Abstract |
Experimental anti-tubular basement membrane (anti-TBM) disease is an autoimmune interstitial nephritis elicited in susceptible rodents after immunization with renal tubular antigen. The nephritogenic antigen in the immunizing preparation is 3M-1, a 48,000 Mr noncollagenous glycoprotein. The hallmarks of the renal lesion are the presence of anti-TBM antibodies (anti-TBM-Ab) and a dense mononuclear cell infiltrate. The anti-TBM B cell repertoire in this disease was analyzed using a library of 22 anti-TBM mAbs generated in a prototypically susceptible Brown Norway rat. These anti-TBM mAbs were all demonstrated to be 3M-1 specific and their characterization formed the basis for the following observations: (a) The size of the anti-TBM B cell population is estimated at 58 distinct clones; (b) by competitive inhibition criteria, all anti-TBM mAbs recognize the same (or spatially close) epitope(s) on 3M-1. This focused recognition was maintained in spite of considerable variability in affinity. Epitopic dominance could also be demonstrated in human polyclonal anti-TBM antisera from a patient with anti-TBM disease; and (c) a crossreactive idiotype was documented, and antisera directed toward this set of variable region determinants was shown to be effective as a prophylactic regimen to abrogate disease, and as a therapeutic modality to arrest the progression of disease; (d) analysis of VH gene families suggested biased usage of Q52- and 7183-like families, although at least three gene families are used in the anti-TBM-Ab response. Thus, the anti-TBM B cell compartment in BN rats is moderately large, but is primarily focused to a single epitope on the nephritogenic antigen and is associated with a disease-modifying crossreactive idiotype.
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Authors | M D Clayman, M J Sun, L Michaud, J Brill-Dashoff, R Riblet, E G Neilson |
Journal | The Journal of experimental medicine
(J Exp Med)
Vol. 167
Issue 4
Pg. 1296-312
(Apr 01 1988)
ISSN: 0022-1007 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3128629
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens
- Autoantibodies
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
- Immunoglobulin Idiotypes
- Immunoglobulin Variable Region
- anti-IgG
- renal tubular antigen
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
(therapeutic use)
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
(genetics, immunology)
- Antigens
(immunology)
- Autoantibodies
(genetics, immunology)
- Autoimmune Diseases
(immunology, pathology, therapy)
- B-Lymphocytes
(pathology)
- Basement Membrane
(immunology)
- Clone Cells
(pathology)
- Immunoglobulin G
(genetics, immunology, therapeutic use)
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
(genetics)
- Immunoglobulin Idiotypes
(immunology)
- Immunoglobulin Variable Region
(genetics)
- Kidney Tubules
(immunology)
- Nephritis, Interstitial
(immunology, pathology, therapy)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred BN
- Rats, Inbred Lew
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