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Article: A role for CD4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of skin fibrosis in tight skin mice

TitleA role for CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells in the pathogenesis of skin fibrosis in tight skin mice
Authors
KeywordsSkin fibrosis
CD8 T cells +
Tight skin mouse
CD4 T cells +
Autoimmune disease
Issue Date1994
Citation
European Journal of Immunology, 1994, v. 24, n. 6, p. 1463-1466 How to Cite?
AbstractThe tight skin (Tsk/+) mouse represents a murine model of heritable fibrosis with some similarities to the skin fibrosis seen in human scleroderma. Tsk/+ animals display alterations in connective tissue in some internal organs. Skin fibrosis can be adoptively transferred to normal recipients with Tsk/+ bone marrow or spleen cells and older Tsk/+ animals develop autoantibodies against topoisomerase suggesting that some of the pathogenesis in the Tsk/+ mouse may be mediated by autoimmunity. To determine the role of T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of fibrotic disease, Tsk/+ mice were bred with CD4‐ and CD8‐deficient (CD4−/− and CD8−/−) mice. Tsk/+ CD4−/− mice showed a marked reduction in skin fibrosis as well as decreased cellularity and only mild collagen disorganization as compared to Tsk/+ CD4+ CD8+ control mice yet did not differ from Tsk controls in the level of serum anti‐topoisomerase activity. In contrast, Tsk/+ CD8−/− mice exhibited the same histology in the skin as Tsk/+ controls yet had significantly reduced levels of serum anti‐topoisomerase activity. Lung pathology, i.e. emphysema, was unaffected by both the CD4 or CD8 mutations. These data show that only some of the pathological effects of the Tsk mutation are T cell dependent and that different T cell subsets affect different parameters in this multi‐organ model of fibrotic disease. Copyright © 1994 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292447
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dc.contributor.authorWallace, Valerie A.-
dc.contributor.authorKondo, Seiji-
dc.contributor.authorKono, Takeshi-
dc.contributor.authorXing, Zhou-
dc.contributor.authorTimms, Emma-
dc.contributor.authorFurlonger, Caren-
dc.contributor.authorKeystone, Edward-
dc.contributor.authorGauldie, Jack-
dc.contributor.authorSauder, Daniel N.-
dc.contributor.authorMak, Tak W.-
dc.contributor.authorPaige, Christopher J.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T14:56:30Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-17T14:56:30Z-
dc.date.issued1994-
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Immunology, 1994, v. 24, n. 6, p. 1463-1466-
dc.identifier.issn0014-2980-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292447-
dc.description.abstractThe tight skin (Tsk/+) mouse represents a murine model of heritable fibrosis with some similarities to the skin fibrosis seen in human scleroderma. Tsk/+ animals display alterations in connective tissue in some internal organs. Skin fibrosis can be adoptively transferred to normal recipients with Tsk/+ bone marrow or spleen cells and older Tsk/+ animals develop autoantibodies against topoisomerase suggesting that some of the pathogenesis in the Tsk/+ mouse may be mediated by autoimmunity. To determine the role of T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of fibrotic disease, Tsk/+ mice were bred with CD4‐ and CD8‐deficient (CD4−/− and CD8−/−) mice. Tsk/+ CD4−/− mice showed a marked reduction in skin fibrosis as well as decreased cellularity and only mild collagen disorganization as compared to Tsk/+ CD4+ CD8+ control mice yet did not differ from Tsk controls in the level of serum anti‐topoisomerase activity. In contrast, Tsk/+ CD8−/− mice exhibited the same histology in the skin as Tsk/+ controls yet had significantly reduced levels of serum anti‐topoisomerase activity. Lung pathology, i.e. emphysema, was unaffected by both the CD4 or CD8 mutations. These data show that only some of the pathological effects of the Tsk mutation are T cell dependent and that different T cell subsets affect different parameters in this multi‐organ model of fibrotic disease. Copyright © 1994 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Immunology-
dc.subjectSkin fibrosis-
dc.subjectCD8 T cells +-
dc.subjectTight skin mouse-
dc.subjectCD4 T cells +-
dc.subjectAutoimmune disease-
dc.titleA role for CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells in the pathogenesis of skin fibrosis in tight skin mice-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/eji.1830240634-
dc.identifier.pmid7911425-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0028292522-
dc.identifier.volume24-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.spage1463-
dc.identifier.epage1466-
dc.identifier.eissn1521-4141-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:A1994NT24300033-
dc.identifier.issnl0014-2980-

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