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Honghu, Hubei Province, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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Early Peritoneal CC Chemokine Production Correlates with Divergent Inflammatory Phenotypes and Susceptibility to Experimental Arthritis in Mice. J Immunol Res 2019; 2019:2641098. [PMID: 30937315 PMCID: PMC6413398 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2641098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The inflammatory and autoimmune events preceding clinical symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases are difficult to study in human patients. Therefore, animal models that share immunologic and clinical features with human RA, such as pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), are valuable tools for assessing the primordial events related to arthritis susceptibility. PIA-resistant HIII and susceptible LIII mice were injected i.p. with pristane, and peritoneal lavage fluid was harvested in the early (7 days) and late (35 days) preclinical phases of PIA. Chemokine and cytokine levels were measured in lavage supernatant with ELISA, peritoneal inflammatory leukocytes were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry, and gene expression was determined by qRT-PCR. Leukocyte recruitment was quantitatively and qualitatively divergent in the peritoneum of HIII and LIII mice, with an early increase of CC chemokines (CCL2/CCL3/CCL5/CCL12/CCL22) in the susceptible LIII strain. Also, cytokines such as IL-12p40, IL-23, and IL-18 were elevated in LIII mice while IL-6 was increased in HIII animals. The results show that an early peritoneal CC chemokine response is an important feature of arthritis susceptibility and defines potential biomarkers in this model.
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Mice Selected for Acute Inflammation Present Altered Immune Response during Pristane-Induced Arthritis Progression. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:1267038. [PMID: 30402460 PMCID: PMC6197000 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1267038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mouse lines selected for maximal (AIRmax) or minimal acute inflammatory reaction (AIRmin) were used to characterize the immune response and the influence of genetic background during pristane-induced arthritis (PIA). Susceptible AIRmax mice demonstrated exacerbated cellular profiles during PIA, with intense infiltration of lymphocytes, as well as monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils, producing higher levels of IL-1β, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-10, total IgG3, and chemokines. Resistant AIRmin mice controlled cell activation more efficiently than the AIRmax during arthritis progression. The weight alterations of the spleen and thymus in the course of PIA were observed. Our data suggest that selected AIRmax cellular and genetic immune mechanisms contribute to cartilage damage and arthritis severity, evidencing many targets for therapeutic actions.
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Batista-Duharte A, Martínez DT, Carlos IZ. Efficacy and safety of immunological adjuvants. Where is the cut-off? Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 105:616-624. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hagert C, Sareila O, Kelkka T, Nandakumar KS, Collin M, Xu B, Guérard S, Bäcklund J, Jalkanen S, Holmdahl R. Chronic Active Arthritis Driven by Macrophages Without Involvement of T Cells: A Novel Experimental Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018. [PMID: 29513929 DOI: 10.1002/art.40482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a new chronic rheumatoid arthritis model that is driven by the innate immune system. METHODS Injection of a cocktail of 4 monoclonal antibodies against type II collagen, followed on days 5 and 60 by intraperitoneal injections of mannan (from Saccharomyces cerevisiae), was used to induce development of chronic arthritis in B10.Q mice. The role of the innate immune system as compared to the adaptive immune system in this arthritis model was investigated using genetically modified mouse strains. RESULTS A new model of chronic relapsing arthritis was characterized in B10.Q mice, in which a persistently active, chronic disease was found. This relapsing disease was driven by macrophages lacking the ability to mount a reactive oxygen species response against pathogens, and was associated with the classical/alternative pathway, but not the lectin pathway, of complement activation. The disease was independent of Fcγ receptor type III, and also independent of the activity of adaptive immune cells (B and T cells), indicating that the innate immune system, involving complement activation, could be the sole driver of chronicity. CONCLUSION Chronic active arthritis can be driven innately by macrophages without the involvement of T and B cells in the adaptive immune system.
