Aberrant Tolerance Induction with Cationic Antigens

Autor: A. E. M. Van Den Hoek, L. B. A. Van De Putte, W.B. van den Berg, M. J. M. Jacobs
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 37:97-103
ISSN: 1365-3083
0300-9475
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1993.tb01670.x
Popis: We studied the induction of tolerance in female C57B1/6 mice by oral and intravenous (i.v.) administration of protein antigens before immunization. Native proteins [chicken egg albumin (OVA), bovine serum albumin (BSA)] and their cationic derivatives [amidated (a)OVA, aBSA, methylated (m)BSA] were compared in their capacity to suppress cell-mediated immunity (CMI), as measured by a delayed type hypersensitivity test (DTH). Oral feeding of 0.5 mg negative proteins gave a clear suppression. By contrast, cationic derivatives (50 micrograms to 50 mg) did not suppress CMI. Data from cross-experiments, where aOVA was fed in OVA-immune mice, showed no suppression at all. When OVA was fed in aOVA-immune mice, only a partial suppression was achieved. The potency to induce tolerance differed also when the antigens were administered i.v.: 25 micrograms OVA was sufficient to induce a clear suppression, whereas a much higher amount of aOVA (500 micrograms) caused marginal suppression in OVA- and aOVA-immune mice, respectively. Nevertheless, when concentrations of aOVA up to 2.5 mg were tested in a chronic model of arthritis, a significant suppression was achieved. The differences in inducing a CMI suppression may have implications for the feasibility of immunointervention. Successful modulation of human arthritis may be highly dependent on the nature of the antigen involved.
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