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8089501

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
Autoimmune diseases can be characterized by increases in Th cell activities, suggesting that inhibition of Th cell function might ameliorate autoimmunity. We have recently reported that administration of nonmitogenic anti-CD3 mAb (nmCD3) to nonautoimmune mice can induce long-term Th cell hyporesponsiveness, reflected by reduced IL-2 secretion upon re-exposure to Ag. This study was designed to determine the effects of nmCD3 on autoimmunity by using the murine collagen-induced arthritis model. Treatment of DBA/1 mice with nmCD3 delayed the onset and reduced the severity of arthritis in mice immunized with type II collagen (CII). This effect was not caused by depletion of T cells or modulation of TCR. The observed inhibition of arthritis was not caused by decreased Ab production, as anti-CII titers were not affected. Rather, lymph node cells from CII-immunized mice treated with nmCD3 were hyporesponsive to in vitro stimulation with CII. This hyporesponsiveness was reflected by a marked decrease in secretion of IL-2 and IFN-gamma, but not of IL-4, which suggests that nmCD3 had its principal effect on Th1 cells. The hyporesponsiveness was not Ag-specific, because IL-2 and IFN-gamma production in response to a pan-T cell mitogen was also reduced. These results demonstrate that induction of Th1 cell hyporesponsiveness with nmCD3 can significantly alter the course of CIA and suggest that IL-2 and/or IFN-gamma play a crucial role in disease pathogenesis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
153
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3319-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of T helper cell hyporesponsiveness in an experimental model of autoimmunity by using nonmitogenic anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, OH 45229.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't