Human tumor necrosis factor-alpha augments experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in rats.
The effect of human recombinant tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) on experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) was studied in Lewis rats. TNF was injected intraperitoneally at a daily dose of 1 x 10(3) or 2 x 10(4) U for 8 consecutive days from one day after sensitization with guinea-pig spinal cord in complete Freund's adjuvant. All rats in the control group developed clinical signs of EAE but recovered within 8 days after the onset. Injections of 2 x 10(4) U/day of TNF resulted in a significant prolongation of clinical EAE: clinical signs were sustained for up to 15 days after onset. Histologically, rats receiving 2 x 10(4) U/day of TNF had more severe cellular infiltrations in the spinal cord than controls. The augmentation of EAE was not found in rats receiving 1 x 10(3) U/day of TNF or TNF that had been neutralized with anti-TNF monoclonal antibody.
Department of Internal Medicine (Section of Neurology), Saga Medical School, Japan.
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Shimamoto
D000818:Animals; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha