MOG35-55诱发C57BL/6小鼠实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎模型轴索损害可能并非继发于炎性脱髓鞘

采用MOG35-55加完全弗氏佐剂诱发实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎C57BL/6小鼠模型,其发病潜伏期约12 d,发病率100%,呈慢性非复发性病程经过。其神经组织病理改变表现为：光镜下见小血管周围炎细胞浸润,呈袖套状改变;Luxol-fast-blue染色可见髓鞘脱失;TUNEL染色和Bielshowsky银染法发现神经元变性和轴索损害;电镜下可见线粒体肿胀,细胞器消失,髓鞘结构松散、断裂或融合, 并可见不同程度的髓鞘重建。且轴索损害与髓鞘脱失的分布并不一致,轴索损伤的程度与髓鞘脱失亦不成比例,部分甚至与脱髓鞘无关。提示实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎的轴索损害并非继发于炎性脱髓鞘。     

MOG35-55诱发实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎小鼠模型

目的建立髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白35-55(MOG35-55)多肽诱发的实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)小鼠模型。方法应用MOG35-55多肽加福氏完全佐剂皮下注射免疫C57BL/6小鼠,观察其临床症状及病理改变。结果EAE组发病率100%,发病时间为免疫后(16.1±3.9)d,呈慢性单相病程;HE染色见EAE组大脑、小脑、脑干及脊髓组织中大量单个核细胞浸润,血管周围形成炎细胞袖套,白质区明显;Luxolfastblue染色见EAE组脊髓白质脱髓鞘改变;雌、雄小鼠在发病率、发病时间、发病程度及病理改变上均无明显差别。结论本研究以MOG35-55多肽为抗原成功诱发EAE模型,该模型发病率高,病理接近多发性硬化(MS),是研究MS的极为理想的动物模型。     

实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎的病理研究

目的　研究实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎 (EAE)的病理变化。方法　利用光镜、电镜观察豚鼠 EAE模型的组织学改变。结果　光镜下可见脑实质及珠网膜下腔小血管充血 ,血管周围炎细胞浸润 ,呈“袖套”状改变 ,侧脑室旁白质及脊髓后联合、侧角出现髓鞘肿胀、崩解或消失。电镜下可见血管周围明显脱髓鞘 ,髓鞘呈松散状 ,部分区域斑块状脱落 ,明暗相间结构消失 ,轴突细胞器消失 ,神经元细胞尼 (氏 )小体消失 ,内质网扩张脱颗粒。结论　 EAE的病理改变主要为血管周围炎性浸润及白质脱髓鞘。     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎小鼠神经损害与脑组织中丝裂原活化蛋白激酶表达的关系

目的观察实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)模型小鼠脑组织中丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPKs)表达变化及其与神经损害的关系。方法 C57BL/6小鼠随机分为:EAE组(n=12),采用髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白35-55多肽(MOG35-55)制备成抗原乳剂免疫小鼠;对照组(n=10),用生理盐水处理小鼠。每日观察两组小鼠的行为学变化,并进行神经功能障碍评分。于高峰期处死小鼠,冰冻处理脑与脊髓,行苏木精-伊红染色观察脊髓组织的炎症细胞浸润,LFB染色观察脊髓组织的髓鞘脱失,蛋白印迹法检测小鼠脑组织中MAPKs表达。分析EAE小鼠神经功能障碍改变与中枢神经组织MAPKs表达量的相关性。结果 EAE组与对照组比较:日均神经行为学评分增加(P0.01);脊髓炎症细胞浸润增多(P0.001),髓鞘脱失增多(P0.001)。P-ERK(42)、P-ERK(44)、P-JNK(54)表达量均增多(P0.01、P0.05、P0.05)。神经功能障碍与P-ERK(42)、P-ERK(44)、P-JNK(54)表达呈正相关。结论 EAE高峰期神经损伤程度与中枢神经组织中的P-ERK(42)、P-ERK(44)、P-JNK(54)表达增加相平行,提示MOG35-55诱导的EAE中枢神经损伤可能与MAPKs所激活的信号通路有关。     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎小鼠血脑屏障通透性与紧密连接蛋白-5的变化

