期刊
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 64, 期 1, 页码 152-162出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.11.012
关键词
EAE; IFN-beta; Chemokine; Chemokine receptors; Th1; Th17
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81373208]
- Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology [11JC1411602]
- Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [12ZZ103]
- Shanghai Board of Health Foundation [2011177]
Multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), are chronic neuroinflammatory autoimmune diseases characterized by axonal loss, demyelination and neurodegeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). Overactivation of CD4(+)T cells, especially the Th1 and Th17 subsets, is thought to play a causal role in this disease. In this study, we investigated the immunomodulatory effects of IFN-beta treatment in EAE. IFN-beta significantly inhibits disease severity, and decreases levels of CCR2, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6 and CXCR3 in the CNS. This was associated with fewer Th1/Th17 cells expressing these chemokine receptors. Furthermore, levels of their corresponding ligands CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL20, CCL22 and CXCL10 were also reduced, coinciding with reduced CNS inflammation and demyelination. Chemokine expression significantly correlated with disease severity. Furthermore, we demonstrate that IFN-beta reduces CCL2/CCL5 induced-T cell migration by inhibiting p38-MAPK and ERK1/2 activation. Our results reveal that IFN-beta reduces the expression of chemokines and chemokine receptors expressed by encephalitogenic Th1/Th17 cells, thereby decreasing their migration into the CNS. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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