期刊
BRAIN
卷 134, 期 -, 页码 1315-1330出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr070
关键词
multiple sclerosis; glial scar; macrophage; oligodendrocyte progenitor; TGF-beta
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- National Competence Centre (NCCR) Neuronal Plasticity and Repair, Switzerland
Increased expression of the chondroitin proteoglycan NG2 is a prominent feature in central nervous system injury with unknown cellular source and biological relevance. Here, we describe the first detailed analysis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in NG2 knockout mice and NG2 knockout bone marrow chimeras. We show that both macrophages and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells express and secrete NG2 in response to transforming growth factor-beta. A subpopulation of macrophages expresses NG2 within leucocyte infiltrates in the central nervous system, but only oligodendrocyte progenitor cells contribute to NG2 accumulation. Notably, NG2 plays no role in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis initiation, progression or recuperation. In concurrence, the immune response is unaltered in NG2-deficient mice as are the extent of central nervous system damage and degree of remyelination.
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