Prevention of collagen induced arthritis in mice by deletion of T cell receptor V beta 8 bearing T cells with monoclonal antibodies

Br J Rheumatol. 1993 Jan;32(1):26-30. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/32.1.26.

Abstract

Collagen induced arthritis (CIA) is an animal model of inflammatory polyarthritis. Immunotherapy with the monoclonal antibody F23.1, which deletes V beta 8 bearing T cells, significantly decreased the incidence of CIA in mice. Treatment with the monoclonal antibody 466B5, to delete V beta 6 bearing T cells in combination with F23.1 was no more effective than F23.1 alone and the CIA incidence in 466B5 treated animals was not significantly different from controls. Thus, the V beta 8 family of T cell receptor is expressed on self-reactive T cells in the CIA model of B10.RIII mice injected with porcine type II collagen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology*
  • Arthritis, Experimental / chemically induced
  • Arthritis, Experimental / prevention & control*
  • Arthritis, Experimental / therapy
  • Cell Death / drug effects
  • Collagen
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Immunotherapy
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / analysis*
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology*
  • T-Lymphocytes / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
  • Collagen