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- Cecilia Hagert
- Medicity, University of Turku and the National Doctoral Programme in Informational and Structural Biology, Turku, Finland
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- Medicity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medicity, University of Turku and the Turku Doctoral Programme of Biomedical Sciences, Turku, Finland
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- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.,Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Medicity, University of Turku, The National Doctoral Programme in Informational and Structural Biology, and The Turku Doctoral Programme of Biomedical Sciences, Turku, Finland
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Yang X, Liu C, Fujino M, Yang J, Li XK, Zou H. A modified graft-versus-host-induced model for systemic sclerosis, with pulmonary fibrosis in Rag2-deficient mice. FEBS Open Bio 2017; 7:1316-1327. [PMID: 28904861 PMCID: PMC5586340 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease that results in fibrosis in multiple organs. Various animal models for this disease have been developed, both genetic and induced. One of the induced models, sclerodermatous graft‐versus‐host disease (scl‐GvHD), exhibits the main characteristics of SSc, but involves lethal γ‐irradiation of recipients. We sought to develop a modified scl‐GvHD model. Spleen cells from B10.D2 donor mice were transplanted into immunodeficient Rag‐2 recipients on the BALB/c genetic background. Tissue fibrosis was analyzed at 3 and 9 weeks after transplantation. In addition to serum levels of anti‐Scl‐70 autoantibody and cytokines, tissue inflammation, fibrosis, expression of collagen‐I and α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA), infiltration of leukocytes, mRNA expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)‐β, collagen‐I, α‐SMA, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α, and interleukin (IL)‐6, the classical signal pathway of TGF‐β, Smad‐3, and p‐Smad‐3 expression in tissue were analyzed. Skin thickening and increased collagen synthesis, as well as the manifestation of tissue fibrosis, could be detected in skin, kidney, and lung of modified scl‐GvHD mouse model. Increased serum levels of anti‐Scl‐70 autoantibody, IL‐10, and TGF‐β could be detected. Increased CD4+ T cells and F4/80+ macrophage infiltration were found in skin, kidney, and lung. Gene expression of collagen‐I, TGF‐β, α‐SMA, TNF‐α, and IL‐6 was increased in tissue of the scl‐GvHD model. Moreover, TGF‐β expression and Smad‐3 phosphorylation were detected in skin, kidney, and lung of scl‐GvHD mice. Our data show that spleen cells from B10.D2 donor mice transplanted into immunodeficient Rag‐2 recipients could induce typical fibrosis not only of the skin and kidney but also of lung, which was missing from previous scl‐GvHD models. Thus, the modified scl‐GvHD model might be a promising model to explore the immunologic mechanisms of SSc and may be useful for investigation of new therapies for systemic sclerosis.
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- Xue Yang
- Division of Rheumatology Huashan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China.,Division of Transplantation Immunology National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Tokyo Japan.,Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Tokyo Japan.,AIDS Research Center National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Tokyo Japan.,Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Division of Rheumatology Huashan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China.,Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy Fudan University Shanghai China
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Li Y, Wu J, Xu L, Wu Q, Wan Z, Li L, Yu H, Li X, Li K, Zhang Q, Hou Z, Sun X, Chen H. Regulation of Leukocyte Recruitment to the Spleen and Peritoneal Cavity during Pristane-Induced Inflammation. J Immunol Res 2017; 2017:9891348. [PMID: 29201923 PMCID: PMC5671734 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9891348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Chronic inflammation is associated with an increased number of leukocytes in the spleen, which are then redirected to the site of inflammation. However, it remains unknown how leukocyte recruitment is regulated. Herein, chronic inflammation was induced by intraperitoneal injection of pristane into mice. Leukocytes in the spleen or in the peritoneal cavity were quantified by flow cytometry. We found that the loss of IL-6 decreased macrophage recruitment to the spleen and the peritoneal cavity during pristane-induced inflammation. The loss of TNFα delayed the recruitment of neutrophils and macrophages to the spleen and inhibited the recruitment of neutrophils, macrophages, B cells, and T cells. The recruitment of neutrophils and macrophages into the spleen or peritoneal cavity was largely inhibited in the absence of LTα. The loss of TNFα receptor 1/2 resulted in reduced recruitment of neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells into the spleen, but only neutrophil recruitment was inhibited in the peritoneal cavity. Similarly, a lack of B cells significantly impeded the recruitment of neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells to the spleen. However, only macrophage recruitment was inhibited in the absence of T cells in the spleen. These data provide insight into the development of chronic inflammation induced by noninfectious substances.
