title: Treatment of murine lupus with CTLA4Ig.
abstract: The interaction of B7-related molecules on antigen-presenting cells with CD28 or CTLA-4 antigens on T cells provides a second signal for T cell activation. Selection inhibition of the B7-CD28 or B7-CTLA-4 interactions produces antigen-specific T cell unresponsiveness in vitro and suppresses immune function in vivo. To determine whether selective inhibition of the B7-CD28 or B7-CTLA-4 interactions could suppress spontaneous autoimmune disease, a B7-binding protein was generated by genetic fusion of the extracellular domain of murine CTLA-4 to the Fc portion of a mouse immunoglobulin G2a monoclonal antibody (muCTLA4Ig). In lupus-prone NZB/NZW filial generation (F1) mice, treatment with muCTLA4Ig blocked autoantibody production and prolonged life, even when treatment was delayed until the most advanced stage of clinical illness. These findings suggest a possible role for human CTLA4Ig in the treatment of autoimmune diseases in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Finck
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Linsley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wofsy
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008814:Mice, Inbred NZB; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; C556707:Ctla4 protein, mouse; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000069594:Abatacept