title: Altered neuroantigen-specific cytokine secretion in a Th2 environment reduces experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
abstract: Activation of Th2 cells suppresses clinical experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE), demyelination and expression of genes associated with Th1-mediated inflammation. Despite both reduced central nervous system inflammation and IFN-gamma induced MHC class II expression by microglia, the composition of CNS infiltrates in Th2-protected mice were similar to mice with EAE. Analysis of the CNS infiltrating cells by flow cytometry suggests that protection did not correlate with abrogation of CD4+ T cell recruitment, preferential recruitment of donor Th2 cells or an increased frequency of CD25+ CD4+ T cells. By contrast, protection correlated with an increased frequency of neuroantigen-specific Th2 cells infiltrating the CNS. These data suggest that a peripheral Th2 cytokine environment influences both potential antigen presenting cells as well as recruitment and/or retention of neuroAg-specific Th2 CD4+ T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1333 San Pablo Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Stefanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kirwin
authors.forename: Kenichi C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Dowdell
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hindinger
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Cornelia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stohlman
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein / Q000276:immunology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C047516:Plp1 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin