Insulin-dependent diabetes loci Idd5 and Idd9 increase sensitivity to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| |
Authors: | Mayo Stella Kohler William Kumar Vipin Quinn Anthony |
| |
Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. |
| |
Abstract: | The spontaneous development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice suggests that they are unable to establish and maintain immunologic self-tolerance. Congenic NOD mice expressing B10-derived alleles are protected from pancreatic beta cell destruction and autoimmune diabetes. To determine if the B10 alleles in loci Idd5 and Idd9 could influence susceptibility to autoimmunity in other organs, we compared MOG35-55-induced EAE in NOD mice to that of diabetes-resistant NOD.B10.Idd5 and NOD.B10.Idd9 mice. Surprisingly, the severity and chronicity of EAE were enhanced in the diabetes-resistant congenic mice. Our findings indicate that some alleles may influence susceptibility to immune-mediated damage in an organ or tissue-specific fashion, and highlight the necessity of disease-specific investigations. |
| |
Keywords: | Autoimmunity Encephalomyelitis Diabetes NOD MOG Idd5 Idd9 |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect PubMed 等数据库收录! |