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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) infection of the central nervous system (CNS) induces a chronic, progressive demyelinating disease in susceptible mouse strains characterized by inflammatory mononuclear infiltrates and spastic hind limb paralysis. Our lab has previously demonstrated a critical role for TMEV- and myelin-specific CD4(+) T cells in initiating and perpetuating this pathology. It has however, also been shown that the MHC class I loci are associated with susceptibility/resistance to TMEV infection and persistence. For this reason, we investigated the contribution of CD8(+) T cells to the TMEV-induced demyelinating pathology in the highly susceptible SJL/J mouse strain. Here we show that beta2M-deficient SJL mice have similar disease incidence rates to wild-type controls, however beta2M-deficient mice demonstrated earlier onset of clinical disease, elevated in vitro responses to TMEV and myelin proteolipid (PLP) epitopes, and significantly higher levels of CNS demyelination and macrophage infiltration at 50 days post-infection. beta2M-deficient mice also displayed a significant elevation in persisting viral titers, as well as an increase in macrophage-derived pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression in the spinal cord at this same time point. Taken together, these results indicate that CD8(+) T cells are not required for clinical or histologic disease initiation or progression in TMEV-infected SJL mice. Rather, these data stress the critical role of CD4(+) T cells in this capacity and further emphasize the potential for CD8(+) T cells to contribute to protection from TMEV-induced demyelination.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Capsid Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epitopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Inflammation Mediators, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Myelin Proteolipid Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/OVA 323-339, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ovalbumin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/VP2 protein, Theilovirus, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta 2-Microglobulin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/myelin proteolipid protein (139-151)
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1355-0284
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Antigens, CD8, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Capsid Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Cardiovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Demyelinating Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Hypersensitivity, Delayed, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Inflammation Mediators, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Myelin Proteolipid Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Ovalbumin, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-Theilovirus, pubmed-meshheading:11582513-beta 2-Microglobulin
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
CD8-deficient SJL mice display enhanced susceptibility to Theiler's virus infection and increased demyelinating pathology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology-Immunology and Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.