title: Protective effects of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta/delta agonist in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
abstract: Agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) exert anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects which led to testing of these drugs in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a model for multiple sclerosis. In contrast, the effect of PPARdelta (PPARdelta) agonists in EAE is not yet known. We show that oral administration of the selective PPARdelta agonist GW0742 reduced clinical symptoms in C57BL/6 mice that had been immunized with encephalitogenic myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide. In contrast to previous results with PPARgamma agonists, GW0742 only modestly attenuated clinical symptoms when the drug was provided simultaneously with immunization, but a greater reduction was observed if administered during disease progression. Reduced clinical symptoms were accompanied by a reduction in the appearance of new cortical lesions, however cerebellar lesion load was not reduced. Treatment of T-cells with GW0742 either in vivo or in vitro did not reduce IFNgamma production; however GW0742 reduced astroglial and microglial inflammatory activation and IL-1beta levels in EAE brain. RTPCR analysis showed that GW0742 increased expression of some myelin genes. These data demonstrate that PPARdelta agonists, like other PPAR ligands, can exert protective actions in an autoimmune model of demyelinating disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois, & Jesse Brown Veteran's Affairs Research Division, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalinin
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dello Russo
authors.forename: Vitaliy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gavrilyuk
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Tim M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Willson
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Douglas L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Feinstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D047494:PPAR delta / Q000819:agonists*; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D010636:Phenols; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds
chemical_list: D003208:Concanavalin A; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D047494:PPAR delta; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013844:Thiazoles; C445081:myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (35-55); C479979:(4-(((2-(3-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)methyl)sulfanyl)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid; D010636:Phenols; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds