Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS:
Arthritis was induced in DBA/1J mice by immunization with a combination of type II collagen (CII) and Freund's complete adjuvant. We evaluated the development of arthritis in mice with CIA left untreated versus treated with neutralizing anti-CTGF monoclonal antibody (mAb). RESULTS: Inhibition of CTGF in mice treated with neutralizing anti-CTGF mAb significantly ameliorated arthritis compared to the untreated mice with CIA. Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase 3 were reduced by anti-CTGF mAb treatment. Moreover, blockade of CTGF decreased interleukin-17 expression on purified CD4+ T lymphocytes. Although the expression of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γt gene was not suppressed by anti-CTGF mAb treatment, that of interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF-4) and IκBζ (Nfkbiz), which are other important molecules for the differentiation of Th17 cells, was suppressed. In addition, blockade of CTGF inhibited pathologic proliferation of T lymphocytes in response to CII restimulation in vitro. Moreover, aberrant osteoclastogenesis in mice with CIA was restored by anti-CTGF mAb treatment. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that blockade of CTGF prevents the progression of arthritis in mice with CIA. Anti-CTGF mAb treatment suppresses pathologic T cell function and restores aberrant osteoclastogenesis in mice with CIA. CTGF may become a new target for the treatment of RA.
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Authors | Kazuhisa Nozawa, Maki Fujishiro, Mikiko Kawasaki, Ayako Yamaguchi, Keigo Ikeda, Shinji Morimoto, Kazuhisa Iwabuchi, Mitsuaki Yanagida, Shouzo Ichinose, Megumi Morioka, Hideoki Ogawa, Kenji Takamori, Yoshinari Takasaki, Iwao Sekigawa |
Journal | Arthritis and rheumatism
(Arthritis Rheum)
Vol. 65
Issue 6
Pg. 1477-86
(Jun 2013)
ISSN: 1529-0131 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23436223
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 by the American College of Rheumatology. |
Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Connective Tissue Growth Factor
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
(immunology, pharmacology)
- Arthritis, Experimental
(drug therapy, immunology)
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(drug therapy, immunology)
- Connective Tissue Growth Factor
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Immunoblotting
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymphocyte Activation
(drug effects, immunology)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Microarray Analysis
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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