title: Suppression of murine collagen-induced arthritis with monoclonal anti-Ia antibodies and augmentation with IFN-gamma.
abstract: Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental model in which a specific immune response to type II collagen (CII) is associated with the development of inflammatory arthritis. In this study, we evaluated the effects of early and delayed treatments with anti-Ia mAb and IFN-gamma on murine CIA. Administration of anti-Ia mAb at the time of immunization with CII decreased the incidence and delayed the onset of arthritis, whereas anti-Ia treatments begun 2 wk after immunization had no effect upon either arthritis incidence or onset. Neither treatment protocol resulted in a significant decrease in antibody titer or proliferative response to CII. Because IFN-gamma increases Ia expression in a variety of cells, we determined its effect on arthritis incidence and onset. When IFN-gamma treatments were begun at the time of immunization the incidence of arthritis was increased and arthritis onset was more rapid. Treatment with IFN-gamma did not result in an increase in anti-CII antibody levels. These results support the importance of Ia expression in the induction of murine collagen-induced arthritis, and suggest that suppression with anti-Ia antibodies and augmentation with IFN-gamma are not the result of changes in the humoral response to CII, but may be due to local effects within the target organ.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003094:Collagen