Journal
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 158, Issue 1, Pages 47-58Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2015.03.009
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B cells; EAE; Epitope spreading; MS; TLO
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG - KU2760/2-1]
- Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft Bundesverband e.V. (DMSG)
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In multiple sclerosis (MS) lymphoid follicle-like aggregates have been eported in the meninges of patients. Here we investigated the functional relevance of B cell infiltration into the central nervous system (CNS) in MP4-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a B cell-dependent mouse model of MS. In chronic EAE, B cell aggregates were characterized by the presence of CXCL13(+) and germinal center CD10(+) B cells. Germline transcripts were expressed in the CNS and particularly related to T(H)17-associated isotypes. We also observed B cells with restricted VH gene usage that differed from clones found in the spleen. Finally, we detected CNS-restricted spreading of the antigen-specific B cell response towards a myelin and a neuronal autoantigen. These data imply the development of autonomous B cell-mediated autoimmunity in the CNS in EAE a concept that might also apply to MS itself. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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