title: Prevention of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis via inhibition of IL-12 signaling and IL-12-mediated Th1 differentiation: an effect of the novel anti-inflammatory drug lisofylline.
abstract: Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an inflammatory, CD4+ Th1-mediated autoimmune disease, which serves as a model for multiple sclerosis. We examined the effect of a novel anti-inflammatory drug, lisofylline (LSF), on EAE induced either by injection of mouse spinal cord homogenate or following transfer of myelin basic protein-reactive T cells. Orally administered LSF significantly inhibited EAE in both cases, decreasing peak clinical scores by >70% and >80%, respectively. In addition, analysis of representative spinal cord sections from LSF-treated mice showed complete lack of demyelination and lymphocyte infiltration. The reduction in EAE correlated with the inhibition of Th1 differentiation by LSF in vivo, as indicated by a reduction in T cell IFN-gamma production ex vivo after Ag restimulation. The inhibition of Th1 differentiation in vivo is consistent with a block in IL-12 receptor signaling, because LSF blocked IL-12-driven Th1 differentiation and T cell proliferation in vitro, yet had no effect on IL-12 secretion from APCs ex vivo or in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bright
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sriram
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Klaus
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007114:Immunization; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000276:immunology; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C025189:lisofylline; D010431:Pentoxifylline