Influence of gangliosides on experimental allergic neuritis. 1992

H Wiethölter, and M Schabet, and A Stevens, and A Melms, and N Sommer, and M Weller
Department of Neurology, University of Tübingen, FRG.

The development of myelin-induced experimental allergic neuritis (EAN) in Lewis rats can be depressed and delayed by adding a ganglioside mixture (GM1, GD1a, GD1b, GT1b) to the immunization compound; however, gangliosides may enhance the induction of adjuvant arthritis. Antibodies against multiple gangliosides are produced in rats after immunization with gangliosides after addition of myelin, but only low titers can be detected in animals immunized with myelin and complete Freund's adjuvant alone. We conclude that this antibody production is not the result of peripheral nerve inflammation but depends rather from external applied gangliosides.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D011917 Rats, Inbred Lew An inbred strain of rat that is used in BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. Rats, Inbred Lewis,Rats, Lew,Inbred Lew Rat,Inbred Lew Rats,Inbred Lewis Rats,Lew Rat,Lew Rat, Inbred,Lew Rats,Lew Rats, Inbred,Lewis Rats, Inbred,Rat, Inbred Lew,Rat, Lew
D011930 Reaction Time The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed. Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D005073 Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by stimulation along AFFERENT PATHWAYS from PERIPHERAL NERVES to CEREBRUM. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials,Evoked Potential, Somatosensory,Somatosensory Evoked Potential
D005260 Female Females
D005732 Gangliosides A subclass of ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS. They contain one or more sialic acid (N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID) residues. Using the Svennerholm system of abbrevations, gangliosides are designated G for ganglioside, plus subscript M, D, or T for mono-, di-, or trisialo, respectively, the subscript letter being followed by a subscript arabic numeral to indicated sequence of migration in thin-layer chromatograms. (From Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997) Ganglioside,Sialoglycosphingolipids
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
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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