title: Thymic deletion and regulatory T cells prevent antimyeloperoxidase GN.
abstract: Loss of tolerance to neutrophil myeloperoxidase (MPO) underlies the development of ANCA-associated vasculitis and GN, but the mechanisms underlying this loss of tolerance are poorly understood. Here, we assessed the role of the thymus in deletion of autoreactive anti-MPO T cells and the importance of peripheral regulatory T cells in maintaining tolerance to MPO and protecting from GN. Thymic expression of MPO mRNA predominantly localized to medullary thymic epithelial cells. To assess the role of MPO in forming the T cell repertoire and the role of the autoimmune regulator Aire in thymic MPO expression, we compared the effects of immunizing Mpo(-/-) mice, Aire(-/-) mice, and control littermates with MPO. Immunized Mpo(-/-) and Aire(-/-) mice developed significantly more proinflammatory cytokine-producing anti-MPO T cells and higher ANCA titers than control mice. When we triggered GN with a subnephritogenic dose of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody, Aire(-/-) mice had more severe renal disease than Aire(+/+) mice, consistent with a role for Aire-dependent central deletion in establishing tolerance to MPO. Furthermore, depleting peripheral regulatory T cells in wild-type mice also led to more anti-MPO T cells, higher ANCA titers, and more severe GN after immunization with MPO. Taken together, these results suggest that Aire-dependent central deletion and regulatory T cell-mediated peripheral tolerance both play major roles in establishing and maintaining tolerance to MPO, thereby protecting against the development of anti-MPO GN.
authors: Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.
authors: Diana S Y
authors: DS
authors: Tan
authors: Poh Y
authors: PY
authors: Gan
authors: Kim M
authors: KM
authors: O'Sullivan
authors: Maree V
authors: MV
authors: Hammett
authors: Shaun A
authors: SA
authors: Summers
authors: Joshua D
authors: JD
authors: Ooi
authors: Brita A
authors: BA
authors: Lundgren
authors: Richard L
authors: RL
authors: Boyd
authors: Hamish S
authors: HS
authors: Scott
authors: A Richard
authors: AR
authors: Kitching
authors: Ann P
authors: AP
authors: Chidgey
authors: Stephen R
authors: SR
authors: Holdsworth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D016207:Cytokines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009195:Peroxidase
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