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Loss of intra-islet CD20 expression may complicate efficacy of B-cell-directed type 1 diabetes therapies

Diabetes, ISSN: 0012-1797, Vol: 60, Issue: 11, Page: 2914-2921
2011
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OBJECTIVE - Consistent with studies in NOD mice, early clinical trials addressing whether depletion of B cells by the Rituximab CD20-specific antibody provides an effective means for type 1 diabetes reversal have produced promising results. However, to improve therapeutic efficacy, additional B-cell-depleting agents, as well as attempts seeking diabetes prevention, are being considered. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Autoantibodies, including those against insulin (IAAs), are used to identify at-risk subjects for inclusion in diabetes prevention trials. Therefore, we tested the ability of anti-CD20 to prevent diabetes in NOD mice when administered either before or after IAA onset. RESULTS - The murine CD20-specific 18B12 antibody that like Rituximab, depletes the follicular (FO) but not marginal zone subset of B cells, efficiently inhibited diabetes development in NOD mice in a likely regulatory T-cell-dependent manner only when treatment was initiated before IAA detection. One implication of these results is that the FO subset of B cells preferentially contributes to early diabetes initiation events. However, most important, the inefficient ability of anti-CD20 treatment to exert late-stage diabetes prevention was found to be attributable to downregulation of CD20 expression upon B cell entry into pancreatic islets. CONCLUSIONS - These findings provide important guidance for designing strategies targeting B cells as a potential means of diabetes intervention. © 2011 by the American Diabetes Association.

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