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The Journal of Immunology, 1998, 160: 1458-1465.
Copyright © 1998 by The American Association of Immunologists

Genetic Immunization Against the Human Thyrotropin Receptor Causes Thyroiditis and Allows Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Recognizing the Native Receptor1

S. Costagliola2,*,{dagger}, P. Rodien*, M.-C. Many{ddagger}, M. Ludgate§ and G. Vassart*

* IRIBHN, ULB, {dagger} Euroscreen s.a., and {ddagger} Laboratory of Histology, Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium; and § Department of Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

The generation of Abs recognizing the native structure of the human thyrotropin receptor (hTSHR) has been difficult because there is currently no method allowing the purification of correctly folded Ag in the amounts required by classical immunization protocols. The majority of Abs made against the hTSHR react preferentially with denatured molecules. We report that a humoral response against the native hTSHR, compatible with mAb production, is elicited in mice by immunization with a DNA construct encoding the receptor. BALB/c mice were inoculated in the anterior tibialis muscle with 100 µg of plasmid DNA harboring the hTSHR cDNA. Eleven weeks after the first injection, 10 mice of 14 showed by FACS analysis a strong IgG response against the hTSHR expressed at the surface of Chinese hamster ovary cells. A clear TSH-binding inhibiting Ig and thyrotropin-blocking Ab activity (competition with TSH binding and TSH activity, respectively) was demonstrated in the majority of sera tested. One serum exhibited a clear stimulating activity. Despite the maintenance of normal circulating free T4 levels in all mice, these bioactivities persisted until 18 wk, in which mice were sacrificed, their thyroids were examined histologically, and spleens from two animals were used for mAb production. All mice displayed a severe lymphocytic infiltration of their thyroids, composed mostly of activated B cells. Three mAbs were produced against conformational epitopes of the hTSHR. We conclude that genetic immunization is an efficient method of generating Abs recognizing the native structure of the hTSHR and a new way of inducing thyroiditis in mice murine.




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