Journal: Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
Article Title: Type I interferon-dependent and -independent signaling underlie autoantibody production in a murine lupus model
doi: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2026.100351
Figure Lengend Snippet: Induction of hallmark SLE autoantibodies with LPS is enhanced in the presence of IFN-β in WT and TRIF-deficient, but not IRF3-deficient, mice. WT (A,B), TRIF −/− (C,D), and IRF3 −/− (E,F) mice were treated with IFN-β at the time of immunization with β2GPI and LPS and for two days after this immunization. All mice received five immunizations. Serum autoantibodies were detected by ELISA. Bars indicate the mean value±S.E. per group (n = 5 mice/group), and dots indicate values for individual mice. The OD 405 + 3 S.D. for unimmunized mice was ≤0.1 for all autoantibodies assayed. (A, C, E) Anti-β2GPI and anti-CL antibodies, and (B,D,F) hallmark SLE autoantibodies (anti-DNA, anti-Ro/SS-A, anti-La/SS-B, anti-Sm, and anti-Sm/RNP) were analyzed statistically in separate groupings. For each of the two autoantibody categories, mouse strains were compared by 2-way ANOVA, followed by a Tukey's multiple comparison test. ∗P < 0.05. ns = not significant.
Article Snippet: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS; Escherichia coli -derived, serotype O111:B4) was from List Biological Laboratories, Campbell, CA or Sigma-Aldrich Canada Co., Oakville, ON, and recombinant mouse IFN-β1 (carrier-free) was from Biolegend (San Diego, CA).
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Comparison