Abstract
CXCL-1, also called keratinocyte-derived cytokine (KC), is a predominant chemokine produced in glial cells upon infection with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV). In this study, we assessed the role of KC in the development of TMEV-induced demyelinating disease by utilizing polyclonal anti-KC antibodies as well as KC-expressing recombinant TMEV. Our results indicate that the level of KC produced after infection with TMEV or stimulation with various TLRs is significantly higher in various cells from susceptible SJL mice compared to those in cells from resistant B6 mice. SJL mice treated with rabbit anti-KC antibodies displayed accelerated development of TMEV-induced demyelinating disease, elevated viral loads in the CNS and decreased antiviral T cell responses. In addition, infection of susceptible SJL mice with recombinant KC-TMEV produced biologically active KC, which resulted in the accelerated pathogenesis of demyelinating disease and elevated T cell responses to viral antigens compared to mice infected with control recombinant HEL-TMEV. These results strongly suggest that both the lack of KC during TMEV infection and the excessive presence of the chemokine promote the pathogenesis of demyelinating disease. Therefore, a balance in the level of KC during TMEV infection appears to be critically important in controlling the pathogenesis of demyelinating disease.
Highlights
Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)-induced demyelinating disease in mice has been extensively investigated as a relevant animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS)
To determine whether the levels of keratinocyte-derived cytokine (KC) induction from susceptible SJL and resistant C57BL/6 mice are different after TMEV infection in cells, the levels of KC proteins produced in peripheral macrophages and primary neonatal astrocytes derived from these mice were compared using specific ELISA
The level of KC produced after infection with TMEV or stimulation with TLRs was significantly higher in cells from susceptible SJL mice than those in cells from resistant B6 mice
Summary
Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)-induced demyelinating disease in mice has been extensively investigated as a relevant animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS). Infection of susceptible SJL/J mice with TMEV causes the development of clinical signs similar to MS (Leibowitz and Rodriguez, 1983; Dal Canto et al, 1996; Kim et al, 2001). Immune responses to viral and/or CNS autoantigens have been implicated in the development of TMEV-induced demyelinating disease (Lipton and Dal Canto, 1976; Clatch et al, 1987; Yauch et al, 1998). TMEV has a single-stranded RNA genome of ∼8 kb with positive polarity and belongs to the genus. Role of CXCL-1 in Viral Demyelinating Disease KCTMEV, KC-expressing recombinant TMEV; HEL-TMEV, hen-egg lysozyme-expressing TMEV; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PFU, plaque-forming unit; MOI, multiplicity of infection.
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