Zhang Jie, Jacobi Annett M, Mackay Meggan, Aranow Cynthia, Wang Tao, Chinnasamy Prameladevi, Diamond Betty
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
J Immunol Methods. 2008 Sep 30;338(1-2):79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2008.07.015. Epub 2008 Aug 17.
Autoreactive B cells play a central role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Characterization of DNA-reactive B cells in the blood of lupus patients has been limited by the low frequency of the population. Using a tetrameric configuration of a peptide mimetope of DNA, we identified peptide-reactive B cells in peripheral blood. Antibodies derived from these B cells bound to peptide and were largely cross-reactive to dsDNA. This methodology enables us to track the development of autoreactive B cells, which recognize peptide and dsDNA, in individual patients with SLE and permits the isolation of autoreactive B cells for further characterization.
自身反应性B细胞在系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)中起核心作用。狼疮患者血液中DNA反应性B细胞的特征一直受到该细胞群体低频率的限制。利用DNA肽模拟表位的四聚体结构,我们在外周血中鉴定出了肽反应性B细胞。源自这些B细胞的抗体与肽结合,并且在很大程度上与双链DNA交叉反应。这种方法使我们能够追踪SLE个体患者中识别肽和双链DNA的自身反应性B细胞的发育情况,并允许分离自身反应性B细胞以进行进一步表征。