TY - JOUR
T1 - Autoimmune Th2-mediated dacryoadenitis in MRL/MpJ mice becomes Th1-mediated in IL-4 deficient MRL/MpJ mice
AU - Jabs, Douglas A.
AU - Prendergast, Robert A.
AU - Campbell, Adam L.
AU - Lee, Bella
AU - Akpek, Esen Karamursel
AU - Gérard, Hervé C.
AU - Hudson, Alan P.
AU - Whittum-Hudson, Judith A.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - PURPOSE. MRL/MpJ mice of substrains MRL/MpJ-fas+/fas+ (MRL/+) and MRL/Mp)-faslpr/faslpr (MRL/lpr) spontaneously develop autoimmune dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis and are a model for the human disorder Sjögren syndrome. The dacryoadenitis in both substrains appears to be Th2 in nature, with little IFN-γ and substantial IL-4 at the site of lacrimal gland inflammation. METHODS. MRL/MpJ mice with a defective IL-4 gene - both MRL/+-IL-4tm/IL-4tm (MRL/+/IL-4 tm) and MRL/lpr-IL-4tm/IL-4tm (MRL/lpr-IL-4tm) - that resulted in a loss of IL-4 production were bred and evaluated for dacryoadenitis. RESULTS. MRL/+/IL-4tm and MRL/lpr/IL-4tm mice developed dacryoadenitis of similar onset, appearance, and severity as found in MRL/MpJ mice with an intact IL-4 gene. Immunohistochemistry examination revealed a substantially greater number of inflammatory cells staining for IFN-γ than for IL-13 in the dacryoadenitis of IL-4 - deficient MRL/MpJ mice (MRL/+/IL-4tm, 66% vs. 0.8%, P = 0.001; MRL/lpr/IL-4tm, 67% vs. 1.2%, P = 0.002). Real-time PCR demonstrated greater amounts of IFN-γ than IL-13 mRNA relative transcripts in lacrimal glands of MRL/lpr/IL-4tm mice (mean difference, 28.6; P = 0.035). Greater CD86 (B7-2) than CD80 (B7-1) expression was present in MRL/+/IL-4tm mice (11% vs. 3%, P = 0.003) and MRL/lpr/IL-4 tm mice (10% vs. 3%, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS. These results suggest that a Th2 autoimmune process can be converted to a Th1 process in the absence of IL-4.
AB - PURPOSE. MRL/MpJ mice of substrains MRL/MpJ-fas+/fas+ (MRL/+) and MRL/Mp)-faslpr/faslpr (MRL/lpr) spontaneously develop autoimmune dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis and are a model for the human disorder Sjögren syndrome. The dacryoadenitis in both substrains appears to be Th2 in nature, with little IFN-γ and substantial IL-4 at the site of lacrimal gland inflammation. METHODS. MRL/MpJ mice with a defective IL-4 gene - both MRL/+-IL-4tm/IL-4tm (MRL/+/IL-4 tm) and MRL/lpr-IL-4tm/IL-4tm (MRL/lpr-IL-4tm) - that resulted in a loss of IL-4 production were bred and evaluated for dacryoadenitis. RESULTS. MRL/+/IL-4tm and MRL/lpr/IL-4tm mice developed dacryoadenitis of similar onset, appearance, and severity as found in MRL/MpJ mice with an intact IL-4 gene. Immunohistochemistry examination revealed a substantially greater number of inflammatory cells staining for IFN-γ than for IL-13 in the dacryoadenitis of IL-4 - deficient MRL/MpJ mice (MRL/+/IL-4tm, 66% vs. 0.8%, P = 0.001; MRL/lpr/IL-4tm, 67% vs. 1.2%, P = 0.002). Real-time PCR demonstrated greater amounts of IFN-γ than IL-13 mRNA relative transcripts in lacrimal glands of MRL/lpr/IL-4tm mice (mean difference, 28.6; P = 0.035). Greater CD86 (B7-2) than CD80 (B7-1) expression was present in MRL/+/IL-4tm mice (11% vs. 3%, P = 0.003) and MRL/lpr/IL-4 tm mice (10% vs. 3%, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS. These results suggest that a Th2 autoimmune process can be converted to a Th1 process in the absence of IL-4.
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U2 - 10.1167/iovs.07-0237
DO - 10.1167/iovs.07-0237
M3 - Article
C2 - 18055812
AN - SCOPUS:38549119490
SN - 0146-0404
VL - 48
SP - 5624
EP - 5629
JO - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
JF - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
IS - 12
ER -