title: Immunoregulation of SLE-like disease by the IL-1 receptor: disease modifying activity on BDF1 hybrid mice and MRL autoimmune mice.
abstract: Due to the immunopharmacological profile of the recombinant IL-1 receptor (IL-1-R) and its potential to modulate biological activity in various inflammatory autoimmune disease models, we further elucidated its disease modifying activity on the development of a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease in BDF1 hybrid mice and in MRL/lpr autoimmune mice. Treatment of BDF1 mice with the IL-1-R during the induction phase resulted in a strong inhibition of the development of a glomerulonephritis, prolonged the survival time and improved the survival rate. Even a therapeutic effect was demonstrated when this receptor was given after the appearance of clinical symptoms. Treating MRL/lpr mice, which develop spontaneously a SLE-like disease, with the IL-1-R resulted in an inhibition of the developing glomerulonephritis and splenomegaly, in a reduction of swollen lymph nodes and in a decrease of autoantibody formation. Even in the established autoimmune disease of MRL/1 pr mice the IL-1-R reduced proteinuria, the levels of autoantibodies and also improved the survival rate.
authors.affiliation: Research Labortories of Behringwerke AG, Marburg/Lahn, Germany.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Schorlemmer
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kanzy
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Langner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurrle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000188:drug therapy; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins