Induction of insulitis by glutamic acid decarboxylase peptide-specific and HLA-DQ8-restricted CD4(+) T cells from human DQ transgenic mice.

L Wen; F S Wong; L Burkly; M Altieri; C Mamalaki; D Kioussis; R A Flavell; R S Sherwin

doi:10.1172/JCI2723

Section of Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

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Published in Volume 102, Issue 5 on September 1, 1998
J Clin Invest. 1998;102(5):947–957. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI2723.
© 1998 The American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in humans is linked with specific HLA class II genes, e.g., HLA-DQA1*0301/ DQB1*0302 (DQ8). To investigate the roles of HLA-DQ8 molecules and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in disease development, we generated DQ8(+)/I-Abo transgenic mice expressing functional HLA-DQ8 molecules and devoid of endogenous mouse class II. DQ8(+)/I-Abo mice produced antigen-specific antibodies and formed germinal centers after immunization with GAD65 peptides. Two GAD peptide-specific (247-266 and 509-528), DQ8 restricted Th1 CD4(+) T cell lines, were generated from immunized DQ8(+)/I-Abo mice. They induced severe insulitis after adoptive transfer into transgene positive (but not negative) mice who were treated with a very low dose of streptozotocin that alone caused no apparent islet pathology. In addition to CD4, islet mRNA from these mice also showed expression of CD8, IFNgamma, TNFalpha, Fas, and Fas ligand. Our data suggest that a mild islet insult in the presence of HLA-DQ8 bearing antigen-presenting cells promotes infiltration of GAD peptide reactive T cells into the islet.

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Induction of insulitis by glutamic acid decarboxylase peptide-specific and HLA-DQ8-restricted CD4(+) T cells from human DQ transgenic mice.

L Wen, F S Wong, L Burkly, M Altieri, C Mamalaki, D Kioussis, R A Flavell, and R S Sherwin

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Induction of insulitis by glutamic acid decarboxylase peptide-specific and HLA-DQ8-restricted CD4(+) T cells from human DQ transgenic mice.

L Wen, F S Wong, L Burkly, M Altieri, C Mamalaki, D Kioussis, R A Flavell, and R S Sherwin

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