Journal
IMMUNITY
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 817-831Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.03.020
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Research Chair in Neuroimmunology
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Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has multiple functions in both the periphery and the central nervous system (CNS) and is regulated at many levels. We identified an isoform of the IL-1 receptor (IL-1R) accessory protein (termed AcPb) that is expressed exclusively in the CNS. AcPb interacted with IL-1 and the IL-1R but was unable to mediate canonical IL-1 responses. AcPb expression, however, modulated neuronal gene expression in response to IL-1 treatment in vitro. Animals lacking AcPb demonstrated an intact peripheral IL-1 response and developed experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) similarly to wild-type mice. AcPb-deficient mice were instead more vulnerable to local inflammatory challenge in the CNS and suffered enhanced neuronal degeneration as compared to AcP-deficient or wildtype mice. These findings implicate AcPb as an additional component of the highly regulated IL-1 system and suggest that it may play a role in modulating CNS responses to IL-1 and the interplay between inflammation and neuronal survival.
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