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- Yu Li
- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 2Key Research Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention for State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
- 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 2Key Research Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention for State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 2Key Research Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention for State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 4Department of Tuberculosis, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- 2Key Research Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention for State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- 1Department of Basic Medicine, Haihe Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Strickland FM, Patel D, Khanna D, Somers E, Robida AM, Pihalja M, Swartz R, Marder W, Richardson B. Characterisation of an epigenetically altered CD4(+) CD28(+) Kir(+) T cell subset in autoimmune rheumatic diseases by multiparameter flow cytometry. Lupus Sci Med 2016; 3:e000147. [PMID: 27099767 PMCID: PMC4823547 DOI: 10.1136/lupus-2016-000147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objectives Antigen-specific CD4+ T cells epigenetically modified with DNA methylation inhibitors overexpress genes normally suppressed by this mechanism, including CD11a, CD70, CD40L and the KIR gene family. The altered cells become autoreactive, losing restriction for nominal antigen and responding to self-class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules without added antigen, and are sufficient to cause a lupus-like disease in syngeneic mice. T cells overexpressing the same genes are found in patients with active lupus. Whether these genes are co-overexpressed on the same or different cells is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine whether these genes are overexpressed on the same or different T cells and whether this subset of CD4+ T cells is also present in patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases. Methods Multicolour flow cytometry was used to compare CD11a, CD70, CD40L and KIR expression on CD3+CD4+CD28+ T cells to their expression on experimentally demethylated CD3+CD4+CD28+ T cells and CD3+CD4+CD28+ T cells from patients with active lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Results Experimentally demethylated CD4+ T cells and T cells from patients with active lupus have a CD3+CD4+CD28+CD11ahiCD70+CD40LhiKIR+ subset, and the subset size is proportional to lupus flare severity. A similar subset is found in patients with other rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis and Sjögren's syndrome but not retroperitoneal fibrosis. Conclusions Patients with active autoimmune rheumatic diseases have a previously undescribed CD3+CD4+CD28+CD11ahiCD70+CD40LhiKIR+ T cell subset. This subset may play an important role in flares of lupus and related autoimmune rheumatic diseases, provide a biomarker for disease activity and serve as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of lupus flares.
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- Faith M Strickland
- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine , The University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, California, USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine , The University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Biomedical Research Core, Flow Cytometry, The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
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- Biomedical Research Core, Flow Cytometry, The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine , The University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Methods for Testing Immunological Factors. DRUG DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION: PHARMACOLOGICAL ASSAYS 2016. [PMCID: PMC7122208 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05392-9_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hypersensitivity reactions can be elicited by various factors: either immunologically induced, i.e., allergic reactions to natural or synthetic compounds mediated by IgE, or non-immunologically induced, i.e., activation of mediator release from cells through direct contact, without the induction of, or the mediation through immune responses. Mediators responsible for hypersensitivity reactions are released from mast cells. An important preformed mediator of allergic reactions found in these cells is histamine. Specific allergens or the calcium ionophore 48/80 induce release of histamine from mast cells. The histamine concentration can be determined with the o-phthalaldehyde reaction.
