Aberrancies in the differentiation and maturation of dendritic cells from bone-marrow precursors are linked to various genes on chromosome 4 and other chromosomes of the BB-DP rat.
BB-Diabetes Prone (BB-DP) rats, a model for endocrine autoimmune diseases, are severely lymphopenic, especially lacking ART2+ regulatory T cells. BB-Diabetes Resistant (DR) rats are not lymphopenic and do not develop autoimmunity. BB-DP and BB-DR rats only differ at the lymphopenia (lyp) gene (iddm2) on chromosome 4. Since BB-DP rats also show aberrancies in the differentiation of dendritic cells (DC) from bone-marrow precursors, we tested the hypothesis that F344 rats congenic for a BB-DP chromosome 4 region (42.5-93.6Mb; including the lyp gene, but also iddm4) display an in vitro DC differentiation different from normal F344 rats. Here we show that the 42.5-93.6Mb BB-DP chromosome 4 region is linked to an increased DC precursor apoptosis, a low MHC class II expression, a reduced IL-10 production and a reduced T cell stimulatory capacity of DC. From our previous report on DC differentiation defects in BB rats (only differing in iddm2) and the present report, we deduce that the abnormal apoptosis and low MHC class II expression is linked to iddm2. The reduced T cell stimulatory capacity is linked to other genes on chromosome 4 (candidate gene: iddm4). The reduced IL-10 production has a complex linkage pattern.
Sommandas
Vinod
V
Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. v.sommandas@erasmusmc.nl
Rutledge
Elizabeth A
EA
Van Yserloo
Brian
B
Fuller
Jessica
J
Lernmark
Ake
A
Drexhage
Hemmo A
HA
D000818:Animals; D020296:Animals, Congenic; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000502:physiology; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011913:Rats, Inbred BB; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D015847:Interleukin-4; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor