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Molecular mimicry in Lyme arthritis demonstrated at the single cell level: LFA-1 alpha L is a partial agonist for outer surface protein A-reactive T cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11290815     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Antibiotic treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease that follows infection with Borrelia burgdorferi (BB:). A marked Ab and T cell response to BB: outer surface protein A (OspA) often develops during prolonged episodes of arthritis. Furthermore, cross-reaction between the bacterial OspA and human LFA-1alpha(L) at the T cell level and the inability to detect BB: in the joint implicate an autoimmune mechanism. To analyze the nature of response to OspA and LFA-1alpha(L), we used OspA-specific T cell hybrids from DR4 transgenic mice, as well as cloned human cells specific for OspA(165-184), the immunodominant epitope, from five DRB1*0401(+) patients, using OspA-MHC class II tetramers. Although OspA(165-184) stimulated nearly all OspA-specific human T cell clones tested to proliferate and secrete IFN-gamma and IL-13, LFA-1alpha(L326-345) stimulated approximately 10% of these clones to proliferate and a greater percentage to secrete IL-13. Assays with LFA- or OspA-DR4 monomers revealed that higher concentrations of LFA-DR4 were needed to stimulate dual-reactive T cell hybrids. Our analysis at the clonal level demonstrates that human LFA-1alpha(L326-345) behaves as a partial agonist, perhaps playing a role in perpetuating symptoms of arthritis.
Authors:
C Trollmo; A L Meyer; A C Steere; D A Hafler; B T Huber
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  166     ISSN:  0022-1767     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2001 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-06     Completed Date:  2001-06-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5286-91     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, Surface / immunology*,  metabolism
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / agonists,  immunology*,  metabolism
Bacterial Vaccines
Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology*
Clone Cells
Humans
Hybridomas
Lipoproteins*
Lyme Disease / immunology*
Lyme Disease Vaccines / agonists,  immunology*,  metabolism
Lymphocyte Activation / immunology*
Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / immunology*,  metabolism
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Molecular Mimicry*
Peptide Fragments / agonists,  immunology,  metabolism
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*,  microbiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI39671/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; AR-07570/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; AR-08541/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; AR-20358/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; AR-45386/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; NS2424710/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS38037/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, Surface; 0/Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; 0/Bacterial Vaccines; 0/Lipoproteins; 0/Lyme Disease Vaccines; 0/Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; 0/OspA protein; 0/Peptide Fragments

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