Combination of apoptotic T cell induction and self-peptide administration for therapy of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
EBioMedicine
; 44: 50-59, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Clinical trials on multiple sclerosis with repeated injections of monoclonal antibodies depleting CD4+ T cells have not resulted in much success as a disease therapy. Here, we developed an immunotherapy for EAE in mice by combining a transient depletion of T cells together with the administration of neuron derived peptides.METHODS:
EAE was induced in SJL and C57BL/6 mice, by proteolipid protein peptide PLP139-151 (pPLP) and myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein MOG35-55 (pMOG) peptides, respectively. Anti-CD4 and anti-CD8 antibody were injected intraperitoneally before or after peptide immunization. EAE scores were evaluated and histology data from brain and spinal cord were analyzed. Splenocytes were isolated and CD4+, CD4+CD25- and CD4+CD25+ T cells were purified and cultured in the presence of either specific peptides or anti-CD3 antibody and proliferation of T cells as well as cytokines in supernatant were assessed.FINDINGS:
This experimental treatment exhibited therapeutic effects on mice with established EAE in pPLP-susceptible SJL mice and pMOG-susceptible C57BL/6 mice. Mechanistically, we revealed that antibody-induced apoptotic T cells triggered macrophages to produce TGFß, and together with administered auto-antigenic peptides, generated antigen-specific Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in vivo.INTERPRETATION:
We successfully developed a specific immunotherapy to EAE by generating autoantigen-specific Treg cells. These findings have overcome the drawbacks of long and repeated depletion of CD4+ T cells, but also obtained long-term immune tolerance, which should have clinical implications for the development of a new effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. FUND This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NIDCR.
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Péptidos
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Autoantígenos
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Linfocitos T
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Apoptosis
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Encefalomielitis Autoinmune Experimental
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2019
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