Experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU). II. Dose-dependent induction and adoptive transfer using a melanin-bound antigen of the retinal pigment epithelium
| Autor: | R.M. Broekhuyse, H.J. Winkens, E.D. Kuhlmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Adoptive cell transfer Cellular immunity Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Guinea Pigs Dose-Response Relationship Immunologic Biology Pertussis toxin Autoimmune Diseases Melanin Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Antigen medicine Animals Antigens Pigment Epithelium of Eye Melanins Retina Retinal pigment epithelium Immunization Passive medicine.disease Uveitis Anterior Molecular biology Sensory Systems Rats Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Rats Inbred Lew Macaca Cattle Female Uveitis |
| Zdroj: | Experimental Eye Research. 55:401-411 |
| ISSN: | 0014-4835 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0014-4835(92)90112-6 |
| Popis: | Retinal pigment epithelial cell fractions have been investigated for their capacity to induce experimental uveitis. Cells of the dark (melanotic) and light areas of the bovine RPE have subsequently been extracted by buffer, Triton X-100, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and treated with various reagents in order to study some characteristics of the antigen. The SDS-insoluble melanotic fraction, consisting of spindle-shaped, mature melanin granules, proved to be the most uveitogenic preparation. Using pertussis toxin as coadjuvant, 1 microgram of melanin-protein (3.4 x 10(6) granules) was able to induce experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU) in Lewis rats. The pathogenic activity of the responsible pathogen (PEP-X) was not diminished by SDS, nor eliminated by mildly alkaline SDS or formic acid treatment. However, HCl-deproteinized granules were not uveitogenic. The results show that PEP-X is a highly stable melano-antigen that is probably covalently bound to the granule surface. This is the first time that a melanin-bound antigen has been demonstrated to evoke specific autoaggressive activity. EAAU could adoptively be transferred by sensitized and in vitro stimulated CD4 T-lymphocytes. The evoked inflammation started 3-4 days after injection, was similar to those induced by immunization, and consisted mainly of severe iridocyclitis accompanied by dense flare and cells in the anterior chamber. Choroiditis developed in severe cases of EAAU but no inflammation was detected in the retina, pineal gland or other organs of these rats. EAAU could not be transferred by serum. Immunized PVG rats and guinea-pigs did not develop ocular inflammation. In monkeys a high dose of antigen evoked a very mild EAAU accompanied by choroiditis. In view of its characteristics, EAAU may be a new model for human anterior uveitis. |
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