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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 2 506-511, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Development of the autoimmune B cell repertoire in MRL-lpr/lpr mice

DM Klinman, RA Eisenberg and AD Steinberg
Infectious Diseases Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892.

The processes responsible for the production of autoantibodies have been shown to include both Ag-specific and generalized (polyclonal) forms of B cell activation. The relative contribution and temporal association of these processes to the genesis of systemic autoimmunity are incompletely understood. To study this relationship, the B cell repertoires of MRL-lpr/lpr mice were analyzed by ELISA spot assay over an 8-mo period. Between 6 and 12 wk of age, the number of splenic lymphocytes producing antibodies reactive with both autoantigens and conventional Ag increased proportionately. The repertoires of MRL- lpr/lpr mice under 12 wk were dominated by IgM-secreting B cells that showed no bias toward the production of specific autoantibodies. From 12 to 38 wk of age, an increasing proportion of animals developed repertoires dominated by IgG-secreting B cells that were skewed toward reactivity against one or very few (auto)antigens. Although there was no single Ag against which all mice developed skewed reactivity, 55% of MRL-lpr/lpr adults had increased numbers of B cells producing antibodies to the Sm Ag and 13 to 16% developed increased reactivity toward DNA, myosin, histone, thyroglobulin, or T cells. These data indicate that generalized (polyclonal) B cell activation dominates early repertoire development whereas (auto)-antigen-specific responses become increasingly important during the latter stages of disease in these autoimmune-prone mice.


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