Antiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.

Induction of T-helper cells and T-B cell interaction have been considered to critically depend upon recognition of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules by the T cell receptor. Mice lacking either MHC class II molecules (class II(0/0) mice) or its associated invariant chain (Ii0/...

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Principais autores: Battegay, M, Bachmann, M, Burhkart, C, Viville, S, Benoist, C, Mathis, D, Hengartner, H, Zinkernagel, R
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 1996
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author Battegay, M
Bachmann, M
Burhkart, C
Viville, S
Benoist, C
Mathis, D
Hengartner, H
Zinkernagel, R
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Bachmann, M
Burhkart, C
Viville, S
Benoist, C
Mathis, D
Hengartner, H
Zinkernagel, R
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description Induction of T-helper cells and T-B cell interaction have been considered to critically depend upon recognition of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules by the T cell receptor. Mice lacking either MHC class II molecules (class II(0/0) mice) or its associated invariant chain (Ii0/0 mice) provide new opportunities to test this premise. Immune responses to some protein antigens have been studied in these mice; little is known about their ability to withstand viral infections. We therefore tested CD8+ effector T cells and CD4+ T-cell-dependent B cell function during different viral infections. The vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-specific primary cytotoxic T cell response which is largely T-helper-dependent was diminished in Ii(0/0) and absent in class II(0/0) mice. The usually less T-helper-dependent cytotoxic vaccinia or lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-specific CD8+ T cell responses were reduced up to ninefold in class II(0/0) and up to threefold in Ii(0/0) mice. In class II(0/0) mice, the T-helper-independent neutralizing IgM response against the glycoprotein of VSV was within normal ranges but, in contrast to previous results on CD4(0/0) mice, the T-helper-dependent IgG response was absent. Ii(0/0) mice exhibited a normal neutralizing IgM response; in contrast to class II(0/0) mice, they mounted a significant, though reduced specific IgG response. Similar results were obtained for antibody responses against the nucleoprotein of VSV. Although the T-helper-cell response upon infection with VSV seemed diminished only a little in Ii(0/0) mice, presentation of VSV-G to a class II-restricted specific hybridoma was greater than 300-fold reduced in the absence of Ii. This suggests that local protein concentrations reached during viral infection in the host are high enough to override the Ii deficiency of antigen-presenting cells in vivo.
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spelling oxford-uuid:6d37fe7f-1e7a-46b6-b18e-f562fd8989df2022-03-26T19:16:26ZAntiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6d37fe7f-1e7a-46b6-b18e-f562fd8989dfEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1996Battegay, MBachmann, MBurhkart, CViville, SBenoist, CMathis, DHengartner, HZinkernagel, RInduction of T-helper cells and T-B cell interaction have been considered to critically depend upon recognition of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules by the T cell receptor. Mice lacking either MHC class II molecules (class II(0/0) mice) or its associated invariant chain (Ii0/0 mice) provide new opportunities to test this premise. Immune responses to some protein antigens have been studied in these mice; little is known about their ability to withstand viral infections. We therefore tested CD8+ effector T cells and CD4+ T-cell-dependent B cell function during different viral infections. The vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-specific primary cytotoxic T cell response which is largely T-helper-dependent was diminished in Ii(0/0) and absent in class II(0/0) mice. The usually less T-helper-dependent cytotoxic vaccinia or lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-specific CD8+ T cell responses were reduced up to ninefold in class II(0/0) and up to threefold in Ii(0/0) mice. In class II(0/0) mice, the T-helper-independent neutralizing IgM response against the glycoprotein of VSV was within normal ranges but, in contrast to previous results on CD4(0/0) mice, the T-helper-dependent IgG response was absent. Ii(0/0) mice exhibited a normal neutralizing IgM response; in contrast to class II(0/0) mice, they mounted a significant, though reduced specific IgG response. Similar results were obtained for antibody responses against the nucleoprotein of VSV. Although the T-helper-cell response upon infection with VSV seemed diminished only a little in Ii(0/0) mice, presentation of VSV-G to a class II-restricted specific hybridoma was greater than 300-fold reduced in the absence of Ii. This suggests that local protein concentrations reached during viral infection in the host are high enough to override the Ii deficiency of antigen-presenting cells in vivo.
spellingShingle Battegay, M
Bachmann, M
Burhkart, C
Viville, S
Benoist, C
Mathis, D
Hengartner, H
Zinkernagel, R
Antiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.
title Antiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.
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title_full_unstemmed Antiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.
title_short Antiviral immune responses of mice lacking MHC class II or its associated invariant chain.
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