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De Franco M, Peters LC, Correa MA, Galvan A, Canhamero T, Borrego A, Jensen JR, Gonçalves J, Cabrera WHK, Starobinas N, Ribeiro OG, Dragani T, Ibañez OM. Pristane-induced arthritis loci interact with the Slc11a1 gene to determine susceptibility in mice selected for high inflammation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88302. [PMID: 24505471 PMCID: PMC3914970 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIRmax (maximal inflammation) and AIRmin (minimal inflammation) mice show distinct susceptibilities to pristane-induced arthritis (PIA). The Slc11a1 gene, which regulates macrophage and neutrophil activity, is involved in this infirmity. AIRmaxSS mice homozygous for the non-functional Slc11a1 S (gly169asp) allele obtained by genotype-assisted crosses from AIRmax and AIRmin mice are more susceptible than mice homozygous for the Slc11a1 resistant (R) allele. The present work sought to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) regulating PIA and to examine the interactions of these QTL with Slc11a1 alleles in modulating PIA. Mice were given two ip injections of 0.5 mL pristane at 60 day intervals, and the incidence and severity of PIA was scored up to 160 days. Genome-wide linkage studies were performed to search for arthritis QTL in an F2 (AIRmax × AIRmin, n = 290) population. Significant arthritis QTL (LODscore>4) were detected on chromosomes 5 and 8, and suggestive QTL on chromosomes 7, 17 and 19. Global gene expression analyses performed on Affymetrix mouse 1.0 ST bioarrays (27k genes) using RNA from arthritic or control mice paws showed 419 differentially expressed genes between AIRmax and AIRmin mice and demonstrated significantly (P<0.001) over-represented genes related to inflammatory responses and chemotaxis. Up-regulation of the chemokine genes Cxcl1, Cxcl9, Cxcl5, Cxcl13 on chromosome 5 was higher in AIRmaxSS than in the other lines. Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 and hemeoxigenase (decycling) 1 genes on chromosome 8 were also expressed at higher levels in AIRmaxSS mice. Our results show that the gene expression profiles of the two arthritis QTL (on chromosomes 5 and 8) correlate with Slc11a1 alleles, resulting in enhanced AIRmaxSS mice susceptibility to PIA.
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- Marcelo De Franco
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Progress in understanding adjuvant immunotoxicity mechanisms. Toxicol Lett 2011; 203:97-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Van de Velde NC, Mottram PL, Powell MS, Lim B, Holmdahl R, Hogarth PM. Transgenic mice expressing human FcgammaRIIa have enhanced sensitivity to induced autoimmune arthritis as well as elevated Th17 cells. Immunol Lett 2010; 130:82-8. [PMID: 20005897 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The major human Fc receptor, huFcgammaRIIa, is implicated in the development of autoimmune arthritis in humans but until recently has not been studied in mouse models. We evaluated potential roles of FcgammaRIIa by using transgenic mice expressing the receptor. We examined two models of induced autoimmune arthritis pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) as well as the anti-collagen-II antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) model. In the induced arthritis models PIA and CIA, the transgenic mice developed a more severe arthritis than the other arthritis-prone SJL or DBA1 mice. Interestingly, anti-collagen-II antibodies were elevated in PIA in the susceptible mice. In the CIA model, the highly susceptible transgenic mouse had IgG subclass levels equivalent to the unaffected and disease resistant C57BL/6 mouse strain implying that the FcgammaRIIa lowers the threshold of IgG dependent leukocyte activation. This is consistent with the greatly enhanced sensitivity of the FcgammaRIIa transgenic mice to CAIA which clearly indicates a role for the receptor at least at the inflammatory effector cell level. Other roles for huFcgammaRIIa or other gene products in the development of autoimmunity cannot be ruled out however, especially as the mice exhibited elevated Th1 or Th17 CD4 T cells in the draining lymph nodes.
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Dahlgren J, Takhar H, Anderson-Mahoney P, Kotlerman J, Tarr J, Warshaw R. Cluster of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with an oil field waste site: a cross sectional study. Environ Health 2007; 6:8. [PMID: 17316448 PMCID: PMC1821321 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-6-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND This is a community comparison study that examines persons living in a subdivision exposed to petroleum products and mercury. METHODS We compared their health status and questionnaire responses to those living in another community with no known exposures of this type. RESULTS Pristane house dust among the exposed homes was higher than in the comparison communities. The exposed subdivision has higher ambient air mercury levels compared to the control community. The prevalence of rheumatic diseases (OR = 10.78; CI = 4.14, 28.12) and lupus (OR = 19.33; CI = 1.96, 190.72) was greater in the exposed population compared to the unexposed. A higher prevalence of neurological symptoms, respiratory symptoms and several cardiovascular problems including stroke (OR = 15.41; CI = 0.78, 304.68) and angina (OR = 5.72; CI = 1.68, 19.43) was seen. CONCLUSION There were statistically significant differences in B cells, Natural Killer Cells, gamma glutamyl transferase, globulin and serum calcium levels between control and exposed subjects.
