Autoimmunity to both proinsulin and IGRP is required for diabetes in nonobese diabetic 8.3 TCR transgenic mice |
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Authors: | Krishnamurthy Balasubramanian Mariana Lina Gellert Shane A Colman Peter G Harrison Leonard C Lew Andrew M Santamaria Pere Thomas Helen E Kay Thomas W H |
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Affiliation: | St Vincent's Institute, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia. |
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Abstract: | T cells specific for proinsulin and islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit related protein (IGRP) induce diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. TCR transgenic mice with CD8(+) T cells specific for IGRP(206-214) (NOD8.3 mice) develop accelerated diabetes that requires CD4(+) T cell help. We previously showed that immune responses against proinsulin are necessary for IGRP(206-214)-specific CD8(+) T cells to expand. In this study, we show that diabetes development is dramatically reduced in NOD8.3 mice crossed to NOD mice tolerant to proinsulin (NOD-PI mice). This indicates that immunity to proinsulin is even required in the great majority of NOD8.3 mice that have a pre-existing repertoire of IGRP(206-214)-specific cells. However, protection from diabetes could be overcome by inducing islet inflammation either by a single dose of streptozotocin or anti-CD40 agonist Ab treatment. This suggests that islet inflammation can substitute for proinsulin-specific CD4(+) T cell help to activate IGRP(206-214)-specific T cells. |
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