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Wang M, Rajkumar S, Lai Y, Liu X, He J, Ishikawa T, Nallapothula D, Singh RR. Tertiary lymphoid structures as local perpetuators of organ-specific immune injury: implication for lupus nephritis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1204777. [PMID: 38022566 PMCID: PMC10644380 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1204777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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In response to inflammatory stimuli in conditions such as autoimmune disorders, infections and cancers, immune cells organize in nonlymphoid tissues, which resemble secondary lymphoid organs. Such immune cell clusters are called tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). Here, we describe the potential role of TLS in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease, focusing on lupus nephritis, a condition that incurs major morbidity and mortality. In the kidneys of patients and animals with lupus nephritis, the presence of immune cell aggregates with similar cell composition, structure, and gene signature as lymph nodes and of lymphoid tissue-inducer and -organizer cells, along with evidence of communication between stromal and immune cells are indicative of the formation of TLS. TLS formation in kidneys affected by lupus may be instigated by local increases in lymphorganogenic chemokines such as CXCL13, and in molecules associated with leukocyte migration and vascularization. Importantly, the presence of TLS in kidneys is associated with severe tubulointerstitial inflammation, higher disease activity and chronicity indices, and poor response to treatment in patients with lupus nephritis. TLS may contribute to the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis by increasing local IFN-I production, facilitating the recruitment and supporting survival of autoreactive B cells, maintaining local production of systemic autoantibodies such as anti-dsDNA and anti-Sm/RNP autoantibodies, and initiating epitope spreading to local autoantigens. Resolution of TLS, along with improvement in lupus, by treating animals with soluble BAFF receptor, docosahexaenoic acid, complement inhibitor C4BP(β-), S1P1 receptor modulator Cenerimod, dexamethasone, and anti-CXCL13 further emphasizes a role of TLS in the pathogenesis of lupus. However, the mechanisms underlying TLS formation and their roles in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis are not fully comprehended. Furthermore, the lack of non-invasive methods to visualize/quantify TLS in kidneys is also a major hurdle; however, recent success in visualizing TLS in lupus-prone mice by photon emission computed tomography provides hope for early detection and manipulation of TLS.
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- Meiying Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Peking University Shenzhen Hosiptal, Shenzhen, China
- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Nephrology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Moudgil KD, Venkatesha SH. The Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Activities of Natural Products to Control Autoimmune Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010095. [PMID: 36613560 PMCID: PMC9820125 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Inflammation is an integral part of autoimmune diseases, which are caused by dysregulation of the immune system. This dysregulation involves an imbalance between pro-inflammatory versus anti-inflammatory mediators. These mediators include various cytokines and chemokines; defined subsets of T helper/T regulatory cells, M1/M2 macrophages, activating/tolerogenic dendritic cells, and antibody-producing/regulatory B cells. Despite the availability of many anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory drugs, the severe adverse reactions associated with their long-term use and often their high costs are impediments in effectively controlling the disease process. Accordingly, suitable alternatives are being sought for these conventional drugs. Natural products offer promising adjuncts/alternatives in this regard. The availability of specific compounds isolated from dietary/medicinal plant extracts have permitted rigorous studies on their disease-modulating activities and the mechanisms involved therein. Here, we describe the basic characteristics, mechanisms of action, and preventive/therapeutic applications of 5 well-characterized natural product compounds (Resveratrol, Curcumin, Boswellic acids, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and Triptolide). These compounds have been tested extensively in animal models of autoimmunity as well as in limited clinical trials in patients having the corresponding diseases. We have focused our description on predominantly T cell-mediated diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, and psoriasis.
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- Kamal D. Moudgil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Vita Therapeutics, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Moudgil KD. Viewing Autoimmune Pathogenesis from the Perspective of Antigen Processing and Determinant Hierarchy. Crit Rev Immunol 2021; 40:329-339. [PMID: 33426821 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2020034603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Autoimmunity results from the breakdown of immune tolerance to defined target self antigens. Like any foreign antigen, a self antigen is continuously processed by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and its epitopes are displayed by the major histocompatibility complex on the cell surface (dominant epitopes). However, this self antigen fails to induce a T cell response as the T cells against its dominant epitopes have been purged in the thymus during negative selection. In contrast, the T cells against poorly processed (cryptic) self epitopes escape tolerance induction in the thymus and make it to the periphery. Such T cells are generally harmless as their cognate epitopes in the periphery are not presented efficiently. But, under conditions of inflammation and immune activation, previously cryptic epitopes can be revealed on the APC surface for activation of ambient T cells. This can initiate autoimmunity in individuals who are susceptible owing to their genetic and environmental constellation. Subsequent waves of enhanced processing of other epitopes on the same or different self antigens then cause "diversification" or "spreading" of the initial T cell response, resulting in propagation of autoimmunity. However, depending on the disease process and the self antigen involved, "epitope spreading" may instead contribute to natural regression of autoimmunity. This landmark conceptual framework developed by Eli Sercarz and his team ties together determinant hierarchy, selection of epitope-specific T cells, and the induction/progression of autoimmunity. I am extremely fortunate to have worked with Eli and to have been a part of this fascinating research endeavor.
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- Kamal D Moudgil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Anti-complement factor H autoantibodies may be protective in lupus nephritis. Clin Chim Acta 2020; 508:1-8. [PMID: 32387092 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the role of anti-CFH autoantibodies in lupus nephritis based on a well-defined cohort. METHODS One hundred twenty patients with biopsy-proven active lupus nephritis were collected as the discovery cohort, sixty patients served as the validation cohort, thirty-four patients with SLE without renal involvement (NR-SLE) were as disease controls, and thirty healthy donors were also included. The anti-CFH autoantibodies and IgG subclasses were detected by ELISA, and epitopes were evaluated by western blot. Anti-CFH autoantibodies were purified by affinity chromatography column, and the interference on the biofunctions of CFH was further studied by the C3b binding assay and cofactor activity assay in vitro. RESULTS The prevalence of anti-CFH autoantibodies in lupus nephritis was significantly higher than that in healthy controls (8.3% (10/120) vs. 0% (0/30), P = 0.017), and no significant difference was found between the discovery and the validation group (8.3% (10/120) vs. 11.7% (7/60), P = 0.268) or the discovery and the NR-SLE group (8.3% (10/120) vs. 11.8% (4/34), P = 0.231). The subclass was mainly IgG2 (7/10), and major epitopes were in the middle (8/10 in SCRs 11-14) and N-terminal (7/10 in SCRs 1-4) regions of CFH. Patients with anti-CFH autoantibodies had a significantly lower prevalence of acute kidney injury (0% (0/10) vs. 40.0%(4/10), P = 0.025), lower serum creatinine levels (0.76 (0.40, 1.06) vs. 1.43 (0.46, 11.15), mg/dL, P = 0.023), and higher hemoglobin levels (113.8 ± 24.63 vs. 90.0 ± 22.53, g/L, P = 0.037) than those who were negative after further stratified analysis. A functional study showed that anti-CFH autoantibodies purified from patients with lupus nephritis could improve the binding between CFH and C3b, and also enhance the cofactor activity of CFH in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Anti-CFH autoantibodies were detected in patients with lupus nephritis in approximately 10% of patients with polyepitopes and IgG2 subclass predominance. Patients with anti-CFH autoantibodies presented with milder renal damage, and the purified autoantibodies could enhance the C3b binding and CFI cofactor activity of CFH in vitro, which suggested a protective role in the lupus nephritis.
