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Patoughi M, Ghafouri-Fard S, Arsang-Jang S, Taheri M. GAS8 and its naturally occurring antisense RNA as biomarkers in multiple sclerosis. Immunobiology 2019; 224:560-564. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cristofanilli M, Gratch D, Pagano B, McDermott K, Huang J, Jian J, Bates D, Sadiq SA. Transglutaminase-6 is an autoantigen in progressive multiple sclerosis and is upregulated in reactive astrocytes. Mult Scler 2016; 23:1707-1715. [PMID: 28273770 DOI: 10.1177/1352458516684022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transglutaminase-6 (TGM6), a member of the transglutaminase enzyme family, is found predominantly in central nervous system (CNS) neurons under physiological conditions. It has been proposed as an autoimmune target in cerebral palsy, gluten-sensitive cerebellar ataxia, and schizophrenia. OBJECTIVE To investigate TGM6 involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS Antibody levels against TGM6 (TGM6-IgG) were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 62 primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), 85 secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), and 50 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients and 51 controls. TGM6 protein expression was analyzed in MS brain autopsy, murine experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), and cultured astrocytes. RESULTS CSF levels of TGM6-IgG were significantly higher in PPMS and SPMS compared to RRMS and controls. Notably, patients with clinically active disease had the highest TGM6-IgG levels. Additionally, brain pathology revealed strong TGM6 expression by reactive astrocytes within MS plaques. In EAE, TGM6 expression in the spinal cord correlated with disease course and localized in reactive astrocytes infiltrating white matter lesions. Finally, knocking down TGM6 expression in cultured reactive astrocytes reduced their glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression. CONCLUSION TGM6-IgG may be a candidate CSF biomarker to predict and monitor disease activity in progressive MS patients. Furthermore, TGM6 expression by reactive astrocytes within both human and mouse lesions suggests its involvement in the mechanisms of glial scar formation.
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice, New York, NY, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY, USA
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Fawaz CN, Makki IS, Kazan JM, Gebara NY, Andary FS, Itani MM, El-Sayyed M, Zeidan A, Quartarone A, Darwish H, Mondello S. Neuroproteomics and microRNAs studies in multiple sclerosis: transforming research and clinical knowledge in biomarker research. Expert Rev Proteomics 2015; 12:637-50. [DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2015.1099435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cristofanilli M, Rosenthal H, Cymring B, Gratch D, Pagano B, Xie B, Sadiq SA. Progressive multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid induces inflammatory demyelination, axonal loss, and astrogliosis in mice. Exp Neurol 2014; 261:620-32. [PMID: 25111532 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination and neurodegeneration throughout the CNS, which lead over time to a condition of irreversible functional decline known as progressive MS. Currently, there are no satisfactory treatments for this condition because the mechanisms that underlie disease progression are not well understood. This is partly due to the lack of a specific animal model that represents progressive MS. We investigated the effects of intracerebroventricular injections of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) derived from untreated primary progressive (PPMS), secondary progressive (SPMS), and relapsing/remitting (RRMS) MS patients into mice. We found discrete inflammatory demyelinating lesions containing macrophages, B cell and T cell infiltrates in the brains of animals injected with CSF from patients with progressive MS. These lesions were rarely found in animals injected with RRMS-CSF and never in those treated with control-CSF. Animals that developed brain lesions also presented extensive inflammation in their spinal cord. However, discrete spinal cord lesions were rare and only seen in animals injected with PPMS-CSF. Axonal loss and astrogliosis were seen within the lesions following the initial demyelination. In addition, Th17 cell activity was enhanced in the CNS and in lymph nodes of progressive MS-CSF injected animals compared to controls. Furthermore, CSF derived from MS patients who were clinically stable following therapy had greatly diminished capacity to induce CNS lesions in mice. Finally, we provided evidence suggesting that differential expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines present in the progressive MS CSF might be involved in the observed mouse pathology. Our data suggests that the agent(s) responsible for the demyelination and neurodegeneration characteristic of progressive MS is present in patient CSF and is amenable to further characterization in experimental models of the disease.
