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* Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN 38104; and Departments of
Medicine and
Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163
Although the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), a model of rheumatoid arthritis, is mediated by both collagen-specific CD4+ T cells and Ab specific for type II collagen (CII), the role of CII-specific T cells in the pathogenesis of CIA remains unclear. Using tetrameric HLA-DR1 with a covalently bound immunodominant CII peptide, CII259–273, we studied the development of the CII-specific T cell response in the periphery and arthritic joints of DR1 transgenic mice. Although the maximum number of DR1-CII-tetramer+ cells was detected in draining lymph nodes 10 days postimmunization, these T cells accounted for only 1% or less of the CD4+ population. After day 10, their numbers gradually decreased, but were still detectable on day 130. Examination of TCR expression and changes in CD62L, CD44high, and CD69 expression by these T cells indicated that they expressed a limited TCR-BV repertoire and had clearly undergone activation. RT-PCR analysis of cytokine expression by the tetramer+ T cells compared with tetramer– cells indicated the tetramer+ cells expressed high levels of Th1 and proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-2, IFN-
, IL-6, TNF-
, and especially IL-17. Additionally, analysis of the synovium from arthritic paws indicated that the same CD4+/BV8+/BV14+/tetramer+ T cells were present in the arthritic joints. These data demonstrate that although only small numbers of CII-specific T cells are generated during the development of CIA, these cells express very high levels of cytokine mRNA and appear to preferentially migrate to the arthritic joint, indicating a potential direct role of CII-specific T cells in the pathogenesis of CIA.
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