目的观察实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)小鼠血脑屏障(BBB)通透性与紧密连接蛋白-5(claudin-5)表达的变化。方法 40只C57BL/6小鼠随机分为EAE组和正常对照组,应用髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白35-55诱导制作小鼠EAE模型,每日进行神经功能缺损评分。采用苏木精-伊红、髓鞘染色和免疫组化法观察炎症细胞浸润、髓鞘脱失及轴索损坏程度。伊文思蓝染色和Western blot法观察BBB通透性和claudin-5表达的变化。结果与正常对照组比较,EAE组小鼠神经功能缺损评分、炎症细胞浸润、髓鞘脱失、轴索损坏和BBB通透性均明显增加;而claudin-5表达显著降低(均P0.01)。BBB通透性的变化与平均神经功能缺损评分、炎症细胞浸润和轴索损坏均呈正相关(P0.01);而与claudin-5表达水平呈负相关(P0.05)。结论 EAE发病过程中claudin-5表达减少,可能导致BBB通透性增加,使外周大量的炎症反应细胞向中枢迁移,继而进一步加重中枢的炎症反应。     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎动物模型早期轴索损伤

目的 研究实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)动物模型发病早期的轴索损伤.方法 采用髓鞘蛋白脂蛋白(PLP139-151)多肽作为抗原诱发EAE小鼠模型.小鼠经免疫后每天进行神经功能评分及称体质量,于发病后剥离脑及脊髓组织进行病理学研究.结果 7只(23.3%)小鼠于免疫后15～22 d内发病,平均免疫后发病时间为(19.00±2.58)d,平均神经功能评分为(2.14±0.69)分.免疫前小鼠平均体质量[(21.85±0.94)g]与发病后体质量[(23.24±1.55)g]比较差异无统计学意义.HE染色可见发病小鼠软脊膜下脊髓组织炎性细胞浸润明显,以小血管周围为主的血管袖套形成.病变累及脊髓多见,且较大脑病变重.LFB染色可见炎细胞浸润处髓鞘有不同程度脱失,同时Bodian银染可见轴索肿胀、横断.免疫组织化学染色可见髓鞘碱性蛋白着色的相同区域淀粉样前体蛋白浓染,而星形胶质细胞GFAP染色增生不明显.结论 PLP多肽诱发SJL/J小鼠的EAE模型临床症状较轻,病变主要累及脊髓,而在大脑未发现与MS类似的典型病灶.在EAE发病早期,髓鞘还未明显脱失时即可见轴索损伤,且早期轴索损伤与临床症状并不平行.     

多病程Wistar大鼠实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎的病理研究

目的:在建立wistar大鼠多病程实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎(EAE)的动物模型的基础上,进行病理学研究,探讨不同发病类型EAE的基本病理改变如炎细胞浸润、脱髓鞘和轴索损伤等方面的差别,为多发性硬化(MS)的研究提供实验依据。方法:以豚鼠全脊髓匀浆(GPSCH)为抗原免疫Wistar大鼠建立EAE的动物模型,进行常规HE染色、Weil髓鞘染色和改良的Bielschowsky,并行GFAP免疫组化染色,观察不同发病类型EAE的病理政变。结果:根据病理和临床表现可将Wistar大鼠EAE模型分为5种发病形式:急性型、缓解-复发型、持续进展型、良性型和隐匿型。光镜下可见不同发病时期的EAE的病理改变有所不同,急性型EAE炎症浸润明显,尤脱髓鞘改变,缓解-复发型和持续进展型EAE髓鞘脱失和轴索损伤更明显,且有陈旧病灶周围的星型胶质细胞增生,而新发病灶无此表现,良性型EAE则改变接近正常。结论:首次建立了Wistar大鼠多病程EAE,且病理证实不同类型EAE的炎细胞分布、髓鞘脱失及轴索损伤等基本病理改变是不同的,它具有人类MS的许多发病特点,其中多病程的发病形式和主要病理特点与MS极其相似,是理想的MS动物模型。     

FTY720对EAE小鼠脑组织NO含量和iNOS表达影响的研究

目的探讨芬戈莫德(fingolimod,FTY720)对试验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)小鼠脑组织中一氧化氮(NO)含量和诱导型一氧化氮合酶(i NOS)表达的影响。方法 48只雌性C57BL/6小鼠随机平均分为3组,EAE组运用MOG35-55构建EAE小鼠模型;CFA组由生理盐水代替MOG35-55构建模型;FTY720干预组在EAE基础上给予FTY720腹腔注射,CFA组、EAE组给予生理盐水腹腔注射。HE染色和LBF染色观察炎症情况和脱髓鞘情况,ELLISA检测小鼠脑组织中的NO含量,RT-PCR检测的诱导型一氧化氮合酶(i NOS)mRNA表达。结果 FTY720组EAE小鼠较EAE组临床症状减轻,炎症程度和脱髓鞘程度减轻(P<0.05)。FTY720组小鼠脑组织NO含量较EAE组降低(P<0.05),i NOS mRNA表达量降低(P<0.05)。结论 FTY720能抑制EAE小鼠脑组织中i NOS mRNA表达,从而减少NO含量。     

