From systemic T cell self-reactivity to organ-specific autoimmune disease via immunoglobulins.
Immunity
; 10(4): 451-61, 1999 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-10229188
ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid arthritis is a common and debilitating autoimmune disease whose cause and mechanism remain a mystery. We recently described a T cell receptor transgenic mouse model that spontaneously develops a disease with most of the clinical, histological, and immunological features of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. Disease development in K/BxN mice is initiated by systemic T cell self-reactivity; it requires T cells, as expected, but B cells are also needed, more surprisingly. Here, we have identified the role of B cells as the secretion of arthritogenic immunoglobulins. We suggest that a similar scenario may unfold in some other arthritis models and in human patients, beginning with pervasive T cell autoreactivity and ending in immunoglobulin-provoked joint destruction.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Artritis Reumatoide
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Inmunoglobulinas
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Linfocitos T
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Immunity
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia