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Inducible costimulator is essential for collagen-induced arthritis
Roza I. Nurieva, … , Richard A. Flavell, Chen Dong
Roza I. Nurieva, … , Richard A. Flavell, Chen Dong
Published March 1, 2003
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2003;111(5):701-706. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI17321.
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Inducible costimulator is essential for collagen-induced arthritis

Abstract

CD4+ helper Th cells play a major role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. Th cell activation, differentiation, and immune function are regulated by costimulatory molecules. Inducible costimulator (ICOS) is a novel costimulatory receptor expressed on activated T cells. We, as well as others, recently demonstrated its importance in Th2 cytokine expression and Ab class switching by B cells. In this study, we examined the role of ICOS in rheumatoid arthritis using a collagen-induced arthritis model. We found that ICOS knockout mice on the DBA/1 background were completely resistant to collagen-induced arthritis and exhibited absence of joint tissue inflammation. These mice, when immunized with collagen, exhibited reduced anti-collagen IgM Ab’s in the initial stage and IgG2a Ab’s at the effector phase of collagen-induced arthritis. Furthermore, ICOS regulates the in vitro and in vivo expression of IL-17, a proinflammatory cytokine implicated in rheumatoid arthritis. These data indicate that ICOS is essential for collagen-induced arthritis and may suggest novel means for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Roza I. Nurieva, Piper Treuting, Julie Duong, Richard A. Flavell, Chen Dong

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