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- James Dahlgren
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Stone Lions, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, USA
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- Comprehensive Health Screening Services, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Chae BS, Shin TY. Immunoregulatory abnormalities of T cells and hyperreactivity of B cells in theIn Vitro immune response in pristane-induced lupus mice. Arch Pharm Res 2007; 30:191-8. [PMID: 17366741 DOI: 10.1007/bf02977694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by overactive B cells that differentiate into autoantibody-forming cells, aberrant T cell function that provides helping B cells produce autoantibodies, and overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines. However, immunodysregulation in lupus pathogenensis remains incomplete. We examined mitogen-stimulated production of proinflammatory cytokines, cell proliferation, T cell activation, and T cell apoptosis in vitro in pristane-induced lupus BALB/c mice compared to normal mice. LPS-stimulated production of IL-6 and IL-10 by splenocytes and macrophages from pristane-induced lupus mice were remarkably up-regulated compared to normal mice, whereas production of macrophage TNF-alpha was significantly down-regulated. Moreover, in vitro production of IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-gamma by Con A-stimulated splenocytes, cell proliferation in LPS- or Con A-stimulated- thymocytes and splenocytes, and expression of CD69+CD4+ T cells in Con A-stimulated splenocytes were greatly increased in cells derived from pristane-induced lupus mice compared to normal mice. In addition, splenic T cells and CD4+ T cells in thymocytes from pristane-induced lupus mice were more resistant than nonautoimmune normal cells to Con A-induced apoptosis. Our findings indicate that immunoregulatory abnormalities of T cells and hyperreactivity of B cells in the in vitro immune responses in pristane-induced lupus mice may explain some of lupus pathogenesis.
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- Byeong Suk Chae
- College of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Wanju, Jeonbuk 565-701, Korea.
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Peters LC, Jensen JR, Borrego A, Cabrera WHK, Baker N, Starobinas N, Ribeiro OG, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Slc11a1 (formerly NRAMP1) gene modulates both acute inflammatory reactions and pristane-induced arthritis in mice. Genes Immun 2006; 8:51-6. [PMID: 17122779 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mice selected for the maximum acute inflammatory reaction (AIRmax) are highly susceptible to pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), whereas mice selected for the minimum response (AIRmin) are resistant. These lines show distinct patterns of leukocyte infiltration and R and S allele frequency disequilibrium of the solute carrier family 11a member 1 (Slc11a1) gene. In order to study the interactions of the Slc11a1 R and S alleles with the inflammation modulating Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) during PIA development, homozygous AIRmax(RR), AIRmax(SS), AIRmin(RR) and AIRmin(SS) lines were produced by genotype-assisted breedings. These mice received two intraperitoneal injections of 0.5 ml pristane at 60-day intervals, and the subsequent development of arthritis was assessed for 210 days. Cytokine-secreting cell profiles were investigated using enzyme-linked immunospot. Arthritis incidence in AIRmax(RR) mice reached 29%, whereas PIA incidence in AIRmax(SS) mice was 70% by day 180. AIRmin(RR) mice were resistant, whereas 13.3% of AIRmin(SS) mice became arthritic. The presence of the defective S allele also increased arthritis severity, although acute inflammation was higher in mice bearing the R allele. A predominant Th0/Th2-type response in Slc11a1(SS) mice was observed. These results indicate that Slc11a1 is a strong candidate for the QTL modulating acute inflammation and for PIA.
