CD4 and CD8 T cells, but not B cells, are critical to the control of murine experimental autoimmune neuritis. 2002

Yu Zhu, and Lei Bao, and Shunwei Zhu, and Zhiguo Chen, and Peter van der Meide, and Inger Nennesmo, and Bengt Winblad, and Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, and Jie Zhu
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Neurotec, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, S-14186, Stockholm, Sweden.

Experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system that duplicates the clinical, pathological, and electrophysiological features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans. However, the molecular pathogenesis of EAN remains controversial. Therefore, for this study, we induced EAN with P0 protein peptide 180-199 in CD4(-/-), CD8(-/-), CD4(-)8(-), and B cell knockout (microMT) mice to further investigate the roles of these cells in EAN. Our results showed that the severity of clinical signs and histopathological manifestations of EAN and the T cell response to P0 peptide 180-199 in CD4(-/-) mice were significantly lower than those in their wild-type counterparts. CD8(-/-) mice also had a milder clinical course, less histopathological change, and a diminished T cell response to P0 peptide 180-199. However, more severe clinical and histopathological manifestations, a stronger T cell response to P0 peptide 180-199, and enhanced IFN-gamma production in the spleen were observed in the EAN of CD4(-)8(-) and microMT mice, but these were not obviously different from those of wild-type mice. Levels of IgG production were similar in sera from CD4(-/-), CD8(-/-), and CD4(-)8(-), and wild-type mice. These findings suggest that the induction and control of murine EAN are dependent on both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and that B cells apparently do not perpetuate the related inflammatory demyelination.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008213 Lymphocyte Activation Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION. Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008297 Male Males
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D009444 Neuritis, Autoimmune, Experimental An experimental animal model for the demyelinating disease of GUILLAINE-BARRE SYNDROME. In the most frequently used protocol, animals are injected with a peripheral nerve tissue protein homogenate. After approximately 2 weeks the animals develop a neuropathy secondary to a T cell-mediated autoimmune response directed towards the MYELIN P2 PROTEIN in peripheral nerves. Pathologic findings include a perivascular accumulation of macrophages and T lymphocytes in the peripheral nervous system, similar to that seen in the Guillaine-Barre syndrome. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1314; J Neuroimmunol 1998 Apr 1;84(1):40-52) Allergic Neuritis, Experimental,Autoimmune Neuritis, Experimental,Neuritis, Experimental Allergic,EAN (Experimental Allergic Neuritis),EAN (Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis),Experimental Allergic Neuritis,Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis,Experimental Autoimmune Neuropathy,Neuritis, Experimental Autoimmune,Autoimmune Neuropathies, Experimental,Autoimmune Neuropathy, Experimental,Experimental Autoimmune Neuropathies,Neuropathies, Experimental Autoimmune,Neuropathy, Experimental Autoimmune
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000918 Antibody Specificity The property of antibodies which enables them to react with some ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS and not with others. Specificity is dependent on chemical composition, physical forces, and molecular structure at the binding site. Antibody Specificities,Specificities, Antibody,Specificity, Antibody
D001402 B-Lymphocytes Lymphoid cells concerned with humoral immunity. They are short-lived cells resembling bursa-derived lymphocytes of birds in their production of immunoglobulin upon appropriate stimulation. B-Cells, Lymphocyte,B-Lymphocyte,Bursa-Dependent Lymphocytes,B Cells, Lymphocyte,B Lymphocyte,B Lymphocytes,B-Cell, Lymphocyte,Bursa Dependent Lymphocytes,Bursa-Dependent Lymphocyte,Lymphocyte B-Cell,Lymphocyte B-Cells,Lymphocyte, Bursa-Dependent,Lymphocytes, Bursa-Dependent
D015496 CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes A critical subpopulation of T-lymphocytes involved in the induction of most immunological functions. The HIV virus has selective tropism for the T4 cell which expresses the CD4 phenotypic marker, a receptor for HIV. In fact, the key element in the profound immunosuppression seen in HIV infection is the depletion of this subset of T-lymphocytes. T4 Cells,T4 Lymphocytes,CD4-Positive Lymphocytes,CD4 Positive T Lymphocytes,CD4-Positive Lymphocyte,CD4-Positive T-Lymphocyte,Lymphocyte, CD4-Positive,Lymphocytes, CD4-Positive,T-Lymphocyte, CD4-Positive,T-Lymphocytes, CD4-Positive,T4 Cell,T4 Lymphocyte

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