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- Tisch MS Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA.
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Mikaeili Agah E, Parivar K, Joghataei MT. Therapeutic Effect of Transplanted Human Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cell-Derived Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells (hWJ-MSC-derived OPCs) in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 49:625-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cristofanilli M, Cymring B, Lu A, Rosenthal H, Sadiq SA. Cerebrospinal fluid derived from progressive multiple sclerosis patients promotes neuronal and oligodendroglial differentiation of human neural precursor cells in vitro. Neuroscience 2013; 250:614-21. [PMID: 23876320 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In the adult CNS, tissue-specific germinal niches, such as the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles and the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, contain multipotent neural precursor cells (NPCs) with the capacity to self-renew and differentiate into functional brain cells (i.e. neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes). Due to their intrinsic plasticity, NPCs can be considered an essential part of the cellular mechanism(s) by which the CNS tries to repair itself after an injury. In inflammatory CNS disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), neurogenesis and gliogenesis occur as part of an 'intrinsic' self-repair process. However, full and long-lasting repair in progressive MS is not achieved. Recent data suggest that endogenous NPCs, while trying to repair the damaged CNS in MS, may become the target of the disease itself. It is possible that factors produced during MS, like CNS-infiltrating blood-borne inflammatory mononuclear cells, reactive CNS-resident cells, and humoral mediators, can alter the physiological properties of NPCs, ultimately impairing their ability to promote neural regeneration. Here, we investigate the effect of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) derived from primary progressive (PPMS) and secondary progressive (SPMS) MS patients (CSF-MS) on the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of commercially available human embryonic-derived NPCs named ENStem-A. We found that PPMS derived CSF markedly reduced the proliferation of ENStem-A and increased their differentiation toward neuronal and oligodendroglial cells, compared to control CSF. Similar but less striking results were seen when ENstem-A were treated with SPMS derived CSF. Our findings suggest that in both SPMS and PPMS the CNS milieu, as determined by extrapolation from CSF findings, may stimulate the endogenous pool of NPCs to differentiate into neurons and oligodendrocytes.
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- M Cristofanilli
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA
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Malekzadeh A, de Groot V, Beckerman H, van Oosten BW, Blankenstein MA, Teunissen C. Challenges in multi-plex and mono-plex platforms for the discovery of inflammatory profiles in neurodegenerative diseases. Methods 2012; 56:508-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Kanakasabai S, Casalini E, Walline CC, Mo C, Chearwae W, Bright JJ. Differential regulation of CD4(+) T helper cell responses by curcumin in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 23:1498-507. [PMID: 22402368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nutraceuticals and phytochemicals are important regulators of human health and diseases. Curcumin is a polyphenolic phytochemical isolated from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric) that has been traditionally used for the treatment of inflammation and wound healing for centuries. Systematic analyses have shown that curcumin exerts its beneficial effects through antioxidant, antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory properties. We and others have shown earlier that curcumin ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model for multiple sclerosis. In this study, we show that C57BL/6 mice induced to develop EAE express elevated levels of interferon (IFN) γ and interleukin (IL)-17 in the central nervous system (CNS) and lymphoid organs that decreased significantly following in vivo treatment with curcumin. The EAE mice also showed elevated expression of IL-12 and IL-23 that decreased after treatment with curcumin. Ex vivo and in vitro treatment with curcumin resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in the secretion of IFNγ, IL-17, IL-12 and IL-23 in culture. The inhibition of EAE by curcumin was also associated with an up-regulation of IL-10, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ and CD4(+)CD25(+-)Foxp3(+) Treg cells in the CNS and lymphoid organs. These findings highlight that curcumin differentially regulates CD4(+) T helper cell responses in EAE.
