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Preferential dependence of autoantibody production in murine lupus on CD86 costimulatory molecule.
Eur J Immunol. 1995 Nov;25(11):3060-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96085177 Nakajima A; Azuma M; Kodera S; Nuriya S; Terashi A; Abe M; Hirose S; Shirai T; Yagita H; Okumura K; Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,; Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Blockade of the interactions between CD28/CTLA-4 and their ligands, CD80 (B7, B7.1)/CD86 (B70, B7.2), seems an attractive means to induce antigen-specific peripheral tolerance in organ transplantation and autoimmune disease. Recently, diversities between CD80 and CD86 in expression, regulation, and function have been reported in certain cell populations and murine experimental disease models. To investigate the possible differential role of CD80 and CD86 in the development of lupus, we treated lupus-prone NZB/W F1 mice with specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against CD80, CD86, or both. The treatment with a combination of anti-CD80 and CD86 mAb before the onset of lupus completely prevented autoantibody production and nephritis, and prolonged survival. Interestingly, we found that anti-CD86 mAb alone, but not anti-CD80 mAb, efficiently inhibited autoantibody production. Subclass study on IgG anti-double-stranded (ds) DNA antibody revealed that the treatment with anti-CD86 mAb almost completely inhibited both IgG1 and IgG2b, but not IgG2a production. The incomplete reduction of IgG2a anti-dsDNA antibody by anti-CD86 mAb was compensated by the addition of anti-CD80 mAb. A significant reduction of mRNA for interleukin (IL)-2, interferon-gamma, IL-4 and IL-6 was observed in mice treated with a combination of anti-CD80 and CD86 mAb or anti-CD86 mAb alone. Treatment with both mAb after the onset of lupus resulted in a significantly prolonged survival with reduction of autoantibody production. These results suggest that CD86 plays a more critical role in autoantibody production, and CD86, but not CD80, contributes to Th2-mediated Ig production. However, the blockade of both CD80 and CD86 are required for preventing the development and progression of lupus.
Keywords: Animal Antibodies, Monoclonal/*THERAPEUTIC USE Antigens, CD/*IMMUNOLOGY Antigens, CD5/IMMUNOLOGY Antigens, CD80/*IMMUNOLOGY Autoantibodies/*BIOSYNTHESIS/IMMUNOLOGY B-Lymphocytes/IMMUNOLOGY Female Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*IMMUNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ THERAPY Lupus Nephritis/IMMUNOLOGY/MORTALITY Membrane Glycoproteins/*IMMUNOLOGY Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Inbred NZB Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Th2 Cells/IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE 960330
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