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The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104; and
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Institute for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Anti-dsDNA B cells are actively tolerized in nonautoimmune BALB/c mice, as manifested by their developmental arrest, follicular exclusion, and rapid turnover rate. Previously, we have documented changes in the maturation status and follicular localization of anti-dsDNA B cells in autoimmune-prone MRL (+/+ and lpr/lpr) mice. To determine whether these differences in developmental status and follicular localization affect the functional capacity of anti-dsDNA B cells, we have now compared their in vivo life spans and their responses to in vitro stimuli. Our study shows that although anti-dsDNA B cells from both BALB/c and MRL-+/+ mice are localized to the T/B interface, only those in BALB/c mice have a rapid turnover rate. Therefore, the immature status and not the exclusion from the B cell follicle correlates with a shortened life span. Interestingly, apoptotic anti-dsDNA B cells were not detected at the T/B interface in BALB/c mice, suggesting that they are not dying there. This study also demonstrates that anti-dsDNA B cells, regardless of maturation status or follicular localization, are able to proliferate and up-regulate the costimulatory molecule B7-2 in response to CD40 ligand and IL-4. Therefore, one of the critical in vivo differences between anti-dsDNA B cells in BALB/c and MRL-+/+ mice compared with MRL-lpr/lpr mice may be the availability of T cell help.
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