在体和脑脊液之间进行T细胞贩运
Christian Schläger1, Henrike Körner1, Martin Krueger2
1Institute of Neuroimmunology, Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, University Medical Centre Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Nature
|February 11, 2016
概括
在多发性硬化症中,T细胞从脑脊液进入脑脊液,较少活化的细胞优先释放到脑脊液. 这些T细胞可以重新进入中枢神经,导致炎症.
科学领域:
- 神经免疫学
- 细胞生物学
- 炎症研究
背景情况:
- 多发性硬化症涉及T细胞侵入中枢神经系统 (CNS),导致炎症.
- 在脑膜,脑膜和脑脊液 (CSF) 中发现T细胞.
- 脑脊髓中T细胞的确切路径和功能尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查效应性T细胞是如何从体细胞进入脑脊液的.
- 确定脑脊髓中T细胞的激活状态和潜力.
- 阐明控制中枢神经和中枢神经系统间T细胞流通的机制.
主要方法:
- 使用了路易斯大鼠自身免疫脑炎 (EAE) 实验模型.
- 分析了T细胞的运动和Leptomeningeal网络中的相互作用.
- 评估了T细胞基因表达和脑性潜力.
- 研究了整合素 (VLA-4,LFA-1) 和化学激素信号 (CCR5/CXCR3) 在T细胞粘附中的作用.
主要成果:
- 在EAE期间,观察到效应体T细胞从体中进入脑脊液.
- 脱离到脑脊液的T细胞的激活率较低,但仍具有脑致死性.
- 综合素结合和化学激素信号介导T细胞粘附到瘦肉细胞巨细胞.
- 脑脊液中的T细胞可能会重新连接到脑膜,并入侵脑膜.
结论:
- 体细胞作为T细胞进入中枢神经系统的关键检查点.
- 较少激活的T细胞优先释放到脑脊液中,可能迁移到受损区域.
- T细胞可以在脑脊液和中枢神经系统间传播,从而影响多发性硬化症的疾病进展.
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