Qualitative difference of anti-DNA antibody-producing cell precursors in the pre-immune B cell repertoire between normal and lupus-prone mice.
The precursor frequency for anti-DNA antibody-producing cells in the pre-immune B cell repertoire was investigated in young female BALB/c and NZW mice, and in young and aged female NZB x NZWF1 (B/WF1) mice. Spleen cells from these mice were diluted serially and stimulated polyclonally in vitro with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and IL-4 to induce both IgM and IgG1 production. The results demonstrated that there existed virtually no difference in precursor frequency for IgM anti-DNA antibody-producing cells between normal and lupus mice, confirming previous observations made by other investigators. In contrast, the number of precursors for IgG1 anti-DNA antibody-producing cells was much higher in young and old B/WF1 mice than in normal mice. These results suggest that the high frequency of precursors for IgG1 anti-DNA antibody-producing cells in the pre-immune B cell repertoire of B/WF1 mice is a crucial factor for the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Second Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015847:Interleukin-4