Lack of T cells in Act1-deficient mice results in elevated IgM-specific autoantibodies but reduced lupus-like disease.
Lack of T cells in Act1-deficient mice results in elevated IgM-specific autoantibodies but reduced lupus-like disease.
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.201142238
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发表时间:
2012-07
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Jorgensen, Trine N.
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作者:
Johnson, Angela C.;Davison, Laura M.;Giltiay, Natalia V.;Vareechon, Chairut;Li, Xiaoxia;Jorgensen, Trine N.
Act1 is a negative regulator of BAFF and CD40L-induced signaling. Balb/c mice lacking Act1 develop systemic autoimmunity resembling Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's Syndrome (SjS). SLE and SjS are characterized by anti-nuclear IgG autoantibody (ANA-IgG) production and inflammation of peripheral tissues. As autoantibody production can occur in a T-cell dependent or T-cell independent manner, we investigated the role of T-cell help during Act1-mediated autoimmunity. Act1-deficiency was bred onto C57Bl/6 (B6.Act1−/−) mice and B6.TCRβ−/−TCRδ−/−Act1−/− (TKO) mice were generated. While TCRβ/δ-sufficient B6.Act1−/− mice developed splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy, hypergammaglobulinemia, elevated levels of ANA-IgG, and kidney pathology, TKO mice failed to develop any such signs of disease. Neither B6.Act1−/− nor TKO mice developed SjS-like disease, suggesting that epigenetic interactions on the Balb/c background are responsible for this phenotype in Balb/c.Act1−/− mice. Interestingly, BAFF-driven transitional B cell abnormalities, previously reported in Balb/c.Act1−/− mice, were intact in B6.Act1−/− mice and largely independent of T cells. In conclusion, T cells are necessary for the development of SLE-like disease in B6.Act1−/− mice, but not BAFF-driven transitional B-cell differentiation.
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