P2: Human chorionic gonadotropin reduces disease activity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mice and diminishes the proportions of IL‐17‐producing B cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (S1) ◽  
pp. 63-64
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 205521731769018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert A ’t Hart ◽  
Yolanda S Kap

Infection with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) has been associated with an enhanced risk of genetically susceptible individuals to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). However, an explanation for the contrast between the high EBV infection prevalence (60–90%) and the low MS prevalence (0.1%) eludes us. Here we propose a new concept for the EBV–MS association developed in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model in marmoset monkeys, which are naturally infected with the EBV-related γ1-herpesvirus CalHV3. The data indicate that the infection of B cells with a γ1-herpesvirus endows them with the capacity to activate auto-aggressive CD8+ T cells specific for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.


1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (6) ◽  
pp. 2271-2278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan D. Wolf ◽  
Bonnie N. Dittel ◽  
Fridrika Hardardottir ◽  
Charles A. Janeway

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model for autoimmune central nervous system disease mediated by CD4 T cells. To examine the role of B cells in the induction of EAE, we used B10.PL (I-Au) mice rendered deficient in B cells by deletion of their μ chain transmembrane region (B10.PLμMT). By immunizing B10.PL and B10.PLμMT mice with the NH-terminal myelin basic protein encephalitogenic peptide Ac1-11, we observed no difference in the onset or severity of disease in the absence of mature B cells. There was, however, a greater variation in disease onset, severity, and especially of recovery in the B cell–deficient mice compared to controls. B10.PLμMT mice rarely returned to normal in the absence of B cells. Taken together, our data suggest that B cells do not play a role in the activation of encephalitogenic T cells, but may contribute to the immune modulation of acute EAE. The mechanisms to explain these effects are discussed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 221 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrinalini Kala ◽  
Susan N. Rhodes ◽  
Wen-Hua Piao ◽  
Fu-Dong Shi ◽  
Denise I. Campagnolo ◽  
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