Streptococcal cell wall arthritis: kinetics of immune cell activation in inflammatory arthritis |
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Authors: | Kimpel Donald Dayton Tim Kannan Krishnaswamy Wolf Robert E |
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Institution: | Center of Excellence for Rheumatology and Arthritis, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, USA. |
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Abstract: | The streptococcal cell wall model of arthritis in Lewis rats consists of an acute, non-T-cell-dependent initiation phase, followed by a remission and then a chronic, inflammatory T-cell-dependent phase. In this report, we define pertinent changes in the cognate and noncognate immune system of the Lewis rats during various phases of the disease. We examined changes in the population size of various cell types using lineage-specific markers in three different tissues (blood, spleen, and lymph nodes) over 28 days. Our results indicate that the T cell and monocyte populations were significantly altered in PG-PS-treated rats and the activation status of these cells parallel initiation, remission, and chronic phases of joint inflammation. Activation of B cells also increases in certain tissues in the chronic phase of the disease. In summary, our results confirm the involvement of both innate and cognate immunity in the development of arthritis and demonstrate that monocytes, in addition to T cells, play a substantive role in the induction and maintenance of the inflammatory process in this rat model. |
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Keywords: | arthritis rat model T cells monocytes lymphoid organs joint inflammation streptococcal cell wall SCW PG-PS-induced arthritis flow cytometry |
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