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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIB is a lysosomal storage disease with severe neurological manifestations due to alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NaGlu) deficiency. The mechanism of neuropathology in MPS IIIB is unclear. This study investigates the role of immune responses in neurological disease of MPS IIIB in mice. By means of gene expression microarrays and real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, we demonstrated significant up-regulation of numerous immune-related genes in MPS IIIB mouse brain involving a broad range of immune cells and molecules, including T cells, B cells, microglia/macrophages, complement, major histocompatibility complex class I, immunoglobulin, Toll-like receptors, and molecules essential for antigen presentation. The significantly enlarged spleen and lymph nodes in MPS IIIB mice were due to an increase in splenocytes/lymphocytes, and functional assays indicated that the T cells were activated. An autoimmune component to the disease was further suggested by the presence of putative autoantigen or autoantigens in brain extracts that reacted specifically with serum IgG from MPS IIIB mice. We also demonstrated for the first time that immunosuppression with prednisolone alone can significantly slow the central nervous system disease progression. Our data indicate that immune responses contribute greatly to the neuropathology of MPS IIIB and should be considered as an adjunct treatment in future therapeutic developments for optimal therapeutic effect.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1097-4547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
978-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-1-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Demyelinating Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Mucopolysaccharidosis III, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Neurodegenerative Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Prednisolone, pubmed-meshheading:18951493-Spleen
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Innate and adaptive immune activation in the brain of MPS IIIB mouse model.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Gene Therapy, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't