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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
B‐cell anergy induces a Th17 shift in a novel B lymphocyte transgenic NOD mouse model, the 116C‐NOD mouse
Contributor:
Carrascal, Jorge;
Carrillo, Jorge;
Arpa, Berta;
Egia‐Mendikute, Leire;
Rosell‐Mases, Estela;
Pujol‐Autonell, Irma;
Planas, Raquel;
Mora, Conchi;
Mauricio, Dídac;
Ampudia, Rosa Maria;
Vives‐Pi, Marta;
Verdaguer, Joan
Published:
Wiley, 2016
Published in:
European Journal of Immunology, 46 (2016) 3, Seite 593-608
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/eji.201445376
ISSN:
0014-2980;
1521-4141
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Autoreactive B lymphocytes play a key role as APCs in diaebetogenesis. However, it remains unclear whether B‐cell tolerance is compromised in NOD mice. Here, we describe a new B lymphocyte transgenic NOD mouse model, the 116C‐NOD mouse, where the transgenes derive from an islet‐infiltrating B lymphocyte of a (8.3‐NODxNOR) F1 mouse. The 116C‐NOD mouse produces clonal B lymphocytes with pancreatic islet beta cell specificity. The incidence of T1D in 116C‐NOD mice is decreased in both genders when compared with NOD mice. Moreover, several immune selection mechanisms (including clonal deletion and anergy) acting on the development, phenotype, and function of autoreactive B lymphocytes during T1D development have been identified in the 116C‐NOD mouse. Surprisingly, a more accurate analysis revealed that, despite their anergic phenotype, 116C B cells express some costimulatory molecules after activation, and induce a T‐cell shift toward a Th17 phenotype. Furthermore, this shift on T lymphocytes seems to occur not only when both T and B cells contact, but also when helper T (Th) lineage is established. The 116C‐NOD mouse model could be useful to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the generation of Th‐cell lineages.