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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
卷 32, 期 7, 页码 1573-1576出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.244731
关键词
atherosclerosis; cytokines; immune system; leukocytes; transgenic models
资金
- British Heart Foundation
- Fondation Leducq
- British Heart Foundation [PG/11/107/29236] Funding Source: researchfish
Objective-The goal of this study was to assess the role of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) receptor in B-cell regulation of atherosclerosis. Methods and Results-Male LDL receptor-deficient mice (Ldlr(-/-)) were lethally irradiated and reconstituted with either wild type or BAFF receptor (BAFF-R)-deficient bone marrow. After 4 weeks of recovery, mice were put on a high-fat diet for 6 or 8 weeks. BAFF-R deficiency in bone marrow cells led to a marked reduction of conventional mature B2 cells but did not affect the B1a cell subtype. This was associated with a significant reduction of dendritic cell activation and T-cell proliferation along with a reduction of IgG antibodies against malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein. In contrast, serum IgM type antibodies were preserved. Interestingly, BAFF-R deficiency was associated with a significant reduction in atherosclerotic lesion development and reduced numbers of plaque T cells. Selective BAFF-R deficiency on B cells led to a similar reduction in lesion size and T-cell infiltration but in contrast did not affect dendritic cell activation. Conclusion-BAFF-R deficiency in mice selectively alters mature B2 cell-dependent cellular and humoral immune responses and limits the development of atherosclerosis. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012;32:1573-1576.)
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