Title |
Collagen epitope expression on B cells is sufficient to confer tolerance to collagen-induced arthritis
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Published in |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, June 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s13075-016-1037-7 |
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Authors |
Sofia E. M. Andersson, Tove Eneljung, Sara Tengvall, Pernilla Jirholt, Anna Stern, Louise Henningsson, Bibo Liang, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Jan Kihlberg, Rikard Holmdahl, Inga-Lill Mårtensson, Kenth Gustafsson, Inger Gjertsson |
Abstract |
The mechanisms underlying tolerance induction and maintenance in autoimmune arthritis remain elusive. In a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, collagen type II (CII)-induced arthritis, we explore the contribution of B cells to antigen-specific tolerance. To generate expression of the CII-peptide specifically on B-cell major histocompatibility complex type II, lentiviral-based gene therapy including a B-cell-specific Igk promoter was used. Presentation of the CII-peptide on B cells significantly reduced the frequency and severity of arthritis as well as the serum levels of CII -specific IgG antibodies. Further, both frequency and suppressive function of regulatory T cells were increased in tolerized mice. Adoptive transfer of regulatory T cells from tolerized mice to naïve mice ameliorated the development of CII-induced arthritis. Our data suggest that endogenous presentation of the CII-peptide on B cells is one of the key contributors to arthritis tolerance induction and maintenance. |
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