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Tir8/Sigirr prevents murine lupus by suppressing the immunostimulatory effects of lupus autoantigens.


ABSTRACT: The Sigirr gene (also known as Tir8) encodes for an orphan receptor of the Toll-like receptor (TLR)/interleukin 1 receptor family that inhibits TLR-mediated pathogen recognition in dendritic cells. Here, we show that Sigirr also inhibits the activation of dendritic cells and B cells upon exposure to RNA and DNA lupus autoantigens. To evaluate the functional role of Sigirr in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we generated Sigirr-deficient C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice. These mice developed a progressive lymphoproliferative syndrome followed by severe autoimmune lung disease and lupus nephritis within 6 mo of age as compared with the minor abnormalities observed in C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice. Lack of Sigirr was associated with enhanced activation of dendritic cells and increased expression of multiple proinflammatory and antiapoptotic mediators. In the absence of Sigirr, CD4 T cell numbers were increased and CD4(+)CD25(+) T cell numbers were reduced. Furthermore, lack of Sigirr enhanced the activation and proliferation of B cells, including the production of autoantibodies against multiple nuclear lupus autoantigens. These data identify Sigirr as a novel SLE susceptibility gene in mice.

SUBMITTER: Lech M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2525585 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tir8/Sigirr prevents murine lupus by suppressing the immunostimulatory effects of lupus autoantigens.

Lech Maciej M   Kulkarni Onkar P OP   Pfeiffer Stephanie S   Savarese Emina E   Krug Anne A   Garlanda Cecilia C   Mantovani Alberto A   Anders Hans-Joachim HJ  

The Journal of experimental medicine 20080721 8


The Sigirr gene (also known as Tir8) encodes for an orphan receptor of the Toll-like receptor (TLR)/interleukin 1 receptor family that inhibits TLR-mediated pathogen recognition in dendritic cells. Here, we show that Sigirr also inhibits the activation of dendritic cells and B cells upon exposure to RNA and DNA lupus autoantigens. To evaluate the functional role of Sigirr in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we generated Sigirr-deficient C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice. These mice dev  ...[more]

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