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ArticleArthritis and rheumatism2011

Activation-induced deaminase-deficient MRL/lpr mice secrete high levels of protective antibodies against lupus nephritis.

Chuancang Jiang, Ming-Lang Zhao, Richard M Scearce, Marilyn Diaz

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Article in Arthritis and rheumatism, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chuancang JiangNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Ming-Lang Zhao
Richard M Scearce
Marilyn Diaz
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USDuke University · US

Funding

Somatic HypermutationZIAES101603 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DIAZ, MARILYN · 2009 to 2014
$9.7M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES101603
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe previously generated MRL/lpr mice deficient in activation-induced deaminase (AID) that lack isotype switching and immunoglobulin hypermutation. These mice have high levels of unmutated (germline) autoreactive IgM, yet they experienced an increase in survival and an improvement in lupus nephritis that exceeded that of MRL/lpr mice lacking IgG. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that high levels of germline autoreactive IgM in these mice confer protection against lupus nephritis.

methodsAutoreactive IgM antibodies of various specificities, including antibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), from AID-deficient MRL/lpr mice were given to asymptomatic MRL/lpr mice, and the levels of cytokines, proteinuria, immune complex deposition in the kidneys, and glomerulonephritis were examined. Novel AID-deficient MRL/lpr mice that lack any antibodies were generated for comparison to AID-deficient MRL/lpr mice that secrete only IgM.

resultsTreatment with IgM anti-dsDNA resulted in a dramatic improvement in lupus nephritis. Other autoreactive IgM antibodies, such as antiphospholipid and anti-Sm, did not alter the pathologic changes. Secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by macrophages and the levels of inflammatory cells and apoptotic debris in the kidneys were lower in mice receiving IgM anti-dsDNA. Protective IgM derived from AID-deficient MRL/lpr mice displayed a distinct B cell repertoire, with a bias toward members of the V(H) 7183 family.

conclusionIgM anti-dsDNA protected MRL/lpr mice from lupus nephritis, likely by stopping the inflammatory cascade leading to kidney damage. A distinct repertoire of V(H) usage in IgM anti-dsDNA hybridomas from AID-deficient mice suggests that there is enrichment of a dedicated B cell population that secretes unmutated protective IgM in these mice.

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AICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)AnimalsAntibodiesApoptosisB-LymphocytesCytidine DeaminaseDisease Models, AnimalDNAHybridomasImmunoglobulin MKidneyLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)AntibodiesCytidine DeaminaseDNAImmunoglobulin M

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PMID21225690
PMCPMC3079514
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