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Kalsi JK, Grossman J, Kim J, Sieling P, Gjertson DW, Reed EF, Ebling FM, Linker-Israeli M, Hahn BH. Peptides from antibodies to DNA elicit cytokine release from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: relation of cytokine pattern to disease duration. Lupus 2016; 13:490-500. [PMID: 15352419 DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu1060oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Peptides from VH regions of antibodies to DNA drive immune responses in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We studied peptide-induced cytokine release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients, the influence of peptide concentration, disease characteristics and HLA-D haplotypes. Cells secreting cytokines (IFNg, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10) were measured by ELISPOT in PBMC from 31 patients with SLE and 20 matched healthy controls in response to seven peptides (A-G) from the CDR1/FR2 to CDR2/FR3 VH regions of human anti-DNA MAbs. Disease activity was assessed by SELENA-SLEDAI. HLA-DR and -DQ alleles were determined by molecular typing techniques. PBMC from significantly higher proportions of SLE patients than controls responded to VH peptides by generating IFNg and IL-10. Type of cytokines released in response to at least one peptide (D) depended on antigen concentration. Cytokine release was not associated with clinical features of SLE except for disease duration. A shift occurred from IFNg, IL-4 and IL-10 production in early disease to IL-4 and IL-10 in late disease (suggesting increasing TH2-like responses over time). Three peptides (B, D, G) were more stimulatory in the SLE patients than controls. Although none of the peptides was restricted by any particular MHC class II allele, among responders there was increased prevalence of HLA-DQB1 0201 and/or DRB1 0301, alleles known to predispose to SLE. Thus, responses to some VH peptides are more frequent in SLE and vary with disease duration. Increased responses in individuals with HLA class II genotypes that predispose to SLE suggest that peptide presentation by those molecules permits brisker peripheral blood cell responses to autoantibody peptides, thus increasing risk for disease.
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- J K Kalsi
- Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Aas-Hanssen K, Thompson KM, Bogen B, Munthe LA. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Molecular Mimicry between Anti-dsDNA CDR3 Idiotype, Microbial and Self Peptides-As Antigens for Th Cells. Front Immunol 2015; 6:382. [PMID: 26284067 PMCID: PMC4517057 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is marked by a T helper (Th) cell-dependent B cell hyperresponsiveness, with frequent germinal center reactions, and gammaglobulinemia. A feature of SLE is the finding of IgG autoantibodies specific for dsDNA. The specificity of the Th cells that drive the expansion of anti-dsDNA B cells is unresolved. However, anti-microbial, anti-histone, and anti-idiotype Th cell responses have been hypothesized to play a role. It has been entirely unclear if these seemingly disparate Th cell responses and hypotheses could be related or unified. Here, we describe that H chain CDR3 idiotypes from IgG+ B cells of lupus mice have sequence similarities with both microbial and self peptides. Matched sequences were more frequent within the mutated CDR3 repertoire and when sequences were derived from lupus mice with expanded anti-dsDNA B cells. Analyses of histone sequences showed that particular histone peptides were similar to VDJ junctions. Moreover, lupus mice had Th cell responses toward histone peptides similar to anti-dsDNA CDR3 sequences. The results suggest that Th cells in lupus may have multiple cross-reactive specificities linked to the IgVH CDR3 Id-peptide sequences as well as similar DNA-associated protein motifs.
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- Kristin Aas-Hanssen
- Department of Immunology, Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway ; KG Jebsen Centre for Influenza Vaccine Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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Aas-Hanssen K, Funderud A, Thompson KM, Bogen B, Munthe LA. Idiotype-specific Th cells support oligoclonal expansion of anti-dsDNA B cells in mice with lupus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:2691-8. [PMID: 25127856 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is marked by a Th cell-dependent B cell hyperresponsiveness, with frequent germinal center reactions and hypergammaglobulinemia. The specificity of Th cells in lupus remains unclear, but B cell Ids have been suggested. A hallmark is the presence of anti-dsDNA, mutated IgG autoantibodies with a preponderance of arginines in CDR3 of the Ig variable H chain (IgVH). B cells can present V region-derived Id peptides on their MHC class II molecules to Id-specific Th cells. We show that Id-specific Th cells support the proliferation of anti-dsDNA Id(+) B cells in mice suffering from systemic autoimmune disease with SLE-like features. Mice developed marked clonal expansions of B cells; half of the IgVH sequences were clonally related. Anti-dsDNA B cells made up 40% of B cells in end-stage disease. The B cells expressed mutated IgVH with multiple arginines in CDR3. Hence, Id-driven T cell-B cell collaboration supported the production of classical anti-dsDNA Abs, recapitulating the characteristics of such Abs in SLE. The results support the concept that Id-specific Th cells may trigger the development of SLE and suggest that manipulation of the Id-specific T cell repertoire could play a role in treatment.
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- Kristin Aas-Hanssen
- Centre for Immune Regulation, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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- Centre for Immune Regulation, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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- Centre for Immune Regulation, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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- Centre for Immune Regulation, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway; and K.G. Jebsen Centre for Influenza Vaccine Research, Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Immune Regulation, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0424 Oslo, Norway; and
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Nyland JF, Stoll ML, Jiang F, Feng F, Gavalchin J. Mechanisms involved in the p62-73 idiopeptide-modulated delay of lupus nephritis in SNF(1) mice. Lupus 2012; 21:1552-64. [PMID: 23015610 DOI: 10.1177/0961203312461964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The F(1) progeny of the (SWR × NZB) cross develop a lupus-like disease with high serum titers of autoantibodies, and increased frequency and severity of immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis in females. In previous work, we found that an idiotypic peptide corresponding to aa62-73 (p62-73) of the heavy chain variable region of autoantibody 540 (Id(LN)F(1)) induced the proliferation of p62-73 idiotype-reactive T cell clones. Further, monthly immunization of pre-nephritic SNF(1) female mice with p62-73 resulted in decreased nephritis and prolonged life spans. Here we show that this treatment modulated proliferative responses to Id(LN)F(1) antigen, including a reduction in the population of idiopeptide-presenting antigen-presenting cells (APCs), as early as two weeks after immunization (10 weeks of age). Th1-type cytokine production was increased at 12 weeks of age. The incidence and severity of nephritis was reduced by 14 weeks compared to controls. Clinical indicators of nephritis, specifically histological evidence of glomerulonephritis and urine protein levels, were reduced by 20 weeks. Together these data suggest that events involved in the mechanism(s) whereby p62-73 immunization delayed nephritis occurred early after immunization, and involved modulation of APCs, B and T cell populations.
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- J F Nyland
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Young JS, Wu T, Chen Y, Zhao D, Liu H, Yi T, Johnston H, Racine J, Li X, Wang A, Todorov I, Zeng D. Donor B cells in transplants augment clonal expansion and survival of pathogenic CD4+ T cells that mediate autoimmune-like chronic graft-versus-host disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:222-33. [PMID: 22649197 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We reported that both donor CD4(+) T and B cells in transplants were required for induction of an autoimmune-like chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) in a murine model of DBA/2 donor to BALB/c recipient, but mechanisms whereby donor B cells augment cGVHD pathogenesis remain unknown. In this study, we report that, although donor B cells have little impact on acute GVHD severity, they play an important role in augmenting the persistence of tissue damage in the acute and chronic GVHD overlapping target organs (i.e., skin and lung); they also markedly augment damage in a prototypical cGVHD target organ, the salivary gland. During cGVHD pathogenesis, donor B cells are activated by donor CD4(+) T cells to upregulate MHC II and costimulatory molecules. Acting as efficient APCs, donor B cells augment donor CD4(+) T clonal expansion, autoreactivity, IL-7Rα expression, and survival. These qualitative changes markedly augment donor CD4(+) T cells' capacity in mediating autoimmune-like cGVHD, so that they mediate disease in the absence of donor B cells in secondary recipients. Therefore, a major mechanism whereby donor B cells augment cGVHD is through augmenting the clonal expansion, differentiation, and survival of pathogenic CD4(+) T cells.
