Journal: Diabetologia

Article Title: Phenotypically distinct anti-insulin B cells repopulate pancreatic islets after anti-CD20 treatment in NOD mice

doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-04974-y

Figure Lengend Snippet: Anti-insulin B cells repopulate pancreatic islets more rapidly than insulin-negative B cells after anti-CD20 treatment. Groups of VH125.hCD20/NOD mice, aged 6–8 weeks old, were injected with 2H7 anti-CD20 or IgG isotype control. Spleen, PLNs and pancreatic islets were analysed for insulin-positive and insulin-negative B cells at 8 weeks and 12 weeks post depletion by flow cytometry. ( a – f ) No. of cells from IgG control-treated (black circles) and 2H7-treated (grey squares) mice for insulin-negative B cells ( a – c ) and insulin-positive B cells ( d – f ) from spleen ( a , d ) PLNs ( b , e ) and islets ( c , f ). ( g – i ) Percentage of B cells repopulated at 8 and 12 weeks after treatment from spleen ( g ), PLNs ( h ) and islets ( i ) of mice shown in ( a – f ). Percentages were calculated as individual numbers from each 2H7-treated mouse / mean number from all IgG control antibody-treated mice. Horizontal lines represent the median value. Data represent three independent experiments. At 8 weeks, n = 7 (spleen), n = 7 (PLNs) and n = 9 (islets) for control IgG-treated mice and n = 10 (spleen), n = 9 (PLNs) and n = 12 (islets) for 2H7-treated mice. At 12 weeks, n = 8 (spleen), n = 6 (PLNs) and n = 7 (islets) for control IgG and n = 11 (spleen), n = 7 (PLNs) and n = 11 (islets) for 2H7-treated mice. * p < 0.05 (one-way ANOVA)

Article Snippet: Female VH125.hCD20/NOD mice, 6–8 weeks of age were chosen at random to receive either anti-hCD20 antibody (clone 2H7; Bio-XCell, West Lebanon, NH, USA) or control IgG2b antibody (clone MPC-11; Bio-XCell [ , , ]), as described previously [ ].

Techniques: Injection, Control, Flow Cytometry

Journal: Diabetologia

Article Title: Phenotypically distinct anti-insulin B cells repopulate pancreatic islets after anti-CD20 treatment in NOD mice

doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-04974-y

Figure Lengend Snippet: CD138 int anti-insulin B cells are enriched in pancreatic islets after anti-CD20 treatment. Groups of 6- to 8-week-old VH125.hCD20/NOD mice were injected with 2H7 anti-CD20 or IgG isotype control. Groups of mice ( n = 2 or 3 per group) were pooled and insulin + B cells from pancreatic islets were analysed for four different populations based on CD138 expression: CD138 − (blue); CD138 int IgM + (orange); CD138 int IgM lo (grey) and CD138 hi IgM lo (red). ( a , b ) Representative flow plots showing gating on live CD3 − CD11b − CD11c − ( a ) and graph showing the overall percentages of the four different populations ( b ). ( c , d ) Representative flow plots showing insulin − CD19 + , insulin + CD19 + and insulin + CD19 − cells ( c ) and graph showing the overall percentages of these cells ( d ); 2H7 (black circles), IgG (grey circles). ( e ) Representative flow plots showing CD138 and IgM expression in insulin + CD19 + and insulin + CD19 − cells. ( f , g ) Graphs showing CD138 and IgM populations on insulin + CD19 + ( f ) and insulin + CD19 − cells ( g ) ( n = 5 groups for control IgG treatment; n = 4 groups for 2H7 treatment). Horizontal lines represent the median values. Data represent two independent experiments. * p < 0.05 (one-way ANOVA)

Article Snippet: Female VH125.hCD20/NOD mice, 6–8 weeks of age were chosen at random to receive either anti-hCD20 antibody (clone 2H7; Bio-XCell, West Lebanon, NH, USA) or control IgG2b antibody (clone MPC-11; Bio-XCell [ , , ]), as described previously [ ].

Techniques: Injection, Control, Expressing