title: Increased IL-23 secretion and altered chemokine production by dendritic cells upon CD46 activation in patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). In MS, myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) secrete elevated amounts of IL-23, a potent proinflammatory cytokine, compared to healthy donors. Here, we examined the role of CD46, a complement binding factor, in mDCs by analyzing cytokine and chemokine production in healthy donors and patients with MS. There were striking differences between these groups with increased IL-23p19, CCL3 and CCL5 production, but decreased CCL2 levels in patients. This demonstrates major differences of DC activation upon CD46 activation, with a potential role in the pathogenesis of MS.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaknin-Dembinsky
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murugaiyan
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hafler
authors.forename: Anne L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Astier
authors.forename: Howard L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018925:Chemokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053759:Interleukin-23 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051916:Membrane Cofactor Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D018925:Chemokines; D053759:Interleukin-23; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D051916:Membrane Cofactor Protein