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- James S Young
- Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Role of microRNA-15a in autoantibody production in interferon-augmented murine model of lupus. Mol Immunol 2012; 52:61-70. [PMID: 22578383 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the regulation of immunity via targeting of mRNA encoding immune response elements. In this report, alterations in the expression of microRNAs as autoantibody levels increase was investigated. The (NZB×NZW)F1 or B/W mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) naturally has increased autoantibodies with aging. IFNα (type I IFN) accelerates B/W disease, however, the effects of a related IFN, IFNλ, which is a type III IFN, is largely unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between IFN-accelerated disease, microRNAs, immunoregulatory B cell subsets and autoantibody production in the autoimmune-prone environment in vivo. B/W mice received osmotic pumps to chronically deliver IFNα and IFNλ for up to 16 weeks. Urine protein level was monitored weekly by urine strips and proteinuria was used as the disease marker. Splenic cells were taken for flow analysis of B cell subsets and levels of microRNAs determined. Plasma were analyzed for autoantibodies and microRNA levels. As a result of treatment, IFNα accelerated proteinuria in a dose dependent manner, while IFNλ single treatment did not show a significant effect, but greatly enhanced low dose IFNα effects in the combination treatment. Both the splenic cellular and plasma miR-15a were elevated in diseased compared to pre-diseased mice as well as autoantibody levels. Autoantibodies and miR-15a levels were significantly correlated. The immunosuppressive B subpopulation, B-10, was reduced following IFNα treatment. In addition in diseased mice, B-10 versus B-2 ratios were reduced in IFN-treated B/W compared to the control PBS treated group. In all B/W the miR-15a was highly expressed in the B-10 subset and this increased with disease development, suggesting that miR-15a has a specific negative effect on the B-10 subpopulation. In conclusion, our data support the involvement of elevated miR-15a in autoimmune disease development in B/W mice and suggest that decreasing this microRNA might be beneficial in B/W mice.
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Acquired haemophilia caused by non-haemophilic factor VIII gene variants. Ann Hematol 2010; 89:607-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-009-0887-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bogen B, Ruffini P. Review: to what extent are T cells tolerant to immunoglobulin variable regions? Scand J Immunol 2009; 70:526-30. [PMID: 19906193 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02340.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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During the last 25 years it has become increasingly clear that short peptides derived from Ig V-regions are displayed on MHC class II molecules. Recognition of such idiotypic(Id)-peptide/MHC class II complexes by Id-specific CD4(+) T cells plays a role in (1) Id-driven T-B collaboration, (2) immunosurveillance of B cell cancers and (3) Id-vaccination. A crucial question is then: to what extent are T cells tolerized to Ig V-region sequences? Or rephrased: how large is the T-cell repertoire for Ig V-region sequences presented by MHC class II molecules? We argue that T cells are to a large extent tolerant to germline-encoded V-region sequences but that there is a T-cell repertoire for rare Id-sequences that arise as a consequence of somatic hyper mutation or N-region diversity. Moreover, when otherwise rare Id-sequences increase in concentration, T-cell tolerance is induced (Fig. 1). For these reasons, T cells that recognize rare Id-peptides, arising as a consequence of somatic genetic events unique to each B cell, may play a special importance in Id-driven T-B collaboration, immunosurveillance of B-cell malignancies, and Id-vaccination.
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- B Bogen
- Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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The idiotype connection: linking infection and multiple sclerosis. Trends Immunol 2009; 31:56-62. [PMID: 19962346 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2009] [Revised: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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B cells present idiotopes (Id) from their B cell receptor to Id-specific CD4(+) T cells. Chronic Id-driven T-B cell collaboration can cause autoimmune disease in mice. We propose that Id-driven T-B cell collaboration mediates the development of multiple sclerosis by perpetuating immune responses initiated against infectious agents. During germinal centre reactions, B cells express a multitude of mutated Ids. While most mutations lead to decreased affinity and deletion of the B cell, some B cells could be rescued by Id-specific T cells. Such Id-connected T-B cell pairs might initiate inflammatory foci in the central nervous system. This model may explain the intrathecal synthesis of low-avidity IgG against viruses, and the synthesis of oligoclonal IgG with unknown specificity in multiple sclerosis.
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Zangani M, Carlsen H, Kielland A, Os A, Hauglin H, Blomhoff R, Munthe LA, Bogen B. Tracking early autoimmune disease by bioluminescent imaging of NF-kappaB activation reveals pathology in multiple organ systems. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 174:1358-67. [PMID: 19286564 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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It is desirable to have an early and sensitive detection marker of autoimmune disease in intact animals. Nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB is a transcription factor that is associated with inflammatory responses and immune disorders. Previously, we demonstrated that so-called idiotypic-driven T-B cell collaboration in mice doubly transgenic for paired immunoglobulin and T cell receptor transgenes resulted in a systemic autoimmune disease with systemic lupus erythematosus-like features. Here, we investigated NF-kappaB activation by including an NF-kappaB-responsive luciferase reporter transgene in this animal model. Triply transgenic mice developed bioluminescence signals from diseased organs before onset of clinical symptoms and autoantibody production, and light emissions correlated with disease progression. Signals were obtained from secondary lymphoid organs, inflamed intestines, skin lesions, and arthritic joints. Moreover, bioluminescence imaging and immunohistochemistry demonstrated that a minority of mice suffered from an autoimmune disease of the small intestine, in which light emissions correlated with antibodies against tissue transglutaminase and gliadin. Detection of luciferase by immunohistochemistry revealed NF-kappaB activation in collaborating B and T cells, as well as in macrophages. These results demonstrate that bioluminescent in vivo imaging of NF-kappaB activation can be used for early and sensitive detection of autoimmune disease in an experimental mouse model, offering new possibilities for the evaluation of anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Michael Zangani
- Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet Medical Centre, N0027 Oslo, Norway
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Herlands RA, Christensen SR, Sweet RA, Hershberg U, Shlomchik MJ. T cell-independent and toll-like receptor-dependent antigen-driven activation of autoreactive B cells. Immunity 2008; 29:249-60. [PMID: 18691914 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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On the lupus-prone MRL-lpr/lpr (MRL-lpr) background, AM14 rheumatoid factor (RF) B cells are activated, differentiate into plasmablasts, and undergo somatic hypermutation outside of follicles. Using multiple strategies to impair T cells, we found that such AM14 B cell activation did not require T cells but could be modulated by them. In vitro, the signaling adaptor MyD88 is required for IgG anti-chromatin to stimulate AM14 B cell proliferation when T cells are absent. However, the roles of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in AM14 B cell activation in vivo have not been investigated. We found that activation, expansion, and differentiation of AM14 B cells depended on MyD88; however, mice lacking either TLR7 or TLR9 displayed partial defects, indicating complex roles for these receptors. T cell-independent activation of certain autoreactive B cells, which gain stimuli via endogenous TLR ligands instead of T cells, may be the initial step in the generation of canonical autoantibodies.
