Impaired antibody responses in H-2Ab mice.
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چکیده
In murine in vivo systems, Ags administered in physiologic solutions together with specific IgE induce a significantly higher Ab response than Ags administered alone. In vitro, IgE in complex with Ag enhances B cell-mediated presentation of the Ag to T cells. Both phenomena require an intact low affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilon RII/CD23), suggesting that the effect on in vivo Ab responses is caused by increased Ag presentation. We here show that mice carrying the MHC class II Ab molecule (e.g., C57BL/6 and 129/Sv) do not produce Abs to BSA when immunized with BSA-2,4,6-trinitrophenyl (TNP) in complex with monoclonal IgE anti-TNP. In contrast, strains of all other MHC haplotypes tested (H-2d, H-2k, H-2p, H-2q, and H-2s) respond vigorously to IgE/BSA-TNP complexes, with Ab responses several hundred-fold higher than the responses in H-2b mice. C57BL/6 mice were unable to produce a carrier-specific response also after immunization with IgE/OVA-TNP, IgE/diphtheria toxoid-TNP, or IgE/tetanus toxoid-TNP. Although the low responsiveness mapped to the Ab region, responsiveness was not restored in C57BL/6 mice carrying transgenic Ak, suggesting that a nonclassical A-region-encoded gene product is involved. Most importantly, our data call attention to the fact that the C57BL/6 and 129 mouse strains, which are widely used for producing transgenic animals, have defective immune responses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of immunology
دوره 161 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998