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Rat models as tool to develop new immunotherapies.

H Link1, B G Xiao

  • 1Division of Neurology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Immunological Reviews
|March 29, 2002
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Dendritic cell (DC) immunotherapies show promise for treating ongoing autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and myasthenia gravis (MG). Modifying DCs with specific cytokines effectively suppresses established experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) in rats.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases

Background:

  • Rat models, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG), mimic human multiple sclerosis (MS) and myasthenia gravis (MG).
  • These models are crucial for evaluating immunotherapeutic strategies for autoimmune conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of different immunotherapeutic strategies, including mucosal tolerance and dendritic cell (DC)-based approaches, in ameliorating ongoing autoimmune diseases in rat models.
  • To identify the most promising DC-based immunotherapies for treating established EAE and EAMG.

Main Methods:

  • Administration of autoantigen via mucosal tolerance (oral/nasal).
  • Nasal administration of cytokines (IL-4, IL-10, TGF-beta1).

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  • In vitro pulsing of DCs with autoantigen.
  • In vitro modification of DCs with cytokines (IFN-gamma, TGF-beta1, IL-10) followed by subcutaneous administration.

    • Main Results:

    • Mucosal tolerance and cytokine administration were ineffective in ongoing rat EAE and EAMG.
    • In vitro autoantigen-pulsed DCs mediated peripheral tolerance but did not affect ongoing disease.
    • Subcutaneous administration of DCs modified with IFN-gamma or TGF-beta1 suppressed ongoing EAE and EAMG.
    • DCs modified with IL-10 inhibited ongoing rat EAMG.

    Conclusions:

    • Different strategies exist to influence T- and B-cell responses in EAE and EAMG.
    • DC-based immunotherapies, particularly those modified with cytokines, are the most promising for ameliorating ongoing organ-specific autoaggressive immunity.
    • Autologous, cytokine-modified DCs offer a basis for novel immunotherapeutic strategies in MS, MG, and other autoimmune diseases.