Influence of intravenous administration of nucleoside-coupled spleen cells on murine lupus nephritis in female (NZB X NZW)F1 mice.

In this study, we examine the influence of the intravenous administration of nucleoside-coupled spleen cells on the spontaneous development of murine lupus nephritis in young and adult BWF1 mice. In both age groups, this treatment failed to affect the autoimmune disease. Rather, in young mice administration of nucleoside-coupled spleen cells accelerates the appearance of anti-DNA antibody suggesting that BWF1 have a specific defect in the immunoregulation of anti-DNA antibody production. The significance of this finding for the pathogenesis of the disease in BWF1 mice is discussed.