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- Saravanan Kanakasabai
- Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Methodist Research Institute, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Coisne C, Engelhardt B. Tight junctions in brain barriers during central nervous system inflammation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:1285-303. [PMID: 21338320 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.3929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Homeostasis within the central nervous system (CNS) is a prerequisite to elicit proper neuronal function. The CNS is tightly sealed from the changeable milieu of the blood stream by the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier (BCSFB). Whereas the BBB is established by specialized endothelial cells of CNS microvessels, the BCSFB is formed by the epithelial cells of the choroid plexus. Both constitute physical barriers by a complex network of tight junctions (TJs) between adjacent cells. During many CNS inflammatory disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection, or Alzheimer's disease, production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, matrix metalloproteases, and reactive oxygen species are responsible for alterations of CNS barriers. Barrier dysfunction can contribute to neurological disorders in a passive way by vascular leakage of blood-borne molecules into the CNS and in an active way by guiding the migration of inflammatory cells into the CNS. Both ways may directly be linked to alterations in molecular composition, function, and dynamics of the TJ proteins. This review summarizes current knowledge on the cellular and molecular aspects of the functional and dysfunctional TJ complexes at the BBB and the BCSFB, with a particular emphasis on CNS inflammation and the role of reactive oxygen species.
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- Caroline Coisne
- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Cristofanilli M, Harris VK, Zigelbaum A, Goossens AM, Lu A, Rosenthal H, Sadiq SA. Mesenchymal stem cells enhance the engraftment and myelinating ability of allogeneic oligodendrocyte progenitors in dysmyelinated mice. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:2065-76. [PMID: 21299379 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by demyelination and axonal loss throughout the central nervous system. No regenerative treatment exists for patients who fail to respond to conventional immunosuppressive and immunomodulating drugs. In this scenario, stem cell therapy poses as a rational approach for neurological regeneration. Transplantation of embryonic-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) has been shown to promote remyelination and ameliorate animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. However, its therapeutic application is limited due to potential transplant rejection. In multiple sclerosis, an added concern is that transplant rejection would be most pronounced at sites of previous lesions, exacerbating a hyperactive immune response which could prevent remyelination and precipitate additional demyelination. Routine systemic immunosuppression may not be sufficient to prevent transplant rejection-associated immune reactions in the cerebral microenvironment. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), due to their homing properties and inherent immunosuppressive nature, are a promising tool for clinical application targeted toward immunosuppression at sites of injury. In this study, we used a co-transplantation strategy to investigate the effect of syngeneic MSCs on the survival and remyelination abilities of allogeneic OPCs in adult nonimmunosuppressed shiverer mice. At all time points examined, cotransplantation with MSCs increased OPC engraftment, migration, and maturation in myelinating oligodendrocytes, which produced widespread myelination in the host corpus callosum. In addition, MSCs reduced microglia activation and astrocytosis in the brain of transplanted animals as well as T-cell proliferation in vitro. These data suggest that combining the immunomodulatory and trophic properties of MSCs with the myelinating ability of OPCs might be a suitable strategy for promoting neurological regeneration in demyelinating diseases.
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Modulation of macrophage infiltration and inflammatory activity by the phosphatase SHP-1 in virus-induced demyelinating disease. J Virol 2008; 83:522-39. [PMID: 18987138 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01210-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 is a crucial negative regulator of cytokine signaling and inflammatory gene expression, both in the immune system and in the central nervous system (CNS). Mice genetically lacking SHP-1 (me/me) display severe inflammatory demyelinating disease following inoculation with the Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) compared to infected wild-type mice. Therefore, it became essential to investigate the mechanisms of TMEV-induced inflammation in the CNS of SHP-1-deficient mice. Herein, we show that the expression of several genes relevant to inflammatory demyelination in the CNS of infected me/me mice is elevated compared to that in wild-type mice. Furthermore, SHP-1 deficiency led to an abundant and exclusive increase in the infiltration of high-level-CD45-expressing (CD45(hi)) CD11b(+) Ly-6C(hi) macrophages into the CNS of me/me mice, in concert with the development of paralysis. Histological analyses of spinal cords revealed the localization of these macrophages to extensive inflammatory demyelinating lesions in infected SHP-1-deficient mice. Sorted populations of CNS-infiltrating macrophages from infected me/me mice showed increased amounts of viral RNA and an enhanced inflammatory profile compared to wild-type macrophages. Importantly, the application of clodronate liposomes effectively depleted splenic and CNS-infiltrating macrophages and significantly delayed the onset of TMEV-induced paralysis. Furthermore, macrophage depletion resulted in lower viral loads and lower levels of inflammatory gene expression and demyelination in the spinal cords of me/me mice. Finally, me/me macrophages were more responsive than wild-type macrophages to chemoattractive stimuli secreted by me/me glial cells, indicating a mechanism for the increased numbers of infiltrating macrophages seen in the CNS of me/me mice. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that infiltrating macrophages in SHP-1-deficient mice play a crucial role in promoting viral replication by providing abundant viral targets and contribute to increased proinflammatory gene expression relevant to the effector mechanisms of macrophage-mediated demyelination.