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- Robin A Herlands
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8035, USA
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Chu YW, Gress RE. Murine models of chronic graft-versus-host disease: insights and unresolved issues. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 14:365-78. [PMID: 18342778 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) is a major barrier to successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), with highly variable clinical presentations. The pathophysiology of cGVHD remains relatively poorly understood. The utilization of murine models to study cGVHD encompasses experimental challenges distinct from those that have been successfully used to study acute GVHD (aGVHD). Nevertheless, despite these challenges, murine models of cGVHD have contributed to the understanding of cGVHD, and highlight its mechanistic complexity. In this article, insights into the pathophysiology of cGVHD obtained from murine studies are summarized in the context of their relevancy to clinical cGVHD. Despite experimental limitations, current and future models of murine cGVHD will continue to provide insights into the understanding of clinical cGVHD and provide information for new therapeutic interventions.
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- Yu-Waye Chu
- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NIH, Bethesda 20892-1360, Maryland, USA.
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Liu K, Li QZ, Yu Y, Liang C, Subramanian S, Zeng Z, Wang HW, Xie C, Zhou XJ, Mohan C, Wakeland EK. Sle3 and Sle5 can independently couple with Sle1 to mediate severe lupus nephritis. Genes Immun 2007; 8:634-45. [PMID: 17728789 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Genetic analyses of the lupus-prone NZM2410 mouse have identified multiple susceptibility loci on chromosome 7, termed Sle3 and Sle5. Both of these loci were contained within a large congenic interval, originally termed as Sle3 that strongly impacts a variety of myeloid and T-cell phenotypes and mediates fatal lupus nephritis when combined with Sle1. We have now produced two subcongenic strains, B6.Sle3 and B6.Sle5, carrying the Sle3 and Sle5 intervals separately and characterized their phenotypes as monocongenic strains and individually in combination with Sle1. Neither B6.Sle3 nor B6.Sle5 monocongenic strain develop severe autoimmunity; however, both of these intervals cause the development of severe glomerulonephritis when combined with Sle1. Thus, B6.Sle1Sle3 and B6.Sle1Sle5 exhibit splenomegaly, expansion of activated B and CD4+ T-cell populations and high levels of IgG and IgM autoantibodies targeting multiple nuclear antigens, intact glomeruli and various other autoantigens. In addition, B6.Sle1Sle3 mice also produced higher levels of IgA antinuclear autoantibodies, which were implicated in the development of IgA nephropathy. Our results indicate that Sle3 and Sle5 can independently complement with Sle1, through shared and unique mechanisms, to mediate the development of severe autoimmunity.
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- K Liu
- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9093, USA.
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Stoll ML, Price KD, Silvin CJ, Jiang F, Gavalchin J. Immunization with peptides derived from the idiotypic region of lupus-associated autoantibodies delays the development of lupus nephritis in the (SWR×NZB)F1 murine model. J Autoimmun 2007; 29:30-7. [PMID: 17459659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2007.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Revised: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multiorgan autoimmune disease affecting 40-50/100,000 Americans. Although most of the research on pathogenic antibodies focuses on antigenic specificity, there is increasing evidence that specific immunoglobulin idiotypes may mediate lupus nephritis independent of autoantigen specificity. In previous work, our laboratory characterized a set of nephritogenic monoclonal antibodies with substantial idiotypic cross-reactivity, produced by the spontaneous SLE model (SWR x NZB)F(1) (SNF(1)), termed Id(LN)F(1). Peptides derived from one of these antibodies, Id540, was previously shown to stimulate pathogenic T-cells from prenephritic SNF(1) mice, similar to what has been seen for pathogenic A6.1 antibody produced by the (NZB x NZW)F(1) model. In this study, we immunized pre-nephritic SNF(1) mice with p62-73, a peptide derived from the variable region of Id540 and, in separate experiments, with p58-69, a peptide derived from the variable region of A6.1. In both cases, immunization resulted in increased survival and delayed nephritis; however, while both peptides affected levels of anti-DNA antibodies, immunization with p62-73 only affected levels of Id(LN)F(1) antibodies. These findings confirm the roles of pathogenic idiotypes in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis and suggest that therapies that target specific idiotypes might be a potential tool in the management of SLE.
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- Matthew L Stoll
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY HSC, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Kim HR, Kim EY, Cerny J, Moudgil KD. Antibody responses to mycobacterial and self heat shock protein 65 in autoimmune arthritis: epitope specificity and implication in pathogenesis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 177:6634-41. [PMID: 17082575 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.10.6634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Many autoimmune diseases are believed to involve primarily T cell-mediated effector mechanisms. There is increasing realization, however, that Abs may also play a vital role in the propagation of T cell-driven disorders. In this study, on the rat adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) model of human rheumatoid arthritis, we examined the characteristics of serum Ab response to mycobacterial heat shock protein (hsp) 65 (Bhsp65), self (rat) hsp65 (Rhsp65), and linear peptides spanning these two molecules. The AA-resistant WKY (RT.1(l)) rat responded to the heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunization with a rapid burst of Abs to both Bhsp65 and Rhsp65. These Abs reacted with numerous peptide epitopes; however, this response was reduced to a few epitopes with time. On the contrary, the susceptible Lewis (RT.1(l)) rat developed a relatively lower Ab response to Bhsp65, and Abs to Rhsp65 did not appear until the recovery from the disease. The Ab response in Lewis rats diversified with progression of AA, and there was an intriguing overlap between the repertoire of Bhsp65-reactive B and T cells during the recovery phase of AA. Nonetheless, subsets of the repertoire of the late Abs in both rat strains became focused on the same epitope regions of Bhsp65 and Rhsp65. The functional relevance of these Abs was evident from the results showing that sera from recovery phase Lewis or WKY rats, but not that of naive rats, afforded protection against subsequent AA. These results are of significance in further understanding of the role of humoral immunity in the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis.
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- Hong Ro Kim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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La Cava A, Fang CJ, Singh RP, Ebling F, Hahn BH. Manipulation of immune regulation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmun Rev 2006; 4:515-9. [PMID: 16214088 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2005.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Production of autoantibodies by B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be interrupted via induction of regulatory and suppressor T cells. We have used the strategy of tolerizing lupus-prone (NZBxNZW)F(1) mice with an artificial peptide based on sequences common to several anti-double stranded (ds)DNA antibodies to induce regulatory and suppressor T cells that block production of anti-DNA antibodies and prolong their survival. At least one type of suppressor T cells (CD8+) and one type of regulatory T cell (CD4+ expressing the IL-2 receptor alpha chain CD25) are raised under this condition. While CD8+ suppressors (TS) require soluble factors to block help of T cells to B cells, regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells (TR) curb the production of anti-DNA antibodies from B cells via cell contact through molecules that include membrane-bound TGFbeta and GITR. Moreover, CD8+ suppressors seem to act independently on antigen specificity, while TR act in an antigen-specific fashion. We hypothesize that the differences between these two lymphocyte subsets that share the common ability to dampen production of autoantibodies might underlie significant temporal and teleological advantages for optimal control of autoimmune reactivity.
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- Antonio La Cava
- Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Goulvestre C, Chéreau C, Nicco C, Mouthon L, Weill B, Batteux F. A mimic of p21WAF1/CIP1 ameliorates murine lupus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 175:6959-67. [PMID: 16272356 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.10.6959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a progressive autoimmune disease characterized by the production of high levels of affinity-matured IgG autoantibodies to dsDNA and, possibly, visceral involvement. Pathogenic autoantibodies result from the activation and proliferation of autoreactive T and B lymphocytes stimulated by epitopes borne by nucleosomal histones. To inhibit the proliferation of autoreactive cells and abrogate the development of SLE, a novel tool, cell cycle inhibiting peptide therapy, was used. Thus, a peptidyl mimic of p21WAF1/CIP1 that inhibits the interaction between cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and type D cyclins abrogated the in vitro proliferative response of T cells to histones and T-independent and T-dependent proliferative responses of B cells. The WAF1/CIP1 mimic also abrogated the in vitro production of total and anti-dsDNA IgG Abs by B cells. Similarly, the p21WAF1/CIP1 construct inhibited the ex vivo T and B cell proliferative responses to histones and decreased the numbers of activated/memory B and T spleen cells. The alterations in the balance of spleen cell subsets resulted from proapoptotic effects of the p21WAF1/CIP1)construct on activated splenocytes. Finally, in vivo, four i.v. injections of the p21WAF1/CIP1 mimic were sufficient to inhibit the progression of the lupus-like syndrome in (NZB x NZW)F1 mice. The levels of anti-dsDNA IgG autoantibodies and the incidence and severity of renal involvement were lower in treated mice than in nontreated mice. Those observations open new avenues for the treatment of SLE and prompt us to evaluate the potential interest of peptidic therapy in human SLE.
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- Claire Goulvestre
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes et Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris 5, Paris, France
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Zhang C, Todorov I, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Kandeel F, Forman S, Strober S, Zeng D. Donor CD4+ T and B cells in transplants induce chronic graft-versus-host disease with autoimmune manifestations. Blood 2005; 107:2993-3001. [PMID: 16352808 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-09-3623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality of long-term survivors of allogeneic hemato-poietic cell transplantation (HCT). Chronic GVHD can have features of an autoimmune collagen vascular disease with clinical manifestations similar to autoimmune scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the pathogenesis of chronic GVHD is poorly understood. It is unclear how autoreactive T and B cells are generated in chronic GVHD recipients. We have recently developed a new chronic GVHD model by transplantation of donor DBA/2 (H-2d) spleen cells into major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched but minor antigen-mismatched sublethally irradiated BALB/c (H-2d) recipients as well as athymic BALB/c(nu/nu) and adult-thymectomized BALB/c recipients. Both euthymic and athymic BALB/c recipients developed high levels of serum IgG autoantibodies, sclerodermatous skin damage, and glomerulonephritis. Disease induction required both donor CD25-CD4+ T and B cells in transplants. In contrast, donor CD25+CD4+ T regulatory (Treg) cells prevented the disease induction. These results indicate that host thymus is not required for induction of chronic GVHD and that quiescent autoreactive T and B cells in transplants from nonautoimmune donors may be activated and expanded to cause chronic GVHD with autoimmune manifestations in allogeneic recipients, and donor Treg cells can suppress this process.
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- Chunyan Zhang
- The Beckman Research Institute, Gonda Building, R2017, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Guo W, Smith D, Guth A, Aviszus K, Wysocki LJ. T cell tolerance to germline-encoded antibody sequences in a lupus-prone mouse. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:2184-90. [PMID: 16081785 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.4.2184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The BCR V region has been implicated as a potential avenue of T cell help for autoreactive B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. In principle, either germline-encoded or somatically generated sequences could function as targets of such help. Preceding studies have indicated that class II MHC-restricted T cells in normal mice attain a state tolerance to germline-encoded Ab diversity. In this study, we tested whether this tolerance is intact in systemic lupus erythematosus-prone (New Zealand Black x SWR)F1 mice (SNF1). Using a hybridoma sampling approach, we found that SNF1 T cells were tolerant to germline-encoded Ab sequences. Specifically, they were tolerant to germline-encoded sequences derived from a lupus anti-chromatin Ab that arose spontaneously in this strain. This was true both for diseased and prediseased mice. Thus, there does not appear to be a global defect in T cell tolerance to Ab V regions in this autoimmune-prone strain either before or during autoimmune disease.
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- Wenzhong Guo
- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Munthe LA, Corthay A, Os A, Zangani M, Bogen B. Systemic autoimmune disease caused by autoreactive B cells that receive chronic help from Ig V region-specific T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:2391-400. [PMID: 16081810 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.4.2391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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B cells present BCR V region-derived Id-peptides on their MHC class II molecules to Id-specific CD4+ T cells. Prolonged Id-driven T-B collaboration could cause autoimmune disease, but this possibility is difficult to test in normal individuals. We have investigated whether mice doubly transgenic for an Id+ Ig L chain and an Id-specific TCR develop autoimmune disease. Surprisingly, T cell tolerance was not complete in these mice because a low frequency of weakly Id-reactive CD4+ T cells accumulated with age. These escapee Id-specific T cells provided chronic help for Id+ B cells, resulting in a lethal systemic autoimmune disease including germinal center reactions, hypergammaglobulinemia, IgG autoantibodies, glomerulonephritis, arthritis, skin affection, and inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamed tissues contained foci of Id-driven T-B collaboration, with deposition of IgG and complement. The disease could be transferred with B and T cells. The results demonstrate a novel mechanism for development of autoimmune disease in which self-reactive Id+ B cells receive prolonged help from Id-specific T cells, thus bypassing the need for help from T cells recognizing conventional Ag.
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- Ludvig André Munthe
- Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Yang MH, Suen JL, Li SL, Chiang BL. Identification of T-cell epitopes on U1A protein in MRL/lpr mice: double-negative T cells are the major responsive cells. Immunology 2005; 115:279-86. [PMID: 15885135 PMCID: PMC1782149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2005.02139.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the existence of a heterogeneous group of autoantibodies such as anti-DNA, chromatin, histone, and ribonucleoprotein antibodies (Abs). Although the B-cell antigenic determinants have been well characterized, very limited data about the T-cell epitopes of self-antigen (Ag) have been reported. In the present study, we analysed auto-T-cell epitopes using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs) pulsed with murine U1A (mU1A) protein capable of activating autoreactive T cells from unprimed MRL/lpr mice in vitro. The data suggested that there are at least four T-cell epitopes on the U1A protein, U1A31-50, U1A61-80, U1A201-220 and U1A271-287, and U1A31-50 had the most significant T-cell proliferative response. In addition, the main responsive T cells are the CD4- CD8- double-negative subgroup of T cells. Furthermore, we also demonstrated that the activation of double-negative T cells is major histocompatibility complex class II restricted. The study here provides information on T-cell epitope analysis of the U1A antigen using BM-DCs as the effective antigen-presenting cells.