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- L C Peters
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santos-Junior RR, Sartori A, De Franco M, Filho OGR, Coelho-Castelo AAM, Bonato VLD, Cabrera WHK, Ibañez OM, Silva CL. Immunomodulation and protection induced by DNA-hsp65 vaccination in an animal model of arthritis. Hum Gene Ther 2006; 16:1338-45. [PMID: 16259568 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2005.16.1338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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We described a prophylactic and therapeutic effect of a DNA vaccine encoding the Mycobacterium leprae 65-kDa heat shock protein (DNA-hsp65) in experimental murine tuberculosis. However, high homology of the vaccine to the corresponding mammalian hsp60, together with the CpG motifs in the plasmidial vector, could trigger or exacerbate an autoimmune disease. In the present study, we evaluate the potential of DNA-hsp65 vaccination to induce or modulate arthritis in mice genetically selected for acute inflammatory reaction (AIR), either maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin). Mice immunized with DNA-hsp65 or injected with the corresponding DNA vector (DNAv) developed no arthritis, whereas pristane injection resulted in arthritis in 62% of AIRmax mice and 7.3% of AIRmin mice. Administered after pristane, DNA-hsp65 downregulated arthritis induction in AIRmax animals. Levels of interleukin (IL)-12 were significantly lower in mice receiving pristane plus DNA-hsp65 or DNAv than in mice receiving pristane alone. However, when mice previously injected with pristane were inoculated with DNA-hsp65 or DNAv, the protective effect was significantly correlated with lower IL-6 and IL-12 levels and higher IL-10 levels. Our results strongly suggest that DNA-hsp65 has no arthritogenic potential and is actually protective against experimentally induced arthritis in mice.
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- Rubens R Santos-Junior
- Centro de Pesquisas em Tuberculose, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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Jensen JR, Peters LC, Borrego A, Ribeiro OG, Cabrera WHK, Starobinas N, Siqueira M, Ibañez OCM, De Franco M. Involvement of antibody production quantitative trait loci in the susceptibility to pristane-induced arthritis in the mouse. Genes Immun 2005; 7:44-50. [PMID: 16435023 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mice obtained by bidirectional selective breeding for high (HIII) or low (LIII) antibody (Ab) production are resistant or extremely susceptible to pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), respectively. Several quantitative trait loci regulating Ab production (Ab QTL) have been mapped in these lines, which were used to investigate the influence of these Ab QTL in PIA. Parental HIII and LIII mice and their F1 and F2 intercrosses were injected twice with pristane, and arthritis was observed for 200 days. In LIII mice PIA was more severe and incidence was 100% at day 105, while F1 and F2 mice showed intermediate values. HIII mice were totally resistant. Microsatellite polymorphisms of Ab QTL were analysed and D3Mit100 alleles cosegregated significantly with PIA incidence, severity and onset in F2 intercross mice, while the other four markers showed suggestive values. Results indicate colocalization of QTL for Ab production and PIA susceptibility. Moreover, the different cytokine and IgG isotype profiles observed in HIII and LIII lines after PIA induction are useful to candidate genes endowed with the regulation of the Ab production and arthritis phenotypes.
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- J R Jensen
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Zheng CL, Ohki K, Hossain A, Kukita A, Satoh T, Kohashi O. Complete Freund's adjuvant promotes the increases of IFN-gamma and nitric oxide in suppressing chronic arthritis induced by pristane. Inflammation 2004; 27:247-55. [PMID: 14527177 DOI: 10.1023/a:1025092615584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine therapeutic effects of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) on the progression and relapsing of pristine-induced arthritis (PIA) and investigate the mechanism involved. Chronic relapsing arthritis was induced by pristine in LEW rats. After onset of arthritis, rats were intradermally injected CFA and rats in control group were injected the same volume of PBS. Arthritis was monitored visually, and joint pathology was examined histologically. Cytokine mRNA expression in inguinal lymph nodes was assessed by RT-PCR. The levels of nitric oxide (NO) in serum were measured by colorimetric assay. The results showed that CFA significantly suppressed the progression and relapsing of PIA. Relapsing rate of PIA in CFA-treated group was 12.5% and it was 85.7% in PBS-control group (P < 0.005). CFA markedly inhibited the infiltration of inflammatory cells and cartilage damage in the joints of CFA-treated rats and promoted the increases of IFN-y mRNA and NO levels. The present study provided an implication that adjuvant therapy may be a new strategy for the treatments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Cong-Long Zheng
- Department of Microbiology, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan.
