Abstract |
Experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is a CD4+ T cell-mediated autoimmune disorder of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that can be actively induced in susceptible animal species and strains by active immunization with PNS myelin + Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA). EAN represents an animal model for studying the immunopathogenesis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which is a major inflammatory demyelinating disease of the PNS in humans. Here, we report that treatment by nasal administration of the neuritogenic peptide 57-81 of the PNS myelin component, P2 protein, dose-dependently suppressed EAN severity and shortened clinical EAN. Clinical EAN relapse induced by rechallenge with BPM + FCA was also prevented in EAN rats receiving high dose P2 peptide. P2 peptide induced suppression of EAN was associated with PNS antigen specific T cell hyporesponsiveness reflected by lymphocyte proliferation, numbers of PNS antigen-reactive IFN-gamma secreting and IFN-gamma mRNA expressing lymph node cells, but elevated levels of PNS antigen reactive TGF-beta mRNA secreting cells. Reduced CD4+ T cell and macrophage infiltrations within the PNS were also observed. Based on these observations, nasal autoantigen administration should be further evaluated, considering its possible future use in GBS.
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Authors | L P Zou, J Zhu, G M Deng, M Levi, B Wahren, A Diab, J Hillert, H Link |
Journal | Journal of neuroimmunology
(J Neuroimmunol)
Vol. 85
Issue 2
Pg. 137-45
(May 15 1998)
ISSN: 0165-5728 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 9630162
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cytokines
- Myelin P2 Protein
- Peptide Fragments
- RNA, Messenger
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Topics |
- Administration, Intranasal
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cytokines
(genetics)
- Immunohistochemistry
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myelin P2 Protein
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Neuritis, Autoimmune, Experimental
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Peptide Fragments
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- RNA, Messenger
(analysis)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
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