title: H2-DMalpha(-/-) mice show the importance of major histocompatibility complex-bound peptide in cardiac allograft rejection.
abstract: The role played by antigenic peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules is evaluated with H2-DMalpha(-/)- mice. These mice have predominantly class II-associated invariant chain peptide (CLIP)-, not antigenic peptide-bound, MHC class II. H2-DMalpha(-/)- donor heart grafts survived three times longer than wild-type grafts and slightly longer than I-A(beta)(b)-(/)- grafts. Proliferative T cell response was absent, and cytolytic response was reduced against the H2-DMalpha(-/)- grafts in vivo. Residual cytolytic T cell and antibody responses against intact MHC class I lead to eventual rejection. Removal of both H2-DMalpha and beta2-microglobulin (beta2m) in cardiac grafts lead to greater (8-10 times) graft survival, whereas removal of beta2m alone did not have any effect. These results demonstrate the significance of peptide rather than just allogeneic MHC, in eliciting graft rejection.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Brickey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Kaer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coffman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000032:analysis; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009206:Myocardium / Q000276:immunology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D016207:Cytokines; C416189:H2-M antigens; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; C084245:HLA-DM antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C045084:invariant chain