OBJECTIVE: To determine the necessity for any individual BAFF receptor in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Bcma-, Taci-, and Br3-null mutations were introgressed into NZM 2328 mice. NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice were evaluated for lymphocyte phenotype and BAFF receptor expression by flow cytometry; for B cell responsiveness to BAFF by in vitro culture; for serum levels of BAFF and total IgG and IgG anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; for renal immunopathology by immunofluorescence and histopathology; and for clinical disease. RESULTS: BCMA, TACI, and B lymphocyte stimulator receptor 3 (BR3) were not surface-expressed in NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice, respectively. Transitional and follicular B cells from NZM.Br3-/- mice were much less responsive to BAFF than were the corresponding cells from wild-type, NZM.Bcma-/-, or NZM.Taci-/- mice. In comparison with wild-type mice, NZM.Bcma-/- and NZM.Taci-/- mice harbored an increased number of spleen B cells, T cells, and plasma cells, whereas serum levels of total IgG and IgG anti-dsDNA were similar to those in wild-type mice. Despite their paucity of B cells, NZM.Br3-/- mice had an increased number of T cells, and the numbers of plasma cells and levels of IgG anti-dsDNA were similar to those in wild-type mice. Serum levels of BAFF were increased in NZM.Taci-/- and NZM.Br3-/- mice but were decreased in NZM.Bcma-/- mice. Despite their phenotypic differences, NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice had renal immunopathology and clinical disease that were at least as severe as that in wild-type mice. CONCLUSION: Any single BAFF receptor, including BR3, is dispensable for the development of SLE in NZM mice. Development of disease in NZM.Br3-/- mice demonstrates that BAFF-BCMA and/or BAFF-TACI interactions contribute to SLE, and that a profound, life-long reduction in the numbers of B cells does not guarantee protection against SLE.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the necessity for any individual BAFF receptor in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Bcma-, Taci-, and Br3-null mutations were introgressed into NZM 2328 mice. NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice were evaluated for lymphocyte phenotype and BAFF receptor expression by flow cytometry; for B cell responsiveness to BAFF by in vitro culture; for serum levels of BAFF and total IgG and IgG anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; for renal immunopathology by immunofluorescence and histopathology; and for clinical disease. RESULTS:BCMA, TACI, and B lymphocyte stimulator receptor 3 (BR3) were not surface-expressed in NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice, respectively. Transitional and follicular B cells from NZM.Br3-/- mice were much less responsive to BAFF than were the corresponding cells from wild-type, NZM.Bcma-/-, or NZM.Taci-/-mice. In comparison with wild-type mice, NZM.Bcma-/- and NZM.Taci-/-mice harbored an increased number of spleen B cells, T cells, and plasma cells, whereas serum levels of total IgG and IgG anti-dsDNA were similar to those in wild-type mice. Despite their paucity of B cells, NZM.Br3-/- mice had an increased number of T cells, and the numbers of plasma cells and levels of IgG anti-dsDNA were similar to those in wild-type mice. Serum levels of BAFF were increased in NZM.Taci-/- and NZM.Br3-/- mice but were decreased in NZM.Bcma-/-mice. Despite their phenotypic differences, NZM.Bcma-/-, NZM.Taci-/-, and NZM.Br3-/- mice had renal immunopathology and clinical disease that were at least as severe as that in wild-type mice. CONCLUSION: Any single BAFF receptor, including BR3, is dispensable for the development of SLE in NZM mice. Development of disease in NZM.Br3-/- mice demonstrates that BAFF-BCMA and/or BAFF-TACI interactions contribute to SLE, and that a profound, life-long reduction in the numbers of B cells does not guarantee protection against SLE.
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