T Helper Cell-Dependent, Microbial Superantigen-Mediated B Cell ActivationIn Vivo
作者:
TumangJoseph R.,
LiangJun,
GietlDiana,
CrowMary K.,
ElkonKeith B.,
FriedmanSteven M.,
期刊:
Autoimmunity
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 4
页码: 247-255
ISSN:0891-6934
年代: 1996
DOI:10.3109/08916939608994717
出版商: Taylor&Francis
关键词: superantigens;autoimmunity;graft-versus-host disease;severe combined immune-deficient mice;systemic lupus erythematosus
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
We have utilized a severe combined immune-deficient (SCID) mouse adoptive transfer model to explore thein vivoimmunostimulatory effects of bacterial superantigens (SAg). B cell reconstituted SCID recipients were treated with theStaphylococcusaureus-derived toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSSI-1) alone or in conjunction with syngeneic L3T4+TSST-1-reactive Th, cells. Over several months of study, the repetitive administration of TSST-1 resulted in a prompt, transient increase in serum IgG levels. This response required both biologically active TSST-1 and Th, cells. These findings demonstrate that certain bacterial SAgs can promote Th, cell-dependent B cell activation and differentiationin vivo. These studies strengthen the analogy between SAg-mediated and allospecific Th-B cell interactions responsible for the autoimmune sequelae of graft-versus-host disease.
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