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MESH Headings
- Aging/immunology
- Animals
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/biosynthesis
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantigens/analysis
- Bone Marrow Cells/immunology
- CD4 Antigens/analysis
- CD8 Antigens/analysis
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/analysis
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred MRL lpr
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- RNA-Binding Proteins/immunology
- Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
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- Mei-Hui Yang
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Sciences, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical UniversityKaohsiung
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
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Holmøy T, Fredriksen AB, Thompson KM, Hestvik ALK, Bogen B, Vartdal F. Cerebrospinal fluid T cell clones from patients with multiple sclerosis: recognition of idiotopes on monoclonal IgG secreted by autologous cerebrospinal fluid B cells. Eur J Immunol 2005; 35:1786-94. [PMID: 15864781 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200425417] [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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Due to somatic recombination and hypermutation, Ig variable heavy (V(H)) and light (V(L)) regions contain unique immunogenic determinants, idiotopes (Id), which can stimulate T cells. To address the relevance of this in a human disease, monoclonal IgG (mAb)-secreting B cell clones were established from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of two patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). HLA-DR-restricted CD4(+) T cell lines and clones from CSF of both patients specifically recognized autologous CSF mAb. The CSF T cell clones produced IFN-gamma; some also produced TNF-alpha, IL-10 and IL-5. V(H) and V(L) on the monoclonal IgG derived from CSF B cells expressed amino acid replacements due to somatic mutations. A T cell epitope was mapped to a V(H) framework region, where an amino acid replacement was critical for the T cell recognition. The finding of Id-specific T cells and Id-bearing B cells in the CSF indicates that they coexist within the diseased organ, and provide a basis for the study of Id-driven T-B cell collaboration in a human autoimmune disease.
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- Trygve Holmøy
- Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, and University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Munthe LA, Os A, Zangani M, Bogen B. MHC-restricted Ig V region-driven T-B lymphocyte collaboration: B cell receptor ligation facilitates switch to IgG production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:7476-84. [PMID: 15187126 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.12.7476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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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B cells spontaneously process their endogenous Ig and present V region peptides on their MHC class II molecules. We have here investigated whether B cells collaborate with V region-specific CD4+ T cells in vivo. By use of paired Ig L chain-transgenic and TCR-transgenic mice and cell transfer into normal hosts, we demonstrate that B cell presentation of a V(L) region peptide to CD4+ T cells results in germinal centers, plasma cells, and Ab secretion. Because the transgenic B cells have a fixed L chain but polyclonal H chains, their B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire is diverse and may bind a multitude of ligands. In a hapten-based system, BCR ligation concomitant with V region-driven T-B collaboration induced germinal center formation and an IgM --> IgG isotype switch. In the absence of BCR ligation, mainly IgM was produced. Consistent with this, prolonged V region-driven T-B collaboration resulted in high titers of IgG autoantibodies against ubiquitous self-Ags, while natural-type Abs against exotic bacteria remained IgM. Taken together, V region-driven T-B collaboration may explain induction of natural IgM Abs (absence of BCR ligation) and IgG autoantibodies (BCR ligation by autoantigen) and may be involved in the development of autoimmunity.
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- Ludvig A Munthe
- Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, N-0027 Oslo, Norway.
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Graves' disease (GD) is a very common autoimmune disorder of the thyroid in which stimulatory antibodies bind to the thyrotropin receptor and activate glandular function, resulting in hyperthyroidism. In addition, some patients with GD develop localized manifestations including ophthalmopathy (GO) and dermopathy. Since the cloning of the receptor cDNA, significant progress has been made in understanding the structure-function relationship of the receptor, which has been discussed in a number of earlier reviews. In this paper, we have focused our discussion on studies related to the molecular mechanisms of the disease pathogenesis and the development of animal models for GD. It has become apparent that multiple factors contribute to the etiology of GD, including host genetic as well as environmental factors. Studies in experimental animals indicate that GD is a slowly progressing disease that involves activation and recruitment of thyrotropin receptor-specific T and B cells. This activation eventually results in the production of stimulatory antibodies that can cause hyperthyroidism. Similarly, significant new insights have been gained in our understanding of GO that occurs in a subset of patients with GD. As in GD, both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the development of GO. Although a number of putative ocular autoantigens have been identified, their role in the pathogenesis of GO awaits confirmation. Extensive analyses of orbital tissues obtained from patients with GO have provided a clearer understanding of the roles of T and B cells, cytokines and chemokines, and various ocular tissues including ocular muscles and fibroblasts. Equally impressive is the progress made in understanding why connective tissues of the orbit and the skin in GO are singled out for activation and undergo extensive remodeling. Results to date indicate that fibroblasts can act as sentinel cells and initiate lymphocyte recruitment and tissue remodeling. Moreover, these fibroblasts can be readily activated by Ig in the sera of patients with GD, suggesting a central role for them in the pathogenesis. Collectively, recent studies have led to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of GD and GO and have opened up potential new avenues for developing novel treatments for GD and GO.
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- Bellur S Prabhakar
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7344, USA.
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Del Pozzo G, Mascolo D, Prisco A, Barba P, Anzisi A, Guardiola J. Lack of patent liver autoimmunity after breakage of tolerance in a mouse model. Int Immunol 2003; 15:1173-81. [PMID: 13679387 PMCID: PMC7108624 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report in this work that a cellular and humoral autoreactive response can be induced against liver-specific self-determinants by repeated immunization with a chimeric tissue-specific self-antigen carrying a heterologous T(h) epitope. Epitope spreading rendering the autoimmune reaction independent of the presence of the cognate heterologous help is also demonstrated. Although neutrophil infiltrates can be demonstrated in the livers of treated mice, no clinical sign of organ damage is observed. These findings suggest that breakage of tolerance by this means leads the process only up to the next checkpoint in the progression of autoimmune disease and that further events are required to precipitate functional organ impairment.
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- Giovanna Del Pozzo
- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics A. Buzzati Traverso, via G. Marconi 10, 80125, Naples, Italy.
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Singh RR, Ebling FM, Albuquerque DA, Saxena V, Kumar V, Giannini EH, Marion TN, Finkelman FD, Hahn BH. Induction of autoantibody production is limited in nonautoimmune mice. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:587-94. [PMID: 12077292 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.1.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Many individuals develop a single or a few brief episodes of autoimmunity from which they recover. Mechanisms that quell pathologic autoimmunity following such a breakdown of self-tolerance are not clearly understood. In this study, we show that in nonautoimmune mice, dsDNA-specific autoreactive B cells exist but remain inactive. This state of inactivation in dsDNA-specific B cells could be disrupted by autoreactive Th cells; in this case T cells that react with peptides from the V(H) region of anti-DNA Abs (hereafter called anti-V(H) T cells). Immunization with anti-DNA mAb, its gamma-chain or peptides derived from its V(H) region induced anti-V(H) Th cells, IgG anti-dsDNA Ab, and proteinuria. The breakdown of B cell tolerance in nonautoimmune mice, however, was short-lived: anti-DNA Ab and nephritis subsided despite subsequent immunizations. The recovery from autoimmunity temporally correlated with the appearance of T cells that inhibited anti-DNA Ab production. Such inhibitory T cells secreted TGFbeta; the inhibition of anti-DNA Ab production by these cells was partly abolished by anti-TGFbeta Ab. Even without immunization, nonautoimmune mice possess T cells that can inhibit autoantibody production. Thus, inhibitory T cells in nonautoimmune mice may normally inhibit T-dependent activation of autoreactive B cells and/or reverse such activation following stimulation by Th cells. The induction of such inhibitory T cells may play a role in protecting nonautoimmune mice from developing chronic autoimmunity.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/biosynthesis
- Antigen-Antibody Reactions/genetics
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/metabolism
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Clonal Anergy/genetics
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA/immunology
- Female
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/biosynthesis
- Hybridomas
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/metabolism
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Proteinuria/genetics
- Proteinuria/immunology
- Self Tolerance/genetics
- Species Specificity
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Ram Raj Singh
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA.
