Androgenic hormones modulate autoantibody responses and improve survival in murine lupus.
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Antibodies to native DNA and to polyadenylic acid (Poly A) occur spontaneously and undergo a regulated switch from IgM to IgG during the course of autoimmune disease in NZB/NZW F(1) (B/W) mice. B/W females have higher titers and earlier commitment to 7S antibodies to DNA and Poly A, whereas B/W males bind DNA and Poly A primarily by 19S antibodies. We have performed castration experiments to determine the effects of sex hormones on this switch from IgM to IgG.NZB/NZW F(1) (B/W) mice were either castrated or subjected to sham surgery at 2 wk of age and studied for immunoglobulin class of antibodies to nucleic acids at 4, 6, and 7 mo post-surgery. Prepubertal castration of males caused premature death in 60% of mice. Castrated males had a significant decline in their serum testosterone concentration, an increase in DNA and Poly A binding, and an accelerated switch from 19S to 7S antibodies to nucleic acids. Castrated females had no change in mortality. However, castrated females given maintained androgen treatment had a decreased mortality compared to castrated females receiving estrogen (14 vs. 94%). The anticipated switch to 7S antibodies to Poly A was almost eliminated in castrated females. These results suggest that sex hormones modulate immunologic regulation and that androgenic hormones are protective in murine lupus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of clinical investigation
دوره 59 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977