Role of the thymus in spontaneous development of a multi-organ autoimmune disease in human immune system mice.
J Autoimmun
; 119: 102612, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the role of the thymus in development of multi-organ autoimmunity in human immune system (HIS) mice. T cells were essential for disease development and the same T cell clones with varying phenotypes infiltrated multiple tissues. De novo-generated hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-derived T cells were the major disease drivers, though thymocytes pre-existing in grafted human thymi contributed if not first depleted. HIS mice with a native mouse thymus developed disease earlier than thymectomized mice with a thymocyte-depleted human thymus graft. Defective structure in the native mouse thymus was associated with impaired negative selection of thymocytes expressing a transgenic TCR recognizing a self-antigen. Disease developed without direct recognition of antigens on recipient mouse MHC. While human thymus grafts had normal structure and negative selection, failure to tolerize human T cells recognizing mouse antigens presented on HLA molecules may explain eventual disease development. These new insights have implications for human autoimmunity and suggest methods of avoiding autoimmunity in next-generation HIS mice.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Autoinmunes
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Timo
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Autoinmunidad
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Susceptibilidad a Enfermedades
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Animals
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Humans
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J Autoimmun
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article
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Estados Unidos