title: Characterization of beta2-glycoprotein I-dependent and -independent "antiphospholipid" antibodies from lupus-prone NZW/BXSB F1 hybrid male mice.
abstract: Male (NZW x BXSB)F1 (W/BF1) mice develop a systemic lupus-like syndrome characterized by thrombocytopenia, coronary vascular disease, nephritis, and anticardiolipin antibodies. Three stable hybridoma cell lines secreting monoclonal anticardiolipin antibodies were developed from these mice by fusing their splenic lymphocytes with nonsecreting myeloma cell line, NS-1. Monoclonal antibody A1.17 reacted with cardiolipin in a beta2-Glycoprotein I-dependent manner. The epitope for this antibody consisted of beta2-glycoprotein I bound to cardiolipin or immobilized on plastic plates. Other anionic phospholipid-binding proteins, such as prothrombin or annexin V, had no significant effect in the reactivity of these antibodies. The specificity is similar to the autoimmune anticardiolipin antibodies described in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and other infectious diseases. In contrast, monoclonal antibodies A1.72 and A1.84 reacted with cardiolipin in the absence of beta2-glycoprotein I. Beta2-glycoprotein I, either in the fluid phase or bound to cardiolipin, inhibited the binding of these antibodies. The specificity of the latter two antibodies was similar to that described in patients with syphilis and allied disorders. Both types of antibodies had lupus anticoagulant properties. Thus lupus-prone male (NZW x BXSB)F1 (W/BF1) mice develop both beta2-glycoprotein I-dependent and beta2-glycoprotein I-independent anticardiolipin antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030, USA. perumal@heart.med.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thiagarajan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000378:metabolism; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000235:genetics; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002308:Cardiolipins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I