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T-cell recognition of lipid peroxidation products breaks tolerance to self proteins

Wuttge, Dirk LU ; Bruzelius, M and Stemme, S (1999) In Immunology 98(2). p.273-279
Abstract
Peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipoproteins and cell membrane phospholipids occurs in many situations in the body, both under normal and pathological conditions. Low-density lipoprotein is particularly prone to oxidation and is believed to be a pathogenetic component in atherogenesis. Both antibody responses and T-cell responses to oxidatively modified lipoproteins have been demonstrated in humans as well as in animal models. However, little is known about how these responses arise or how T cells recognize these antigens. In the present study, mice were immunized with homologous albumin covalently modified with a series of defined aldehydes which are known to be generated during lipid peroxidation. T-cell hybridomas from... (More)
Peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipoproteins and cell membrane phospholipids occurs in many situations in the body, both under normal and pathological conditions. Low-density lipoprotein is particularly prone to oxidation and is believed to be a pathogenetic component in atherogenesis. Both antibody responses and T-cell responses to oxidatively modified lipoproteins have been demonstrated in humans as well as in animal models. However, little is known about how these responses arise or how T cells recognize these antigens. In the present study, mice were immunized with homologous albumin covalently modified with a series of defined aldehydes which are known to be generated during lipid peroxidation. T-cell hybridomas from immunized animals demonstrated major histocompatibility complex-restricted and protein sequence-dependent responses to modified albumin, but not to native albumin. In addition to the response to modified epitopes, some aldehyde modifications resulted in strong antibody responses also to the non-modified protein. This T-cell-dependent break of tolerance constitutes a novel pathway for induction of autoimmunity by lipid peroxidation. The findings have implications in many situations where lipid peroxidation products are generated, including atherosclerosis and inflammatory and infectious diseases. (Less)
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  series       = {{Immunology}},
  title        = {{T-cell recognition of lipid peroxidation products breaks tolerance to self proteins}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00872.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00872.x}},
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