Investigations on the nature and pathogenicity of circulating antikeratinocyte antibodies in dogs with pemphigus foliaceus
| Autor: | Zeineb Alhaidari, Stanley M. Dunston, Thierry Olivry, Robina H. Walker, Linda Messinger, Zhi Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Keratinocytes
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Biology Granulocyte Immunofluorescence Pathogenesis Mice Blister Dogs Antigen Antibody Specificity medicine Animals Dog Diseases Pemphigus foliaceus integumentary system General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test Pemphigus vulgaris Immunization Passive Autoantibody medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Animals Newborn Immunoglobulin G Immunology biology.protein Epidermis Antibody Pemphigus Protein Binding |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Dermatology. 20:42-50 |
| ISSN: | 1365-3164 0959-4493 |
| Popis: | In humans with pemphigus foliaceus (PF), pathogenic autoantibodies are principally of IgG4 subclass and they cause superficial vesiculation when injected into neonatal mice. The objectives of this study were to determine the isotypes of circulating antikeratinocyte antibodies in dogs with PF, to assess whether serum antikeratinocyte antibody titres decreased during successful treatment, and to study whether such antibodies were pathogenic in passive transfers. Using indirect immunofluorescence with neonatal mouse skin substrates, circulating antikeratinocyte IgG antibodies were detected in 36 of 44 dogs with PF (82%). Serum autoantibodies belonged predominantly to IgG4 (three of 44; 80%) and IgG1 (30 of 44; 68%) subclasses. Antikeratinocyte IgG antibodies were detected in 16 of 20 normal dogs (80%), and these antibodies were IgG1 (16 of 20, 80%) but rarely IgG4 (two of 20; 10%) isotypes. In four dogs, IgG4 antikeratinocyte antibody titres decreased concomitantly to lesions nearing or reaching complete remission. In contrast, IgG or IgG1 titres remained stable or increased when lesions abated. Antikeratinocyte antibodies targeted mainly intercellular autoantigen(s) in the stratum granulosum, while in fewer dogs, such antibodies bound to cytoplasmic basal antigen(s). Intradermal injections of PF or pemphigus vulgaris (PV) IgG into neonatal mice caused subgranular or suprabasal acantholytic vesiculation without granulocyte infiltration, respectively. Similar transfers of normal dog IgG did not cause vesiculation. These observations suggest that antikeratinocyte IgG4 antibodies could be relevant to disease pathogenesis. Importantly, canine PF or PV IgG appear to be pathogenic when transferred passively into mice, causing vesiculation at epidermal levels similar to those of the natural disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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