title: PR3 antibodies do not induce renal pathology in a novel PR3-humanized mouse model for Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: Different murine models have been used as basis for Proteinase 3 (PR3)-associated vasculitis models, but sufficient reproduction of the human clinical manifestation has failed to this date. As a reliable animal model is needed to further elucidate the pathological value of PR3-ANCA, we developed a PR3-humanized transgenic mouse model, in order to induce a glomerulonephritis. Our huPR3-transgenic mice were injected i.v. with our monoclonal antibodies, either unlabeled or directly labeled by fluorescein isothiocyanate. For a period of 5 days, proteinuria and erythrocyte count were measured with urine dip sticks. None of the mice exhibited proteinuria and/or an abnormal number of erythrocytes in the urine. Five days after antibody treatment, the mice were killed and different organs were fixed and immunohistochemically assessed. In the case of the kidney, we could detect a glomerulonephritis. Our study is able to show that although a direct renal target was given in transgenic human PR3 mice, no renal pathology was detectable. Multifactorial mechanisms for PR3-ANCA involvement in the development of Wegener's granulomatosis must be hypothesized.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, University Hospital Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany. relle@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Relle
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cash
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schommers
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reifenberg
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Galle
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwarting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D053146:Myeloblastin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D053146:Myeloblastin