PMID: 8955166Dec 15, 1996Paper

Induction of nonpathologic, humoral autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice by a class II-restricted, transgenic alpha beta T cell. Separation of autoantigen-specific and -nonspecific help

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
S L PengJ Craft

Abstract

Murine lupus predominantly requires alpha beta T cells, which provide pathogenic help for autoantibody production and immune complex-associated end-organ disease. Autoantigen-specific, pathogenic alpha beta T cells have been isolated from some lupus-prone mice, but a requirement for such T cells in disease has not been clearly demonstrated. To address alpha beta T cell specificity in murine lupus, lupus-prone mice were generated that contained only a single population of alpha beta T cells of foreign specificity by generating anti-pigeon cytochrome c (AND) TCR transgenic TCRalpha -/- TCRbeta -/- MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr (MRL/lpr) mice, which lacked the ability to express endogenous TCRalpha or -beta genes. These AND alpha beta T cells induced hypergammaglobulinemia and autoantibody production, as seen in serum Ig, anti-DNA, anti-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) and rheumatoid factor titers, but failed to promote the development of lymphadenopathy or pathogenic immune-complex disease, as assayed by cutaneous, renal, and salivary gland lesions. Thus, antigen-nonspecific alpha beta T cell help can promote generalized autoimmunity, but autoantigen-specific alpha beta T cells are required to cause overt disease.

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