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Aharonowiz M, Einstein O, Fainstein N, Lassmann H, Reubinoff B, Ben-Hur T. Neuroprotective effect of transplanted human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. PLoS One 2008; 3:e3145. [PMID: 18773082 PMCID: PMC2522282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). A potential new therapeutic approach for MS is cell transplantation which may promote remyelination and suppress the inflammatory process. Methods We transplanted human embryonic stem cells (hESC)-derived early multipotent neural precursors (NPs) into the brain ventricles of mice induced with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model of MS. We studied the effect of the transplanted NPs on the functional and pathological manifestations of the disease. Results Transplanted hESC-derived NPs significantly reduced the clinical signs of EAE. Histological examination showed migration of the transplanted NPs to the host white matter, however, differentiation to mature oligodendrocytes and remyelination were negligible. Time course analysis of the evolution and progression of CNS inflammation and tissue injury showed an attenuation of the inflammatory process in transplanted animals, which was correlated with the reduction of both axonal damage and demyelination. Co-culture experiments showed that hESC-derived NPs inhibited the activation and proliferation of lymph node–derived T cells in response to nonspecific polyclonal stimuli. Conclusions The therapeutic effect of transplantation was not related to graft or host remyelination but was mediated by an immunosuppressive neuroprotective mechanism. The attenuation of EAE by hESC-derived NPs, demonstrated here, may serve as the first step towards further developments of hESC for cell therapy in MS.
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- Michal Aharonowiz
- The Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cells Research Center, The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenesis, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenesis, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenesis, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- The Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cells Research Center, The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenesis, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- * E-mail: (BR); (TBH)
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Keilhoff G, Goihl A, Langnäse K, Fansa H, Wolf G. Transdifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into Schwann cell-like myelinating cells. Eur J Cell Biol 2005; 85:11-24. [PMID: 16373171 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2005.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Revised: 09/05/2005] [Accepted: 09/21/2005] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Bone marrow stromal cells (MSC) are multipotent stem cells that differentiate into cells of the mesodermal lineage. Although adult, their differentiation potential is remarkable, and they are able to transdifferentiate. Transdifferentiated cultivated rat MSC (tMSC) changed morphologically into cells resembling typical spindle-shaped Schwann cells (SC) with enhanced expression of LNGF receptor, Krox-20, CD104 and S100beta protein and decreased expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor-1A compared to untreated rat MSC (rMSC). Transdifferentiation was reversible and repeatable. To evaluate the myelinating capacity, rMSC, tMSC, or SC cultured from male rats were grafted into an autologous muscle conduit bridging a 2-cm gap in the female rat sciatic nerve. The presence of the male-specific SRY gene (as revealed by PCR analysis) and S100 immunoreactivity of pre-labeled tMSC confirmed the presence of the implanted cells in the grafts. Three weeks after grafting, an appropriate regeneration was noted in the SC and in the tMSC groups, while regeneration in the rMSC group and in the control group without any cells was impaired. In contrast to SC, in some cases, single tMSC were able to myelinate more than one axon. Our findings demonstrate that it may be possible to differentiate MSC into therapeutically useful cells for clinical applications.
