Stad R K, Bogers W M, Thoomes-van der Sluys M E, Van Es L A, Daha M R
Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
Clin Exp Immunol. 1992 Jan;87(1):138-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb06427.x.
In this study we investigated the capacity of rat IgA to activate complement (C) in vivo in a rat model. Rat monomeric (m-), dimeric (d-) and polymeric (p-) IgA MoAbs were injected intravenously and assessed for deposition of C3 and C4 on IgA. By ELISA it was shown that both d- and p-IgA bound C3 whereas no binding of C3 by m-IgA was observed. Polymeric IgA was more efficient in binding of C3 as compared with d-IgA. However, in haemolytic assays no consistent decrease of plasma complement levels was observed except for dimeric IgA which induced a marginal consumption of AP50. When rats were pre-treated with cobra venom factor (CVF) to deplete C3, no C3 deposition was found on m-, d- or p-IgA. Neither m- nor d- or p-IgA was able to bind C4 in vivo. In agreement with the results described above, large sized polymeric IgA was shown to be taken up by Kupffer cells (KC) together with C3. No C3 was detected when rats were depleted of C using CVF. Taken together, the experimental data suggest that d- and p-IgA are able to activate C via the alternative pathway in vivo.
在本研究中,我们在大鼠模型中研究了大鼠IgA在体内激活补体(C)的能力。将大鼠单体(m-)、二聚体(d-)和多聚体(p-)IgA单克隆抗体静脉注射,并评估C3和C4在IgA上的沉积情况。通过酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)表明,d-IgA和p-IgA均结合C3,而未观察到m-IgA结合C3。与d-IgA相比,多聚体IgA结合C3的效率更高。然而,在溶血试验中,除了二聚体IgA引起AP50的少量消耗外,未观察到血浆补体水平持续下降。当用眼镜蛇毒因子(CVF)预处理大鼠以消耗C3时,在m-IgA、d-IgA或p-IgA上均未发现C3沉积。m-IgA、d-IgA或p-IgA在体内均不能结合C4。与上述结果一致,大型多聚体IgA显示与C3一起被库普弗细胞(KC)摄取。当使用CVF使大鼠补体耗竭时,未检测到C3。综上所述,实验数据表明d-IgA和p-IgA能够在体内通过替代途径激活补体。