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Departments of Medicine and Microbiology-Immunology and Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611
In the (SWR x NZB)F1 mouse model of lupus, we previously localized the critical autoepitopes for nephritogenic autoantibody-inducing Th cells in the core histones of nucleosomes at aa positions 1033 of H2B and 1639 and 7194 of H4. A brief therapy with the peptides administered i.v. to 3-mo-old prenephritic (SWR x NZB)F1 mice that were already producing pathogenic autoantibodies markedly delayed the onset of severe lupus nephritis. Strikingly, chronic therapy with the peptides injected into 18-mo-old (SWR x NZB)F1 mice with established glomerulonephritis prolonged survival and even halted the progression of renal disease. Remarkably, tolerization with any one of the nucleosomal peptides impaired autoimmune T cell help, inhibiting the production of multiple pathogenic autoantibodies. However, cytokine production or proliferative responses to the peptides were not grossly changed by the therapy. Moreover, suppressor T cells were not detected in the treated mice. Most interestingly, the best therapeutic effect was obtained with nucleosomal peptide H41639, which had a tolerogenic effect not only on autoimmune Th cells, but autoimmune B cells as well, because this peptide contained both T and B cell autoepitopes. These studies show that the pathogenic T and B cells of lupus, despite intrinsic defects in activation thresholds, are still susceptible to autoantigen-specific tolerogens.
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