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- Gerburg Keilhoff
- Institute of Medical Neurobiology, University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Antohe F, Radulescu L, Puchianu E, Kennedy MD, Low PS, Simionescu M. Increased uptake of folate conjugates by activated macrophages in experimental hyperlipemia. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 320:277-85. [PMID: 15714274 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-1071-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2004] [Accepted: 12/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, macrophages become activated and play a crucial role in plaque formation. Activated synovial macrophages have recently been shown to express receptors for folic acid. We have determined whether activated macrophages also over-express folate receptor (FR) in atherosclerosis. Most normal cells express little or no FR, and, if FR is present on activated macrophages, folate-linked compounds and drugs could be selectively targeted to those cells that do express FR. To evaluate the FR on macrophages of atherosclerotic animals, golden Syrian hamsters were maintained on a hyperlipidemic diet until extensive vascular lesions had developed. Uptake of folic acid conjugated to fluorescent tags was then examined in tissue fragments from lesion-prone areas, and peritoneal activated macrophages were harvested from the same animals. Spectrofluorimetric and fluorescence microscopic analyses showed a significantly greater uptake of folate-conjugates by peritoneal macrophages of hyperlipidemic hamsters compared with those of hamsters fed a normal or folate-deficient diet. Systemically administered folate-fluorescent conjugates were found to accumulate as bright spots in protrusions of atherosclerotic plaques populated by macrophages, whereas a low level of fluorescence was detected uniformly dispersed across the lesion. The uptake of the folate conjugate by U937 macrophage cells grown in a high-lipid culture medium was significantly higher than in controls. Our data thus indicate that hyperlipidemic conditions induce an increased uptake of folate attributable to the over-expression of FRs on activated macrophages. This increase in FR expression can be exploited to deliver folate-linked compounds selectively to atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Felicia Antohe
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology N. Simionescu, Bucharest, Romania.
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Turk MJ, Breur GJ, Widmer WR, Paulos CM, Xu LC, Grote LA, Low PS. Folate-targeted imaging of activated macrophages in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2002; 46:1947-55. [PMID: 12124880 DOI: 10.1002/art.10405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether overexpression of the high-affinity folate receptor (FR) on activated macrophages can be exploited to selectively target imaging agents to sites of inflammation in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA). METHODS Folic acid was conjugated to a (99m)Tc chelator (the complex termed EC20), and its distribution was visualized using gamma scintigraphy in healthy rats, rats with AIA, and arthritic rats that had been depleted of macrophages. To confirm that uptake was mediated by the FR, excess folic acid competition studies were conducted, and tissue FR levels were quantitated using a radioligand binding assay. Flow cytometry was also used to investigate uptake of folate conjugates into macrophages of both arthritic and healthy rats. RESULTS EC20 concentrated in the arthritic extremities of diseased rats but not in the extremities of healthy rats. The intensity of images of affected tissues was greatly reduced in the presence of excess competing folic acid. The livers and spleens of arthritic animals also showed enhanced uptake of EC20 and increased levels of FR. Depletion of macrophages from arthritic animals reduced tissue FR content and concomitantly abolished uptake of EC20. In addition, macrophages isolated from livers of rats with AIA exhibited a significantly higher binding capacity for folate conjugates than did macrophages obtained from healthy rats. CONCLUSION Although EC20 is currently undergoing clinical evaluation for use in the imaging of ovarian carcinomas, the present results suggest that it may also be useful for assaying the participation of activated macrophages in inflammatory processes such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Mary Jo Turk
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Natarajan C, Bright JJ. Curcumin inhibits experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by blocking IL-12 signaling through Janus kinase-STAT pathway in T lymphocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:6506-13. [PMID: 12055272 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.12.6506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a CD4(+) Th1 cell-mediated inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease of the CNS that serves as an animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS). IL-12 is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a crucial role in the induction of neural Ag-specific Th1 differentiation and pathogenesis of CNS demyelination in EAE and MS. Curcumin (1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) is a naturally occurring polyphenolic phytochemical isolated from the rhizome of the medicinal plant Curcuma longa. It has profound anti-inflammatory activity