咖啡因慢性干预对小鼠实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎影响的观察

目的：探讨不同剂量咖啡因慢性干预对小鼠实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎（EAE）的影响及其分子免疫学机制。方法：C57BL／6小鼠随机分为CFA阴性对照组,EAE阳性对照组,咖啡因饮水干预组（1mg·k-1,10mg·kg-1,30mg·kg-1）。使用髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白35-55（MOG35-55）抗原诱导小鼠EAE模型,咖啡因干预至EAE造模后第20天与对照组小鼠同期处死为止。观察小鼠行为学变化、中枢炎症细胞浸润和损害程度、检测中枢细胞因子IL-17、IFN—γ、TGF—β的mRNA表达含量。结果：咖啡因干预组,特别是30mg·kg-1组的病情严重程度减轻,中枢炎症细胞浸润程度下降,促炎因子表达降低,抑炎因子表达上升。结论：慢性咖啡因干预,可通过降低促炎因子的表达,升高抑炎因子的表达,减轻小鼠EAE的炎症损伤。     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎的视神经病理改变

目的 研究实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)的视神经病理改变.方法 足垫皮下注射豚鼠脊髓匀浆和完全弗氏佐剂(CFA)混合物制作Wismr大鼠EAE模型,于发病后第6d将大鼠处死,取视神经、脑和脊髓,行HE和LFB染色,光镜和电镜下观察其病理改变.结果 病理检查发现EAE模型组大鼠脑、脊髓有不同程度的炎症反应和脱髓鞘改变;均有视神经病变,光镜主要表现为炎症反应和脱髓鞘,视神经髓鞘脱失重于炎症反应;电镜主要表现为髓鞘稀疏,少突胶质细胞数量减少、胞核固缩,其周围包裹的髓鞘板层松解,轴突髓鞘分离.结论 EAE大鼠存在明显的视神经病变,主要为视神经炎症反应和脱髓鞘改变.     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎模型的建立和长期观察研究

目的 建立实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎小鼠模型(EAE)并长期观察研究.方法 C57BL/6小鼠30只,随机分为EAE模型组、PBS对照组和正常对照组.应用神经功能评分进行临床评估,通过HE和髓鞘染色观察组织病理变化.结果 小鼠在诱导后的12±3d急性起病,16±2d内达到高峰,严重度评分为3.2±0.6分.半年观察期内复发1次,复发率为25%.光镜下可见EAE组以脊髓组织病变为主,表现为大量炎性细胞浸润和白质脱髓鞘.结论 采用MOG_(35-55)诱导C57BL/6小鼠建立的模型既往被认为是一种慢性迁延EAE模型,本研究通过长期观察发现其存在缓解复发现象.

Abstract：

Objective To establish a mice model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and perform a long term study. Methods C57BL/6 mice were immunized with 300μg MOG_(35-55) in complete Freund' s adjuvant (CFA) to establish EAE model in EAE group (n = 10). Mice in adjuvant group( n = 10)were treated with CFA without MOG_(35-55) and control group( n = 10)were treated with normal saline. The pathologic changes of the central nervous system were studied by HE staining and myelin staining. Results The clinic symptoms of EAE were present in the 12±3th day post-immunization,and went to the peek in the 16±2 th day post-immunization. The severity score was 3.2±0.6. One relapse was observed in the term of 6 months, and the rate was 25%. Light microscopy showed there were abundant inflammatory cells infiltrated especially in spinal cord tissues in EAE mice,with evident demyelination in white matter. Conclusion The relapse of this EAE model was observed in the study, though it was believed to be a chronic persistent model without relapse.     

