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  • Neuroimmunology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Autoimmune Diseases

Background:

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative central nervous system (CNS) disease with suspected autoimmune origins.
  • Dietary factors are increasingly recognized as potential contributors to MS development, but mechanisms remain unclear.
  • Existing research lacks a comprehensive understanding of diet's impact on MS pathogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the global association between dietary macronutrient supply and MS disease burden.
  • To determine the effects of high-carbohydrate versus high-fat diets on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a mouse model of MS.
  • To elucidate the metabolic, transcriptional, and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the impact of diet on autoimmune responses.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized nutritional geometry to analyze global dietary patterns and MS prevalence.
  • Employed an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model to assess dietary interventions.
  • Analyzed immune cell metabolism, lipid storage, cytokine production (IL-10), and T cell phenotypes (transcriptional and epigenetic profiles).

Main Results:

  • Global analysis indicated a positive correlation between carbohydrate supply and MS burden, and an inverse relationship with fat supply.
  • In the EAE model, a high-fat (HF) diet conferred complete protection, while a high-carbohydrate diet exacerbated disease.
  • HF diet reduced neuroinflammation, promoted anti-inflammatory phenotypes, increased lipid storage in immune cells, and induced IL-10 production. It also shifted T cells toward a tolerogenic phenotype.

Conclusions:

  • Dietary fat intake, particularly a high-fat diet, demonstrates significant protective effects against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
  • The protective mechanisms involve reduced neuroinflammation, enhanced anti-inflammatory immune cell profiles, and T cell reprogramming.
  • Dietary manipulation presents a promising, cost-effective strategy for preventing and managing MS and potentially other autoimmune conditions.