and been traditionally used to treat inflammatory disorders. In this study we have examined the effect and mechanism of action of curcumin on the pathogenesis of CNS demyelination in EAE. In vivo treatment of SJL/J mice with curcumin significantly reduced the duration and clinical severity of active immunization and adoptive transfer EAE. Curcumin inhibited EAE in association with a decrease in IL-12 production from macrophage/microglial cells and differentiation of neural Ag-specific Th1 cells. In vitro treatment of activated T cells with curcumin inhibited IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Janus kinase 2, tyrosine kinase 2, and STAT3 and STAT4 transcription factors. The inhibition of Janus kinase-STAT pathway by curcumin resulted in a decrease in IL-12-induced T cell proliferation and Th1 differentiation. These findings highlight the fact that curcumin inhibits EAE by blocking IL-12 signaling in T cells and suggest its use in the treatment of MS and other Th1 cell-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use
- Cells, Cultured
- Central Nervous System/drug effects
- Central Nervous System/pathology
- Curcumin/administration & dosage
- Curcumin/therapeutic use
- DNA-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Demyelinating Diseases/enzymology
- Demyelinating Diseases/immunology
- Demyelinating Diseases/pathology
- Demyelinating Diseases/prevention & control
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/enzymology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/prevention & control
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Female
- Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage
- Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Interleukin-12/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interleukin-12/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-12/physiology
- Janus Kinase 1
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Microglia/drug effects
- Microglia/immunology
- Microglia/metabolism
- Myelin Basic Protein/administration & dosage
- Myelin Basic Protein/immunology
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/physiology
- STAT3 Transcription Factor
- STAT4 Transcription Factor
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Spleen/drug effects
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes/enzymology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Trans-Activators/antagonists & inhibitors
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Tyrosine/metabolism
- Vaccination
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Affiliation(s)
- Chandramohan Natarajan
- Division of Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Mukhtar M, Harley S, Chen P, BouHamdan M, Patel C, Acheampong E, Pomerantz RJ. Primary isolated human brain microvascular endothelial cells express diverse HIV/SIV-associated chemokine coreceptors and DC-SIGN and L-SIGN. Virology 2002; 297:78-88. [PMID: 12083838 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2002.1376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Chemokines have received increasing attention due to their inhibitory activities on human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) replication and the potential for chemokine receptors to assist in HIV-1/SIV entry into permissive cells. Besides CD4, which is the major receptor for HIV-1 and SIV, a number of chemokine receptors including but not limited to APJ, CCR3, CXCR4, and CCR5 may be coreceptors for HIV-1/SIV, not only in peripheral blood and lymphoid tissues but also in the central nervous system (CNS). The present studies reveal the lack of CD4, but the significant expression of various chemokine receptors, APJ, CCR3, CXCR4, and CCR5, plus C-type lectins DC-SIGN and L-SIGN on isolated primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs). As these MVECs do not express CD4, this suggests a CD4-independent HIV/SIV entry/infection of these cells, which are the major cells constituting the human blood-brain barrier. We also found that chemokines for cognate chemokine receptors individually were unable to block binding of HIV-1 to brain MVECs. These results reveal that in primary isolated brain MVECs viral attachment is mediated by a possible previously unknown receptor(s) or by cooperative activity of various receptors. Moreover, mRNA transcripts for DC-SIGN/L-SIGN, as well as DC-SIGN protein expression, suggest the capability of MVECs to attach viral particles on cell surfaces, even though polyclonal antisera for DC-SIGN did not affect viral binding to these cells. These data will assist in further understanding lentiviral entry into the CNS.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Brain/blood supply
- Brain/virology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/virology
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- HIV-1/metabolism
- Humans
- Lectins/genetics
- Lectins/metabolism
- Lectins, C-Type
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Receptors, Antigen/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
- Receptors, Virus/genetics
- Receptors, Virus/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Alignment
- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/metabolism
- Viral Proteins/metabolism
- Virus Replication
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Mukhtar
- The Dorrance H. Hamilton Laboratories, Center for Human Virology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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