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Ultrastructural changes in mice actively producing antibodies to desmoglein 3 parallel those in patients with pemphigus vulgaris

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authors

  • Shimizu, A.
  • Ishiko, A.
  • Ota, Takayuki
  • Tsunoda, K.
  • Koyasu, S.
  • Amagai, M.
  • Nishikawa, T.

publication date

  • October 2002

journal

  • Archives of Dermatological Research  Journal

abstract

  • Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering disease caused by autoantibodies against the desmosomal cadherins, desmogleins 1 and 3 (Dsg1, Dsg3) of which Dsg3 plays a major pathogenic role. We have previously generated a novel active disease mouse model for PV, which was produced by the transfer of splenocytes from Dsg3(-/-) mice, immunized with recombinant mouse Dsg3, into Rag2(-/-)-immunodeficient mice that express Dsg3. In this study, we undertook a further analysis of these PV model mice using electron microscopy (EM). We compared the ultrastructure of the epithelia of PV model mice with that of Dsg3(-/-) mice to highlight the mechanisms of blister formation in PV. These PV model mice showed the ultrastructural phenotype of PV, which is characterized by suprabasal acantholysis, rows of tombstone basal keratinocytes and half-desmosomes. Additionally, patchy hair loss was observed in PV model mice as in Dsg3(-/-) mice, and the ultrastructure of the telogen hair follicles was indistinguishable between PV model mice and Dsg3(-/-) mice. These results demonstrate that anti-Dsg3 autoantibodies interfere with the cell-cell adhesion of keratinocytes in PV model mice. In conclusion, our model mice closely represent the disease phenotype of PV at the ultrastructural level and can therefore be utilized not only as a clinical disease model but also to study the molecular mechanisms involved in blister formation in PV.

subject areas

  • Acantholysis
  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Antibody Formation
  • Cadherins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Desmoglein 3
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Hair Follicle
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Pemphigus
  • Phenotype
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keywords

  • Pemphigus
  • desmoglein 3
  • electron microscopy
  • experimental model
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0340-3696

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s00403-002-0341-z

PubMed ID

  • 12373337
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 318

end page

  • 323

volume

  • 294

issue

  • 7

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