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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 167, 期 10, 页码 5535-5538出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.10.5535
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- NIAID NIH HHS [AI47763] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK43911] Funding Source: Medline
Type I diabetes mellitus (TIDM) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by T cell-mediated destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. In the nonobese diabetic (NOD) model of TIDM, insulitis and diabetes are dependent on the presence of B lymphocytes; however, the requirement for specificity within the B cell repertoire is not known. To determine the role of Ag-specific B cells in TIDM, VH genes with different potential for insulin binding were introduced into NOD as H chain transgenes. VH125 H chain combines with endogenous L chains to produce a repertoire in which 1-3% of mature B cells are insulin specific, and these mice develop accelerated diabetes. In contrast, NOD mice harboring a similar transgene, VH281, with limited insulin binding develop insulitis but are protected from TIDM. The data indicate that Ag-specific components in the B cell repertoire may alter the course of TIDM.
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