The use of cultured autologous Schwann cells to remyelinate areas of persistent demyelination in the central nervous system

Areas of persistent demyelination were created in the dorsal columns of the cat spinal cord by injecting ethidium bromide into white matter which had previously been exposed to 40 Grays of X-irradiation. In the centre of such lesions demyelinated axons occurred in a glial-free area while axons next to normal tissue were separated by astrocyte processes. No remyelination occurs in such lesions (Blakemore 1984). Autologous Schwann cells and fibroblasts cultured from a peripheral nerve biopsy were injected into such lesions and the extent of Schwann cell remyelination examined. Only lesions injected with viable cells showed remyelination by Schwann cells; in no lesion were all the demyelinated axons remyelinated. Three forms of association of Schwann cell with axons were detected. In the centre of the lesions Schwann cells either remyelinated axons around or near to blood vessels, or lay next to demyelinated axons and did not form myelin. Schwann cell remyelination was also detected in the astrocyte-containing areas around the edges of some lesions. It was concluded that the extent of Schwann cell remyelination was influenced by the mode of entry of the cells into the lesion and by the architecture of the lesion. The presence or absence of stable extracellular matrix is believed to be the prime factor which influenced Schwann cell remyelination. The relevance of these observations to artificial repair of the lesions of multiple sclerosis is discussed.     

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎动物模型的比较

目的 比较两种不同品系大鼠及不同免疫原诱发的EAE模型特点。方法 应用MOG35-55、同种脊髓匀浆（DA-SCH）、MBP68-86、豚鼠-MBP为免疫原．分别免疫DA大鼠或Lewis大鼠制备EAE动物模型。观察比较大鼠发病过程、临床评分及病理变化。结果 应用MOG35-55或DA-SCH为免疫原致敏的DA大鼠病程呈现缓解-复发的双相病程．应用MBP68-86、豚鼠-MBP致敏Lewis大鼠而诱发的EAE模型为急性单相病程。豚鼠-MBP诱发的EAE模型发病时间匀齐、发病率最高、病情也最重．应用DA-SCH诱发的EAE模型病情其次重但发病时间不匀齐．MOG及MBP肽段引发的病情相对较轻。各实验组在发病高峰期组织病理变化以炎症反应为主。DA大鼠两个实验组第二次发病期炎症反应相对较轻而脱髓鞘较明显。结论 不同免疫原制备的EAE模型具有不同的特点．可根据研究目的不同选取所需模型。     

Progressive demyelination and reparative phenomena in chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.

Chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), produced in inbred guinea pigs given a single inoculation during the juvenile period with isologous spinal cord in complete Freund's adjuvant, has been studied by light and electron microscopy. Most animals showed a delayed onset of nurologic signs from 12 to 68 weeks post-inoculation (PI), while several were asymptomatic up to 74 weeks PI. Two animals showed a relapsing clinical course. Examination of the spinal cords of all animals revealed chronic demyelination, remyelination, and recent demyelination. Marked perivascular inflammation, including plasma cells, was seen within demyelinated plaques. The usual type of central nervous system (CNS) remyelination was documented but in addition, remyelination of CNS axons by invading Schwann cells was noted. This Schwann cell invasion, not previously seen in EAE, was predominantly in the area of the root entry zone, and occasionally involved extensive areas of the dorsal or ventral horns. The extent of Schwann cell invasion, as well as the usual CNS-type remyelination, demonstrates the reparative capacity of the CNS. The recurrent clinical and morphologic changes in these long-term animals provides further evidence that this model of chronic EAE has many features reminiscent of multiple sclerosis. The underlying immunologic mechanisms responsible for the recurrent disease in these animals are unknown. The presence of plasma cells in the inflammatory exudates might suggest a role for B cells in these chronic animals. The possibility of an intermittent release of loculated adjuvant/antigen accounting for the recurrent disease was considered.     

黏附分子CD44在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎中的作用

目的 探讨黏附分子CD44在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎（EAE）发病中的作用。方法 将20只大鼠随机分为正常对照组及EAE组,EAE组采用粗制髓鞘碱性蛋白（MBP）抗原注入大鼠后足掌皮下（0.2 ml/100 g）制作EAE模型,观察大鼠的发病情况及病理表现;并采用免疫组织化学法检测两组大鼠脑组织CD44的含量。结果 正常对照组大鼠未发病,EAE组大鼠均有不同程度的发病。HE染色后,光镜下观察,正常对照组大鼠脑和脊髓无异常;EAE组大鼠可见脑及脊髓实质内小血管充血,小静脉周围有大量炎性细胞浸润,血管周围白质脱髓鞘改变。免疫组化显示,正常对照组大鼠脑和脊髓组织未发现CD44阳性细胞;EAE组大鼠中枢神经系统（CNS）白质及灰白质交界处可见大量CD44阳性细胞。结论 EAE模型中存在黏附分子CD44的高表达,其对EAE的发病可能起到促进作用。     

