期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
卷 205, 期 1-2, 页码 64-72出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.09.007
关键词
Transsignalling; IL-6; Blood-brain barrier; Multiple sclerosis
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). It exerts its cellular effects by a membrane-bound IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), or, alternatively, by forming a complex with the soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R), a process named IL-6 transsignalling. Here we investigate the role of IL-6 transsignalling in myelin basic protein (MBP)-induced EAE in the Lewis rat. fit vivo blockade of IL-6 transsignalling by the injection of a specifically designed gp 130-Fc fusion protein significantly delayed the onset of adoptively transferred EAE in comparison to control rats injected with PBS or isotype IgG. Histological evaluation on (lay 3 after immunization revealed reduced numbers of T cells and macrophages in the lumbar spinal cord of gp130-Fc treated rats. At the same time, blockade of IL-6 transsignalling resulted in a reduced expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 on spinal cord microvessels while experiments in Cell Culture failed to show a direct effect on the regulation of endothelial adhesion molecules. In experiments including active EAE and T cell Culture, inhibition of IL-6 transsignalling mildly increased T cell proliferation, but did not change severity of active MBP-EAE or regulate Th1/Th17 responses. We conclude that IL-6 transsignalling may play a role in autoimmune inflammation of the CNS mainly by regulating early expression of adhesion molecules, possibly via cellular networks at the blood-brain barrier. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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