title: The clearance of a monoclonal anti-DNA antibody following administration of DNA in normal and autoimmune mice.
abstract: To study the assembly of DNA-anti-DNA complexes in vivo, we have measured the clearance from blood and organ localization of a murine IgG2a monoclonal anti-DNA antibody, called 6/0, following the infusion of DNA intravenously or intraperitoneally. Intraperitoneal DNA caused a profound acceleration of 6/0 anti-DNA clearance that was dose dependent and demonstrable after the infusion of as little as 1.9 microgram per gram of body weight of single-stranded DNA. The antibody was cleared primarily in the liver without increased deposition in the kidney. Intraperitoneal infusions of DNA also accelerated the clearance of 6/0 in autoimmune MRL-lpr/lpr mice. In contrast, intravenous DNA given in comparable doses caused only a slight increase in 6/0 antibody clearance; this accelerated clearance was seen only at low antigen doses and only during the first 10 min following DNA infusion. Using double-radiolabeling techniques, 6/0 and Cl.18, an IgG2ak myeloma protein without anti-DNA activity, were found to disappear from blood at a comparable rate in both B6D2 mice and MRL-lpr/lpr mice. These results suggest that the DNA-anti-DNA immune complexes can form in vivo but that this process is profoundly affected by the manner in which DNA enters the circulation. In addition, the results suggest that DNA-dependent clearance is not a major pathway for anti-DNA metabolism in normal or at least one strain of autoimmune mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes