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Eomesodermin-expressing T-helper cells are essential for chronic neuroinflammation

Nature Communications, ISSN: 2041-1723, Vol: 6, Issue: 1, Page: 8437
2015
  • 105
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  • 102
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  • 1
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  • Citations
    105
  • Captures
    102
  • Mentions
    1
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
  • Social Media
    1
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      1
      • Facebook
        1

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T cells for secondary progressive MS

Takashi Yamamura, Ben J.E. Raveney, Shinji Oki Study of eomesodermin-expressing CD4+ T cells sheds new light on the pathogenesis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis In the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS), T helper type 1 (Th1) cells secreting interferon-γ and Th17 cells producing interleukin-17 are linked with acute inflammation in the relapsing–remitting form of MS. Supportive of thi

Article Description

Development of acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) depends on Th17 cells expressing the nuclear factor NR4A2. However, in mice lacking NR4A2 in T cells, a late-onset disease is still inducible, despite a great reduction in acute inflammation. We here reveal that development of this late onset disease depends on cytotoxic T-cell-like CD4 T cells expressing the T-box transcription factor Eomesodermin (Eomes). T-cell-specific deletion of the Eomes gene remarkably ameliorates the late-onset EAE. Strikingly, similar Eomes CD4 T cells are increased in the peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid from patients in a progressive state of multiple sclerosis. Collective data indicate an involvement of granzyme B and protease-activated receptor-1 in the neuroinflammation mediated by Eomes CD4 T cells.

Bibliographic Details

Raveney, Ben J E; Oki, Shinji; Hohjoh, Hirohiko; Nakamura, Masakazu; Sato, Wakiro; Murata, Miho; Yamamura, Takashi

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Chemistry; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Physics and Astronomy

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