Neonatal Thymectomy Diminishes Renal IgA Deposition in IgA Nephropathy-Prone ddY Mice
作者:
Ryuji Nagasawa,
Tetsuya Mitarai,
Yasunori Utsunomiya,
Hiroaki Yoshida,
Masanori Kitamura,
Wako Yamura,
Naoki Maruyama,
Kazuo Isoda,
Osamu Sakai,
期刊:
Nephron
(Karger Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 66,
issue 3
页码: 326-332
ISSN:1660-8151
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1159/000187831
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: ddY mouse;IgA nephropathy;Neonatal thymectomy;Mesangial IgA deposition;Cytokine
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
To understand the role of thymus-derived T cells in the development of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), we performed neonatal thymectomies on ddY mice, in which this disease occurs spontaneously. Although these thymectomized mice developed a renal lesion closely resembling that typical of IgAN, the extent of their mesangial IgA deposition was significantly milder than in control sham-operated mice. The immunological mechanisms responsible for curbing this mesangial deposition of IgA were then analyzed. The percentage of splenic T cells and the magnitude of mitogenic responses both decreased markedly in thymectomized compared with control mice. These results suggested the hypofunction of thymus-derived T cells. However, serum IgA levels were almost identical in both groups. Furthermore, sera from both groups contained similar amounts of macromolecular IgA, of the type formerly eluted from the affected glomeruli of patients with IgAN. These results strongly indicate that thymus-derived T cells or their products determine the amount of IgA deposited in the kidneys of ddY mice.
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