CD28-B7 costimulation: a critical role for initiation and development of experimental autoimmune neuritis in C57BL/6 mice |
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Authors: | Zhu Y Ljunggren H Mix E Li H L van der Meide P Elhassan A M Winblad B Zhu J |
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Institution: | Division of Geriatric Medicine (B84), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. jie.zhu@neurotec.ki.se |
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Abstract: | CD28 provides a critical costimulatory signal for antigen-specific T cell activation. Because CD28 is an important factor in the development of autoimmune diseases, we investigated its role in T cell-mediated experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN), an animal model of Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans. CD28-deficient mutant (CD28-/-) C57BL/6 mice and corresponding wild-type mice were immunized with P0 peptide 180-199, a purified component of peripheral nerve myelin, and Freund's complete adjuvant. As a result, all wild-type mice developed severe EAN, in contrast, none of the CD28-/- mice manifested clinical signs of disease. Additionally, CD28-/- mice had fewer IL-12 producing cells in sciatic nerve sections and fewer IFN-gamma secreting splenic cells than wild-type mice on day 24 post immunization, i.e., at the peak of clinical EAN. At that time point, CD28-/- mice had milder infiltration of such inflammatory cells as macrophages, CD4+ T cells and monocytes into sciatic nerve tissues and less demyelination than wild-type mice. Moreover, the CD28-deficiency led to reduced production of specific anti-P0 peptide 180-199 antibodies compared with wild-type mice. Evidently, CD28 is required for interaction with B7 to regulate the activation of T and B cells that initiates development of EAN. |
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