A comparative analysis of B cell-mediated myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis pathogenesis in B cell-deficient mice reveals an effect on demyelination.
We have investigated the role of B cells in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) using B cell-deficient mice muMT) and mice bearing the X-linked immunodeficiency (xid). The mice were immunized with MOG(1-125 )in complete Freund's adjuvant but without use of pertussis toxin. B cell-deficient muMT mice on different genetic backgrounds (C57BL/10 and DBA/1 strains) developed EAE, although with a reduced clinical severity. Histological analyses revealed decreased demyelination in the central nervous system while the influx of inflammatory cells was similar or only slightly reduced as compared to B cell-sufficient control mice. Xid mice on the DBA/1 background also developed disease with a reduced disease severity. The anti-MOG antibody response in the xid mice was decreased, while the T cell response to MOG was unaffected. We thus demonstrate that B cells are not critical for the development of MOG-induced EAE but contribute to the severity. The contribution of B cells to pathogenesis appears to be mainly through demyelination rather than through inflammation.
Svensson
Lars
L
Medical Inflammation Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Lars.Svensson@inflam.lu.se
Abdul-Majid
Khairul-Bariah
KB
Bauer
Jan
J
Lassmann
Hans
H
Harris
Robert A
RA
Holmdahl
Rikard
R
D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000378:metabolism*; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / Q000009:adverse effects; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D051381:Rats; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014960:X Chromosome
C571327:Mog protein, mouse; C571328:Mog protein, rat; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein