期刊
ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS
卷 4, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40478-016-0344-1
关键词
IL-33; ST2; Multiple sclerosis; Oligodendrocyte; Myelination
资金
- National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research [G0800572/1] Funding Source: Medline
- National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) [G0800572/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Recent research findings have provided convincing evidence indicating a role for Interleukin-33 (IL-33) signalling pathway in a number of central nervous system (CNS) diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease. However, the exact function of IL-33 molecule within the CNS under normal and pathological conditions is currently unknown. In this study, we have mapped cellular expression of IL-33 and its receptor ST2 by immunohistochemistry in the brain tissues of MS patients and appropriate controls; and investigated the functional significance of these findings in vitro using a myelinating culture system. Our results demonstrate that IL-33 is expressed by neurons, astrocytes and microglia as well as oligodendrocytes, while ST2 is expressed in the lesions by oligodendrocytes and within and around axons. Furthermore, the expression levels and patterns of IL-33 and ST2 in the lesions of acute and chronic MS patient brain samples are enhanced compared with the healthy brain tissues. Finally, our data using rat myelinating co-cultures suggest that IL-33 may play an important role in MS development by inhibiting CNS myelination.
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