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Shlomchik MJ, Craft JE, Mamula MJ. From T to B and back again: positive feedback in systemic autoimmune disease. Nat Rev Immunol 2001; 1:147-53. [PMID: 11905822 DOI: 10.1038/35100573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 436] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus, a prototypical systemic autoimmune disease, is the result of a series of interactions within the immune system that ultimately lead to the loss of self-tolerance to nuclear autoantigens. Here, we present an integrated model that explains how self-tolerance is initially lost and how the loss of tolerance is then amplified and maintained as a chronic autoimmune state. Key to this model are the self-reinforcing interactions of T and B cells, which we suggest lead to perpetuation of autoimmunity as well as its spread to multiple autoantigen targets.
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- M J Shlomchik
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8035, USA
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Kelemen K, Wegmann DR, Hutton JC. T-cell epitope analysis on the autoantigen phogrin (IA-2beta) in the nonobese diabetic mouse. Diabetes 2001; 50:1729-34. [PMID: 11473031 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.8.1729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) IA-2 and phogrin (IA-2beta) are major autoantigens in type 1 diabetes that possess common serological epitopes in their COOH termini. The epitopes recognized by the T-cells that cause the disease, however, remain to be defined. Eight phogrin-specific T-cell clones were generated from NOD mice, and their epitopes were mapped. The mapping was performed initially with recombinant gluthathione S-transferase-phogrin COOH deletion constructs and ultimately with overlapping synthetic peptides. Two dominant epitopes were identified: one (aa 629-649) immediately adjacent to the transmembrane domain (aa 604-628) and the second (aa 755-777) lying in the NH(2)-terminal region of the conserved PTP domain. T-cells that are specific to either of these peptides and that could destroy islet tissue in vivo though spontaneous T-cell proliferative responses were observed in prediabetic female NOD splenocytes only to the aa 755-777 epitope. In NOD female mice immunized with the epitope peptide, intramolecular determinant spreading occurred from the aa 629-649 epitope to the aa 755-777 epitope but not in the opposite direction. We concluded that the initial T-cell response to phogrin is restricted to a small number of dominant peptides and that it subsequently spreads to other regions of the molecule, including those containing the major humoral epitopes that are highly conserved between IA-2 and phogrin.
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- K Kelemen
- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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Suen JL, Wu CH, Chen YY, Wu WM, Chiang BL. Characterization of self-T-cell response and antigenic determinants of U1A protein with bone marrow-derived dendritic cells in NZB x NZW F1 mice. Immunology 2001; 103:301-9. [PMID: 11454059 PMCID: PMC1783246 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2001.01255.x] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the existence of a heterogeneous group of autoantibodies directed against nuclear intact structures, such as nucleosomes and small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs). Autoantibodies against snRNPs are of special interest because they are detectable in the majority of SLE patients. Although the B-cell antigenic determinants have been well characterized, very limited data have been reported in regard to the T-cell epitopes of snRNPs. Furthermore, several studies have demonstrated that determination of the auto-T-cell epitopes recognized by freshly isolated T cells is difficult from unprimed lupus mice when self-antigen-pulsed B cells or macrophages are used as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in vitro. In the present study, we showed a novel approach for determining the auto-T-cell epitopes, using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) pulsed with the murine U1A protein - an immunodominant antigen of the U1 snRNPs - which is capable of activating freshly isolated T cells from unprimed (NZB x NZW) F1 (BWF1) mice in vitro. The T-cell epitope area was found to be located at the C-terminus of U1A, overlapping the T-cell epitope of human U1A that has been reported in human SLE. Identification of the autoreactive T-cell epitope(s) in snRNPs will help to elucidate how reciprocal T-B determinant spreading of snRNPs emerges in lupus. The results presented here also indicate that it is feasible to use this approach to further explore strategies to design immunotherapy for patients with lupus.
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- J L Suen
- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wang HB, Shi FD, Li H, Chambers BJ, Link H, Ljunggren HG. Anti-CTLA-4 antibody treatment triggers determinant spreading and enhances murine myasthenia gravis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:6430-6. [PMID: 11342669 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.10.6430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CTLA-4 appears to be a negative regulator of T cell activation and is implicated in T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. Experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG), induced by immunization of C57BL/6 mice with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in adjuvant, is an autoantibody-mediated disease model for human myasthenia gravis (MG). The production of anti-AChR Abs in MG and EAMG is T cell dependent. In the present study, we demonstrate that anti-CTLA-4 Ab treatment enhances T cell responses to AChR, increases anti-AChR Ab production, and provokes a rapid onset and severe EAMG. To address possible mechanisms underlying the enhanced autoreactive T cell responses after anti-CTLA-4 Ab treatment, mice were immunized with the immunodominant peptide alpha(146-162) representing an extracellular sequence of the ACHR: Anti-CTLA-4 Ab, but not control Ab, treatment subsequent to peptide immunization results in clinical EAMG with diversification of the autoantibody repertoire as well as enhanced T cell proliferation against not only the immunizing alpha(146-162) peptide, but also against other subdominant epitopes. Thus, treatment with anti-CTLA-4 Ab appears to induce determinant spreading, diversify the autoantibody repertoire, and enhance B cell-mediated autoimmune disease in this murine model of MG.
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MESH Headings
- Abatacept
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies/administration & dosage
- Antibody Diversity
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation/immunology
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Progression
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/metabolism
- Female
- Immunization
- Immunoconjugates
- Immunodominant Epitopes/metabolism
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myasthenia Gravis/etiology
- Myasthenia Gravis/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/administration & dosage
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Receptors, Cholinergic/administration & dosage
- Receptors, Cholinergic/immunology
- Receptors, Cholinergic/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- H B Wang
- Experimental Neurology Unit, Division of Neurology, and Department of Medicine, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Khalil M, Inaba K, Steinman R, Ravetch J, Diamond B. T cell studies in a peptide-induced model of systemic lupus erythematosus. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:1667-74. [PMID: 11160209 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.3.1667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have previously reported that immunization with a peptide mimetope of dsDNA on a branched polylysine backbone (DWEYSVWLSN-MAP) induces a systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome in the nonautoimmune BALB/c mouse strain. To understand the mechanism underlying this breakdown in self tolerance, we examined the role of T cells in the response. Our results show that the anti-foreign and anti-self response induced by immunization is T cell dependent and is mediated by I-E(d)-restricted CD4(+) T cells of the Th1 subset. In addition, generation of the critical T cell epitope requires processing by APCs and depends on the presence of both DWEYSVWLSN and the MAP backbone. The breakdown in self tolerance does not occur through cross-reactivity between the T cell epitope of DWEYSVWLSN-MAP and epitopes derived from nuclear Ags. In this induced-model of SLE, therefore, autoreactivity results from the activation of T cells specific for foreign Ag and of cross-reactive anti-foreign, anti-self B cells. Despite the fact that tissue injury is mediated by Ab, the critical initiating T cell response is Th1.
