title: The role of MCP-1 (CCL2) and CCR2 in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest inflammatory demyelinating disease of the human central nervous system (CNS). In MS, CNS inflammation is associated with demyelination and axonal degeneration, which leads to clinical presentation. Expression and cellular localization of CCL2/MCP-1 and CCR2 in MS have been described in the three compartments: brain, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood. Evidence from descriptive, transgenic, knockout and neutralizing studies of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) points towards a nonredundant role of CCL2 and CCR2 in the recruitment of inflammatory infiltrate into the CNS. Hence, CCL2 and CCR2 may be targets for specific and effective treatment in MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Mail Code NC30, The Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Don J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mahad
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ransohoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D054390:Receptors, CCR2; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C515334:CCR2 protein, human; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D054390:Receptors, CCR2; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine