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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2004

Anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody treatment in acute and early chronic antigen-induced arthritis: influence on T helper cell activation.

D Pohlers, K Nissler, O Frey, J Simon, P K Petrow, R W Kinne, R Bräuer

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D PohlersExperimental Rheumatology Unit, Interdisciplinary Centre of Clinical Research, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena and Institute of Pathology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
K Nissler
O Frey
J Simon
P K Petrow
R W Kinne
R Bräuer
Friedrich Schiller University Jena · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To examine the effects of anti-CD4 mAb treatment in acute and chronic antigen-induced arthritis (AIA), C57BL/6 mice were treated intraperitoneally either with the depleting anti-CD4 mAb GK1.5 or with rat-IgG (control) on Days -1, 0, 1, 3, 5, and 7. Arthritis was monitored by assessment of joint swelling and histological evaluation in the acute (Day 3) and the chronic phase (Day 21) of AIA. To determine the effects on cellular immune responses, in vivo T-cell reactivity (delayed type hypersensitivity; DTH) was measured, as well as protein levels of TH1- (IL-2, IFN-gamma) and TH2-cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) in joint extracts and supernatants of ex vivo stimulated spleen and lymph node cells. The humoral immune response was analysed by measuring serum antibodies against methylated bovine serum albumine (mBSA) and extracellular matrix proteins. Treatment with GK1.5 reduced swelling, inflammation, and destruction of the arthritic joint. Unexpectedly, the effects were even more pronounced in the acute than in the chronic phase. The anti-inflammatory effect was accompanied by a diminished DTH against the arthritogen mBSA and a decrease of TH1-cytokine production in spleen and pooled body lymph nodes, whereas the TH2-cytokine production in these organs was unchanged and the humoral immune response was only moderately reduced. There was a failure of depleting CD4+ T-cells in the joint, reflected also by unchanged local cytokine levels. Therefore, systemic rather than local effects on the TH1/TH2 balance appear to underlie the therapeutic efficacy of anti-CD4 treatment in AIA.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArthritis, ExperimentalCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChronic DiseaseCytokinesFemaleImmunoglobulin GJointsLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSerum Albumin, BovineAntibodies, MonoclonalCD4 AntigensCytokinesImmunoglobulin GSerum Albumin, Bovine

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PMID15008972
PMCPMC1808984
OpenAlexW2068015170

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