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Monach PA, Benoist C, Mathis D. The Role of Antibodies in Mouse Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Relevance to Human Disease. Adv Immunol 2004; 82:217-48. [PMID: 14975258 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(04)82005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Paul A Monach
- Section of Immunology and Immunogenetics, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Zheng CL, Hossain MA, Kukita A, Ohki K, Satoh T, Kohashi O. Complete Freund's adjuvant suppresses the development and progression of pristane-induced arthritis in rats. Clin Immunol 2002; 103:204-9. [PMID: 12027426 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2002.5205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study produced the novel finding that treatment with a nonarthritogenic dose of Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) before the onset of pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) could prevent the development of PIA. Surprisingly, treatment with nonarthritogenic and arthritogenic doses of CFA could almost cure the ongoing PIA. CFA treatment also suppressed pathological changes, such as inflammatory cell infiltration, pannus formation, bone destruction, and new bone formation. The lymph node cells of rats with PIA suppressed by CFA showed significantly increased mRNA expression of IFN-gamma but no significant changes in mRNA expression of IL-2, TNF-alpha, IL-4, and IL-5 compared with those of rats in the control groups. The possible mechanisms of the suppressive effect of CFA on the development and progression of PIA were discussed in terms of the anti-inflammatory roles of IFN-gamma, nitric oxide, and heat-shock protein-specific T cell responses. The present study found a new therapeutic implication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Cong-Long Zheng
- Department of Microbiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, 849-8501, Japan
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Billiau A, Matthys P. Modes of action of Freund’s adjuvants in experimental models of autoimmune diseases. J Leukoc Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.70.6.849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Francis JN, Lamont AG, Thompson SJ. The route of administration of an immunodominant peptide derived from heat-shock protein 65 dramatically affects disease outcome in pristane-induced arthritis. Immunology 2000; 99:338-44. [PMID: 10712662 PMCID: PMC2327169 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2000.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Previous studies have shown that immunization of mice with an immunodominant epitope from heat-shock protein 65 (hsp 65) (amino acids 261-271) can protect from the development of pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) and this protection is mediated by an antigen-specific T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine response. Here we confirm these findings and show that frequent intranasal administration of this peptide exacerbates disease. In naive mice given peptide intranasally an antigen-specific T-cell population is systemically activated similar to that induced by peptide immunization in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. Thus, a paradox exists whereby apparently similar peptide-specific populations are either associated with protection from, or exacerbation of, PIA. However, comparison of cytokine profiles reveals differences between these two cell populations. Peptide inhalation induces the production of Th1-type cytokines (interferon-gamma) whereas intraperitoneal immunization leads to the production of Th2-type cytokines (interleukin-4, interleukin-5 and interleukin-10) by splenic T cells upon stimulation with peptide. Thus, for the application of nasal 'tolerance' in clinical medicine, it is important to identify antigens and dosing regimes that counteract but do not activate adverse immune responses.
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- J N Francis
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, and Peptide Therapeutics Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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Zügel U, Kaufmann SH. Role of heat shock proteins in protection from and pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999; 12:19-39. [PMID: 9880473 PMCID: PMC88905 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.12.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 390] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Increased synthesis of heat shock proteins (hsp) occurs in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells when they are exposed to stress. By increasing their hsp content, cells protect themselves from lethal assaults, primarily because hsp interfere with the uncontrolled protein unfolding that occurs under stress. However, hsp are not produced only by stressed cells; some hsp are synthesized constitutively and perform important housekeeping functions. Accordingly, hsp are involved in the assembly of molecules which play important roles in the immune system. It is not surprising that due to their wide distribution and their homology among different species, hsp represent target antigens of the immune response. Frequent confrontation of the immune system with conserved regions of hsp which are shared by various microbial pathogens can potentiate antimicrobial immunity. However, long-term confrontation of the immune system with hsp antigens which are similar in the host and invaders may convert the immune response against these host antigens and promote autoimmune disease. This review provides an overview of the role of hsp in immunity with a focus on infectious and autoimmune diseases.
