The Journal of Immunology, Vol 138, Issue 10 3185-3190, Copyright © 1987 by American Association of Immunologists

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Mechanisms of T and B cell collaboration in the in vitro production of anti-DNA antibodies in the NZB/NZW F1 murine SLE model

DG Ando, EE Sercarz and BH Hahn

B/W mice spontaneously develop IgG antibodies to DNA that cause lethal immune nephritis. T and B cell interactions in the in vitro anti-DNA antibody response of B/W mice were investigated, and two distinct families of helper T cells that drive these responses were defined. First, the anti-DNA antibody-forming cell (AFC) response was found to be increased in B/W mice with nephritis and was inhibited with the monoclonal antibody anti-L3T4, suggesting a major role for helper T cells. Purified splenic T cells from mice with nephritis were able to augment both the IgG and the IgM anti-DNA AFC response of young B/W B cells. T helper cells were cloned from spleens of NZB/W F female mice with high titer anti-DNA antibodies and nephritis. The cloned T cells augmented both IgG and IgM anti-DNA AFC responses of young B/W B cells. Four clones--27.9, 30.7, 30.8, and 30.10--were selected for further study. These cells proliferated, in the context of syngeneic (H2d/z) antigen-presenting cells (APC) but not to allogeneic APC. Analysis of the mechanism of T helper cell clone-mediated augmentation of anti-DNA AFC revealed two populations: "cognate" T helper cells, which specifically augment anti-DNA AFC (30.7 and 30.10), and non-antigen- specific T helper cells (27.9 and 30.8), which augment the response of B cells of differing specificity by a bystander mechanism, probably through increased release of B cell growth and differentiation factors.

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