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- M Khalil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Zhang X, Smith DS, Guth A, Wysocki LJ. A receptor presentation hypothesis for T cell help that recruits autoreactive B cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:1562-71. [PMID: 11160197 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.3.1562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To uncover mechanisms that drive spontaneous expansions of autoreactive B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus, we analyzed somatic mutations in variable region genes expressed by a panel of (NZB x SWR)F(1) hybridomas representing a large, spontaneously arising clone with specificity for chromatin. A single mutation within the Jkappa intron that was shared by all members of the lineage indicated that the clone emanated from a single mutated precursor cell and led to the prediction that a somatic mutation producing a functionally decisive amino acid change in the coding region would also be universally shared. Upon cloning and sequencing the corresponding germline V(H) gene, we found that two replacement somatic mutations in FR1 and CDR2 were indeed shared by all seven clone members. Surprisingly, neither mutation influenced Ab binding to chromatin; however, one of them produced a nonconservative amino acid replacement in a mutationally "cold" region of FR1 and created an immunodominant epitope for class II MHC-restricted T cells. The epitope was restricted by IA(q) (SWR), and the SWR MHC locus is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in (NZB x SWR)F(1) mice. These, and related findings, provoke the hypothesis that autoreactive B cells may be recruited by a "receptor presentation" mechanism involving cognate interactions between T cells and somatically generated V region peptides that are self-presented by B cells.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation/genetics
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantibodies/metabolism
- Autoantigens/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites, Antibody/genetics
- Cell Fusion
- Chromatin/immunology
- Chromatin/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics
- Histones/immunology
- Histones/metabolism
- Hybridomas
- Immunodominant Epitopes/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Variable Region/genetics
- Lymphocyte Cooperation/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Point Mutation
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/metabolism
- Stem Cells/immunology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Affiliation(s)
- X Zhang
- Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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Studies in humans and mice with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suggest that the development of autoantibodies and disease is dependent on T helper (Th) cells. This review highlights recent efforts to identify the antigens that activate such autoreactive Th cells. Various laboratories are using different approaches to identify the autoantigenic epitopes, which appear to be derived from diverse sources such as nucleosome core histones, ribonucleoproteins, and immunoglobulin variable regions. Identification of the putative autoantigenic epitopes has raised the possibility of peptide-specific vaccination as therapy for SLE. Indeed, vaccination of prenephritic lupus-susceptible mice with such peptides delays the development of autoantibodies and nephritis, and prolongs survival. Recent data suggest that peptide treatment can also influence established disease in older lupus mice. These studies offer new hope for a similar treatment approach in patients with SLE. Studies have begun to identify T cell epitopes in human disease.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantigens/chemistry
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epitope Mapping
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/chemistry
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nuclear Proteins/immunology
- Peptides/chemistry
- Peptides/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
- Vaccination
- Vaccines, Subunit/chemistry
- Vaccines, Subunit/immunology
- Vaccines, Subunit/therapeutic use
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Affiliation(s)
- R R Singh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Universisty of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ohio 45267-0563, USA.
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Eilat E, Zinger H, Nyska A, Mozes E. Prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus-like disease in (NZBxNZW)F1 mice by treating with CDR1- and CDR3-based peptides of a pathogenic autoantibody. J Clin Immunol 2000; 20:268-78. [PMID: 10939714 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006663519132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Two peptides based on the complementarity-determining regions (CDR) of a pathogenic murine anti-DNA antibody were employed in an attempt to prevent the spontaneous systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease of (NZBxNZW)F1 mice. Female mice, at the age of 2 months, were injected with either the CDR1- or the CDR3-based peptides (pCDR1, pCDR3) subcutaneously or intravenously in aqueous solution for a total of 8-10 treatments. A reduction was observed in the total and pathogenic IgG2a and IgG3 anti-DNA antibody titers in the CDR-treated groups. Treatment reduced the number of mice that developed proteinuria and immune complex deposits in their kidneys. The severity of renal pathology was significantly reduced in the pCDR3 (P<0.02) and pCDR1 (P< or = 0.05) treated mice. Thus, both CDR-based peptides administered in aqueous solution were capable of preventing the SLE-like disease in (NZBxNZW)F1 mice, although the beneficial effects of pCDR3 appeared to be more pronounced than those of pCDR1 in the treated mice.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/blood
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/chemistry
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/immunology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/prevention & control
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Immunization, Passive
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/administration & dosage
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/immunology
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/therapeutic use
- Immunoglobulin G/blood
- Immunotherapy
- Injections, Intravenous
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Kidney/pathology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/prevention & control
- Lupus Nephritis/pathology
- Lupus Nephritis/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Molecular Sequence Data
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- E Eilat
- Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Borchers A, Ansari AA, Hsu T, Kono DH, Gershwin ME. The pathogenesis of autoimmunity in New Zealand mice. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2000; 29:385-99. [PMID: 10924025 DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2000.7173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE New Zealand mice were the first spontaneous animal model of human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since their initial discovery in 1959, studies of these mice have provided insights into the immunopathogenesis and genetics of lupus and have had a substantial impact on our understanding of autoimmunity. METHODS We extensively reviewed published data for the past 40 years, including work in cellular immunology and molecular biology, to provide new information on the role of lymphoid subpopulations, cytokines, costimulatory molecules, apoptosis, and genetic susceptibility in the natural history of immunopathology in murine lupus. RESULTS Genetic factors constitute the most important contribution to autoimmunity in New Zealand mice, and specific major susceptibility loci have been described. In addition, there is evidence for a pluripotent stem cell defect, which has implications for developmental and functional defects of T and B cells. The end result of these defects is a breakdown of self-tolerance and production of autoantibodies. Further studies will undoubtedly shape our understanding of this murine model and provide the basis for novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in humans. CONCLUSIONS The advent of molecular biology, including the use of monoclonal antibody therapy in New Zealand mice, has been instrumental in our understanding of the loss of self-tolerance in SLE. Finally, identification of genetic susceptibility loci in the murine system has also led to important comparable studies in humans with SLE. RELEVANCE The observations in New Zealand mice are of particular importance to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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- A Borchers
- Division of Rheumatology/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, USA
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Stoll ML, Gavalchin J. Systemic lupus erythematosus-messages from experimental models. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000; 39:18-27. [PMID: 10662869 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M L Stoll
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Kang Y, Melo M, Deng E, Tisch R, El-Amine M, Scott DW. Induction of hyporesponsiveness to intact foreign protein via retroviral-mediated gene expression: the IgG scaffold is important for induction and maintenance of immune hyporesponsiveness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:8609-14. [PMID: 10411923 PMCID: PMC17564 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.15.8609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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IgG molecules can be highly tolerogenic carriers for associated antigens. Previously, we reported that recipients of bone marrow or lipopolysaccharide-stimulated B-cell blasts, both of which were retrovirally gene-transferred with an immunodominant peptide in-frame with the variable region of a murine IgG heavy chain, were rendered profoundly unresponsive to that epitope. To further investigate whether tolerance to larger molecules can be achieved via this approach and whether the IgG scaffold is important for induction and maintenance of immunological tolerance, we engineered two retroviral constructs encoding the cI lambda repressor (MBAE-1-102 and MBAE-1-102-IgG) for gene transfer. Our results show that recipients of bone marrow or peripheral B cells, transduced with the MBAE-1-102-IgG recombinant, are hyporesponsive to p1-102. In addition, the self-IgG scaffold enhanced the induction and maintenance of such an immune hyporesponsiveness. Thus, our studies demonstrate that in vivo-expressed IgG heavy chain fusion protein can be processed and presented on the appropriate MHC class II, resulting in hyporesponsiveness to that antigen and offering an additional therapeutic approach to autoimmune diseases.
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- Y Kang
- Department of Immunology, Holland Laboratory of the American Red Cross, Rockville, MD 20855, USA
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