Role of macrophages in the pathogenesis of encephalomyocarditis virus-induced diabetes in mice

  • Baek H
  • Yoon J
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Pancreatic islets from SJL/J mice infected with the D variant of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMC-D virus) showed lymphocytic infiltration with moderate to severe destruction of beta cells. Immunohistochemical staining of the islet sections with several monoclonal antibodies, anti-Mac-1, anti-Mac-2, and F4/80 for macrophages, anti-L3T4 for helper/inducer T cells, and anti-Lyt2 for cytotoxic/suppressor T cells revealed that the major population of infiltrating cells at the early stage of viral infection was Mac-2-positive macrophages. In contrast, macrophages detected by anti-Mac-1 and F4/80 monoclonal antibodies were not found at the early stage of viral infection but were found at intermediate and late stages of viral infection. Helper/inducer T cells and cytotoxic/suppressor T cells also infiltrated the islets at intermediate and late stages of viral infection. Short-term treatment of mice with silica prior to viral infection resulted in an enhancement of beta-cell destruction, leading to the development of diabetes. In contrast, long-term treatment of mice with silica resulted in complete prevention of diabetes caused by a low dose of viral infection and a significant decrease in the incidence of diabetes caused by an intermediate or high dose of viral infection. Furthermore, depletion of macrophages by a specific monoclonal antibody (anti-Mac-2) resulted in a much greater decrease in the incidence of diabetes caused by an intermediate dose of viral infection. However, suppression of helper/inducer T cells and cytotoxic/suppressor T cells, by anti-L3T4 and anti-Lyt2 antibodies, respectively, did not alter the incidence of diabetes. On the basis of these data, it is concluded that macrophages, particularly Mac-2-positive macrophages, play a crucial role in the process of pancreatic beta-cell destruction at the early stage of encephalomyocarditis D virus infection in SJL/J mice.

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Baek, H. S., & Yoon, J. W. (1990). Role of macrophages in the pathogenesis of encephalomyocarditis virus-induced diabetes in mice. Journal of Virology, 64(12), 5708–5715. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.64.12.5708-5715.1990

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