Wistar大鼠实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎的模型建立

目的:建立Wistar大鼠多病程实验性变态反应性脑脊髓炎(EAE)的动物模型,并进行病理学研究,为多发性硬化(MS)的研究提供实验依据。方法:以豚鼠全脊髓匀浆(GPSCH)为抗原免疫Wistar大鼠建立EAE的动物模型,并在光镜下观察不同发病类型EAE的病理改变。结果:根据病理和临床表现可将Wistar大鼠EAE模型分为5种发病形式:急性型、缓解-复发型、持续进展型、良性型和隐匿型。光镜下可见不同发病时期的EAE的病理改变有所不同,但都以血管"袖套"状改变、脑室周围及白质脱髓鞘改变为主,伴有神经元肿胀变性。结论:首次建立了Wistar大鼠多病程EAE,是研究多发性硬化的理想动物模型。     

黏附分子CD44在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎中的作用

目的探讨黏附分子CD44在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)发病中的作用。方法将20只大鼠随机分为正常对照组及EAE组,EAE组采用粗制髓鞘碱性蛋白(MBP)抗原注入大鼠后足掌皮下(0. 2 ml/100 g)制作EAE模型,观察大鼠的发病情况及病理表现;并采用免疫组织化学法检测两组大鼠脑组织CD44的含量。结果正常对照组大鼠未发病,EAE组大鼠均有不同程度的发病。HE染色后,光镜下观察,正常对照组大鼠脑和脊髓无异常; EAE组大鼠可见脑及脊髓实质内小血管充血,小静脉周围有大量炎性细胞浸润,血管周围白质脱髓鞘改变。免疫组化显示,正常对照组大鼠脑和脊髓组织未发现CD44阳性细胞; EAE组大鼠中枢神经系统(CNS)白质及灰白质交界处可见大量CD44阳性细胞。结论 EAE模型中存在黏附分子CD44的高表达,其对EAE的发病可能起到促进作用。     

Selective induction of cAMP phosphodiesterase PDE4B2 expression in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Lewis rats is the most widely used animal model for multiple sclerosis. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) has been associated with neuroinflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible involvement of different cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoenzymes by analyzing their expression in the brain of EAE rats. We found in the brain of EAE animals that there was a dramatic increase in the mRNA expression levels of the PDE4B isozyme detected around blood vessels from the spinal cord to the upper midbrain. There was a single splicing form of the 4 splice variants that are known for PDE4B: PDE4B2, which showed increased expression levels. This overexpression is localized around the blood vessels and parenchyma in infiltrating T cells and macrophages/microglia. These results support the role played by the activation of the PDE4B2 gene in the neuroinflammatory process in EAE rats.     

Immunohistochemical localisation of terminal complement component C9 in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis

Summary The deposition of terminal complement component C9 within the central nervous system (CNS) has been studied immunohistochemically in three models of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) in the rat; inflammatory EAE induced by the passive transfer of myelin basic protein-specific T cells (tEAE), antibody-mediated, demyelinating tEAE and a subacute/chronic model induced by active immunisation with guinea pig spinal cord tissue in adjuvant. Two distinct patterns of C9 reactivity were observed, a diffuse staining of the tissue adjacent to inflammatory lesions, similar to that seen for other extra-vasculated serum proteins, and also granular, sometimes fibrillar C9 deposits around some inflammed vessels and in areas of active demyelination. The latter staining pattern was most pronounced in animals with acute antibody-mediated demyelinating tEAE, in which extensive, but transient, subpial and perivascular granular deposits of C9 were associated with regions of acute demyelination. A similar pattern of granular C9 reactivity was also associated with demyelinating lesions in animals with actively induced chronic progressive EAE. However, these C9 deposits were not observed in rats with purely inflammatory, clinically mild tEAE, although C9 deposition was occasionally observed around a small number of inflammed vessels in animals with hyperacute, lethal tEAE. These observations demonstrate that deposition of C9, the major component of the cytolytic membrane attack complex, in EAE is related to myelin injury rather than CNS inflammation.Supported by the Science Research Fund (Austria), Project P6438M and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland