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- Title
Immunoglobulin isotypes and functional anti-FVIII antibodies in response to FVIII treatment in Balb/c and C57BL/6 haemophilia A mice.
- Authors
QADURA, M.; WATERS, B.; BURNETT, E.; CHEGENI, R.; HOUGH, C.; OTHMAN, M.; LILLICRAP, D.
- Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated that genetic factors play an important role in determining the likelihood of formation of anti-factor VIII (FVIII) antibodies in haemophilia A patients. We were interested in characterizing the spectrum of FVIII antibody formation and the primary and secondary immune responses after FVIII administration in two different exon 16-disrupted haemophilia A mouse strains, Balb/c and C57BL/6. Balb/c and C57BL/6 E16 haemophilia A mice were used in all experiments. Total FVIII antibodies and FVIII inhibitors were measured using ELISA and Bethesda assays respectively. T- and B-cell cytokines were quantified using ELISA and flow cytometry. FVIII antibodies, but not functional inhibitors were detectable 1 week after the first FVIII treatment in both strains. These antibodies mainly belonged to the IgM and IgA isotypes. After the fourth FVIII treatment, neutralizing anti-FVIII antibodies were detected in both mouse strains: Balb/c (mean inhibitory titer 58 BU) and C57BL/6 (mean inhibitory titer 82 BU). IgG1 levels were similar in both strains but the IgG2A and IgG2B subclasses were higher in C57BL/6 mice. The results of intracellular cytokine staining of T cells indicated that the FVIII-treated C57BL/6 mice produced more IL10 and Th1 cytokines than the FVIII-treated Balb/c mice. These studies show that C57BL/6 mice develop a stronger immune response towards FVIII than Balb/c mice. We propose that the enhanced Th1 and IL10 cytokine micro-environment induced in C57BL/6 mice is responsible for this difference. Therefore, genetic strain-dependent differences must be considered when evaluating immunological outcomes in mouse models of haemophilia A.
- Subjects
HEMOPHILIA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LABORATORY mice; FLOW cytometry; CYTOKINES
- Publication
Haemophilia, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 2, p288
- ISSN
1351-8216
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02397.x