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- U Zügel
- Department of Immunology, University Clinics Ulm, 89070 Ulm, Germany.
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Wooley PH, Sud S, Whalen JD, Nasser S. Pristane-induced arthritis in mice. V. Susceptibility to pristane-induced arthritis is determined by the genetic regulation of the T cell repertoire. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1998; 41:2022-31. [PMID: 9811058 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199811)41:11<2022::aid-art18>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) is an experimental seropositive arthritis that is characterized by serologic and cellular immune abnormalities and is dependent on the presence of a competent CD4+ T cell population. We examined the regulation of PIA by genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and the Mls-1 loci to determine whether the selection of the T cells that infiltrate arthritic joints is a critical factor in disease susceptibility. METHODS Genetic regulation of PIA was investigated using F1 hybrid and congenic strain analysis to determine the influence of MHC and Mls-1 genes. The T cell receptor Vbeta phenotypes of lymph node cells and T cells infiltrating arthritic joints were examined with 2-color flow cytometry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction techniques. RESULTS F1 hybrid offspring from 2 major PIA-susceptible strains (DBA/1 x BALB/c) were resistant to the induction of arthritis because of the interaction between genes of the MHC and the Mls-1 loci, which modified the T cell repertoire. This conclusion was supported by the observed resistance to PIA in BALB/ c-Mls-1a mice, where T cells expressing the Vbeta8.1 and Vbeta6 phenotypes were absent. The receptor phenotype of T cells infiltrating arthritic joints in DBA/1 mice was markedly skewed toward Vbeta8.1 and Vbeta6 compared with the population observed in lymph nodes from either PIA or normal control DBA/1 mice. CONCLUSION The data support the hypothesis that PIA is a T cell-mediated disease. While pristane causes a polyclonal T cell expansion that gives rise to lymphadenopathy, the development of arthritis in susceptible strains of mice occurs due to the preservation of specific T cell subsets with the capacity to infiltrate synovial joints.
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- P H Wooley
- Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Thompson SJ, Francis JN, Siew LK, Webb GR, Jenner PJ, Colston MJ, Elson CJ. An Immunodominant Epitope from Mycobacterial 65-kDa Heat Shock Protein Protects Against Pristane-Induced Arthritis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.9.4628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Previous studies showed that mice with pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) and those protected from the disease by preimmunization with mycobacterial 65-kDa heat shock protein (hsp65) possess raised immune responses to hsp65. Additionally, T cells from hsp65-protected mice, but not from pristane-injected or normal mice, produced the Th2-associated cytokines IL-4, IL-5, and IL-10 in response to stimulation with hsp65. Here we demonstrate that the specificity of the immune response to hsp65 and related heat shock protein (hsps) differs between protected and PIA mice. T cells from hsp65-protected mice respond to the bacterial hsps tested but not to the mammalian homologue, hsp58. Similarly, they exhibit high serum titers of anti-hsp65 Abs, yet they have virtually undetectable levels of anti-hsp58 IgG. By contrast, both cellular and humoral immune responses are detectable to bacterial and mammalian hsps in mice with PIA. An immunodominant T cell epitope has been identified in hsp65-protected mice corresponding to amino acids 261–271 from hsp65. Immunization of mice, either before or after the induction of arthritis, with this bacterial peptide, but not its mammalian homologue, protects mice from the development of PIA, and protection is associated with the production of Th2-type cytokines. Other experiments revealed that T cells primed with bacterial 261–271 or the mammalian homologue do not cross-react at the proliferative or cytokine level. These results demonstrate that an hsp65 peptide-specific Th2 response confers protection from PIA but do not support the idea that protection is mediated by a cross-reaction with self hsp58 in the joints.
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- Stephen J. Thompson
- *Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., and
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- *Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., and
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- *Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., and
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- *Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., and
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- *Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., and
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