التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Autoimmune Renal Injury in C3- and C4-Deficient Mice: A Histological and Functional Study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Kouki, P., Marsh, J. E., Sacks, S. H., Sheerin, N. S. |
| المصدر: |
Nephron Experimental Nephrology; 2004, Vol. 96 Issue 1, pe14-e22, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
COMPLEMENT deficiency (Immunology), GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, AUTOIMMUNITY, AUTOANTIBODIES |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Complement deficiency predisposes to autoimmune renal disease. Since complement deficient mice are increasingly used to study the immunopathogenesis of renal disease we have determined whether mice deficient in C3 or C4 are susceptible to spontaneous immune-mediated renal injury. Methods: C3-deficient, C4-deficient and complement-sufficient, wild-type mice were maintained in standard conditions for 1 year at which stage renal function, renal histology, circulating antibody and autoantibody levels were assessed. Results: No significant decline in renal function was demonstrated in the complement-deficient mice. However, there was histological evidence of glomerular injury in both the C3- and C4-deficient mice, but of insufficient severity to alter function. Serum IgG2a concentration was significantly lower in C3- and C4-deficient mice. In contrast C3-deficient mice had higher concentrations of serum IgG2b. There was a tendency for mice from all groups, including the complement-sufficient mice, to develop autoantibodies. C4-deficient mice had higher titres of anti-dsDNA IgG but otherwise deficient mice had similar autoantibody titres to controls. Conclusion: We conclude that C4-deficient mice demonstrate a small increase in autoantibody production at 1 year of age compared to C3-deficient and wild-type mice. Furthermore, although complement-deficient mice exhibit glomerular changes, they are of minor functional significance, and are unlikely to affect the study of experimentally induced renal disease in these mice. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
