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Flow Cytometric Analysis of Lymphocyte Infiltration in Central Nervous System during Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Published on: November 17, 2020
Pathogenic MOG-reactive CD8+ T cells require MOG-reactive CD4+ T cells for sustained CNS inflammation during chronic
Maria Bettini1, Kristen Rosenthal, Brian D Evavold
1Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA. maria.bettini@stjude.org
Abstract:
XIncreasing evidence supports a role for CD8+ T cells in multiple sclerosis. In an attempt to isolate the contribution of CD8+ T cells in a murine model of MS, we immunized mice with a dominant CD8 epitope MOG37-46, a truncated version of MOG35-55. The data presented here show mild disease induced with MOG37-46, characterized by lower clinical scores, a decrease in CNS infiltration and a decrease in microglial activation. CD8+ T cells reactive to MOG37-46 are pro-inflammatory and traffic to the CNS; however, the presence of CD4+ T cells elicits more severe disease and sustained inflammation of the CNS.
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