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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
Impaired function/differentiation of progenitor cells might provide an explanation for the limited remyelination observed in the majority of chronic multiple sclerosis lesions. Here, we establish that in the normal adult human CNS, the transcription factors Nkx2.2 and Olig2 are strongly expressed in progenitor cells while mature oligodendrocytes are characterized by low levels of Olig2 or Nkx2.2. In vitro studies confirmed the expression of Olig2 in oligodendroglial progenitor cells and mature oligodendrocytes while astrocytes, microglial cells and neurons were negative for Olig2. In early multiple sclerosis lesions, we found Olig2-positive progenitor cells throughout all lesion stages and in periplaque white matter (PPWM). The number of progenitors in PPWM was significantly increased compared with the white matter from controls. In chronic multiple sclerosis lesions progenitor cells were still present, however, in significantly lower numbers than in early multiple sclerosis lesions. A subpopulation of progenitor cells in early multiple sclerosis lesions and PPWM but not in control cases co-expressed NogoA, a marker of mature oligodendrocytes. The co-expression of these two markers suggested that these cells were maturing oligodendrocytes recently recruited from the progenitor pool. In contrast, in chronic multiple sclerosis lesions maturing progenitors were only rarely present. In summary, we provide evidence that a differentiation block of oligodendroglial progenitors is a major determinant of remyelination failure in chronic multiple sclerosis lesions.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1460-2156
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
131
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1749-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Multiple Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Myelin Sheath, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Nerve Regeneration, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Oligodendroglia, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18515322-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Differentiation block of oligodendroglial progenitor cells as a cause for remyelination failure in chronic multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Domagkstr. 19, 48149 Münster, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article