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Nogo receptor complex expression dynamics in the inflammatory foci of central nervous system experimental autoimmune demyelination.

TitleNogo receptor complex expression dynamics in the inflammatory foci of central nervous system experimental autoimmune demyelination.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsTheotokis, P., Touloumi O., Lagoudaki R., Nousiopoulou E., Kesidou E., Siafis S., Tselios T., Lourbopoulos A., Karacostas D., Grigoriadis N., & Simeonidou C.
JournalJ Neuroinflammation
Volume13
Issue1
Pagination265
Date Published2016 10 11
ISSN1742-2094
KeywordsAnimals, Antigens, Differentiation, Arginase, Central Nervous System, Disease Models, Animal, Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental, Female, Freund's Adjuvant, Gene Expression Regulation, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nogo Proteins, Nogo Receptors, Peptide Fragments, Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Signal Transduction, Statistics, Nonparametric
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nogo-A and its putative receptor NgR are considered to be among the inhibitors of axonal regeneration in the CNS. However, few studies so far have addressed the issue of local NgR complex multilateral localization within inflammation in an MS mouse model of autoimmune demyelination.METHODS: Chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was induced in C57BL/6 mice. Analyses were performed on acute (days 18-22) and chronic (day 50) time points and compared to controls. The temporal and spatial expression of the Nogo receptor complex (NgR and coreceptors) was studied at the spinal cord using epifluorescent and confocal microscopy or real-time PCR. Data are expressed as cells/mm, as mean % ± SEM, or as arbitrary units of integrated density.RESULTS: Animals developed a moderate to severe EAE without mortality, followed by a progressive, chronic clinical course. NgR complex spatial expression varied during the main time points of EAE. NgR with coreceptors LINGO-1 and TROY was increased in the spinal cord in the acute phase whereas LINGO-1 and p75 signal seemed to be dominant in the chronic phase, respectively. NgR was detected on gray matter NeuN neurons of the spinal cord, within the white matter inflammatory foci (14.2 ± 4.3 % NgR inflammatory cells), and found to be colocalized with GAP-43 axonal growth cones while no β-TubIII, SMI-32, or APP axons were found as NgR. Among the NgR inflammatory cells, 75.6 ± 9.0 % were microglial/macrophages (lectin), 49.6 ± 14.2 % expressed CD68 (phagocytic ED1 cells), and no cells were Mac-3. Of these macrophages/monocytes, only Arginase-1/NgR but not iNOS/NgR were present in lesions both in acute and chronic phases.CONCLUSIONS: Our data describe in detail the expression of the Nogo receptor complex within the autoimmune inflammatory foci and suggest a possible immune action for NgR apart from the established inhibitory one on axonal growth. Its expression by inflammatory macrophages/monocytes could signify a possible role of these cells on axonal guidance and clearance of the lesioned area during inflammatory demyelination.

DOI10.1186/s12974-016-0730-4
Alternate JournalJ Neuroinflammation
PubMed ID27724971
PubMed Central IDPMC5057208

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