Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: EAM is induced by 3 injections of myosin emulsified in CFA. Mice received rapamycin during 25 days starting one day before myosin immunization (preventive treatment), or during 10 days following the last myosin immunization (curative treatment). RESULTS: Under preventive or curative treatment, an increase of muscle strength was observed with a parallel decrease of muscle inflammation, both being well correlated (R(2) = -0.645, p<0.0001). Rapamycin induced a general decrease in muscle of CD4 and CD8 T cells in lymphoid tissues, but spared B cells. Among T cells, the frequency of Treg was increased in rapamycin treated mice in draining lymph nodes (16.9 ± 2.2% vs. 9.3 ± 1.4%, p<0.001), which were mostly activated regulatory T cells (CD62L(low)CD44(high): 58.1 ± 5.78% vs. 33.1 ± 7%, treated vs. untreated, p<0.001). In rapamycin treated mice, inhibition of proliferation (Ki-67(+)) is more important in effector T cells compared to Tregs cells (p<0.05). Furthermore, during preventive treatment, rapamycin increased the levels of KLF2 transcript in CD44(low) CD62L(high) naive T cell and in CD62L(low) CD44(high) activated T cell. CONCLUSIONS:
Rapamycin showed efficacy both as curative and preventive treatment in our murine model of experimental myositis, in which it induced an increase of muscle strength with a parallel decrease in muscle inflammation. Rapamycin administration was also associated with a decrease in the frequency of effector T cells, an increase in Tregs, and, when administered as preventive treatment, an upregulation of KFL2 in naive and activated T cells.
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Authors | Nicolas Prevel, Yves Allenbach, David Klatzmann, Benoit Salomon, Olivier Benveniste |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 8
Issue 11
Pg. e74450
( 2013)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24265670
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Klf2 protein, mouse
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
- Sirolimus
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Topics |
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
(immunology, metabolism, pathology)
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
(drug effects, immunology, metabolism)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacology)
- Inflammation
(immunology, metabolism, pathology)
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
(metabolism)
- Lymphocyte Count
- Lymphopenia
(chemically induced, pathology)
- Mice
- Muscle Strength
(drug effects)
- Muscle, Skeletal
(drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
- Nervous System Autoimmune Disease, Experimental
(immunology, metabolism, prevention & control)
- Signal Transduction
(drug effects)
- Sirolimus
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacology)
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
(drug effects, immunology, metabolism)
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