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Regional neural activation defines a gateway for autoreactive T cells to cross the blood-brain barrier

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Arima, Yasunobu, Harada, Masaya, Kamimura, Daisuke, Park, Jin-Haeng, Kawano, Fuminori, Yull, Fiona E., Kawamoto, Tadafumi, Iwakura, Yoichiro +6 more·2012·Cell

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Although it is believed that neural activation can affect immune responses, very little is known about the neuroimmune interactions involved, especially the regulators of immune traffic across the blood-brain barrier which occurs in neuroimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Using a mouse model of MS, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, we show that autoreactive T cells access the central nervous system via the fifth lumbar spinal cord. This location is defined by IL-6 amplifier-dependent upregulation of the chemokine CCL20 in associated dorsal blood vessels, which in turn depends on gravity-induced activation of sensory neurons by the soleus muscle in the leg. Impairing soleus muscle contraction by tail suspension is sufficient to reduce localized chemokine expression and block entry of pathogenic T cells at the fifth lumbar cord, suggesting that regional neuroimmune interactions may offer therapeutic targets for a variety of neurological diseases.

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  • IL-6 and sIL-6Rα act on fibroblasts and endothelial cells to recruit Th17 cells, leading to an RA-like joint disease (F759 arthritis) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

    “Further, they act on fibroblasts and endothelial cells to recruit T helper 17 (Th17) cells, leading to an RA-like joint disease (F759 arthritis) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) (54, 66, 99).”

    From IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) links IL-6 amplifier activation to F759 arthritis and EAE, and the Results (page unavailable) show that endothelial-cell IL-6 signalling contributes to pathogenic CD4+ T-cell accumulation and EAE severity. The paper also discusses Th17-cell recruitment in joints, but the passages do not establish a role for sIL-6Rα or show that fibroblasts specifically mediate the recruitment claimed here. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Mice devoid of STAT3 or gp130 in non-immune cells like type-1 collagen positive cells are highly resistant to F759 arthritis and EAE.

    “Consistent with the concept that IL-6 Amp activation in non-immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of autoimmune diseases, mice devoid of STAT3 or gp130 in non-immune cells like type-1 collagen positive cells are highly resistant to F759 arthritis and EAE (54, 66).”

    From IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

    The Results (page unavailable) report significantly suppressed clinical EAE scores in mice lacking gp130 or STAT3 in type 1 collagen-positive cells, supporting the EAE portion. The Introduction mentions F759 arthritis as a disease associated with IL-6 amplifier activation, but this paper does not report that these mutant mice resist F759 arthritis. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • The gateway reflex activates the IL-6 Amp through beta-adrenergic receptors in the dorsal vessels of the fifth lumbar cord, allowing for autoreactive T-cell accumulation and disease onset.

    “This neural pathway, which is now called the gateway reflex (286, 287), activates the IL-6 Amp through beta-adrenergic receptors in the dorsal vessels of the fifth lumbar cord, allowing for autoreactive T-cell accumulation and disease onset (54).”

    From IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

    The Results report that neural activation increases IL-6 amplifier activity in fifth-lumbar dorsal vessels, promoting pathogenic T-cell accumulation; atenolol suppresses that accumulation and abrogates EAE development. The copy identifies atenolol as a norepinephrine antagonist but does not establish that the pathway acts specifically through beta-adrenergic receptors in those vessels. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • In an adoptive transfer model of EAE using myelin-specific autoreactive CD4(+) T cells, the initial invasion site of these cells is determined by specific neural activation through the sensory-sympathetic pathway stimulated by gravity.

    “In an adoptive transfer model of EAE using myelin-specific autoreactive CD4(+) T cells, it was found that the initial invasion site of these cells is determined by specific neural activation through the sensory–sympathetic pathway stimulated by gravity (54).”

    From IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

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Arima, Y., Harada, M., Kamimura, D., Park, J.-H., Kawano, F., Yull, F. E., Kawamoto, T., Iwakura, Y., Betz, U. A. K., Márquez, G., Blackwell, T. S., Ohira, Y., Hirano, T., & Murakami, M.
Affiliations
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JP)
  • The University of Osaka (JP)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Tsurumi University (JP)
  • Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo (JP)
  • Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) (DE)
  • Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (ES)
Corresponding author
Murakami, Masaaki
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-02
Volume
148
Issue
3
Pages
447-457
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2118730986
Cited by
307
References
7
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FWCI
25.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (20220009)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
Keywords
blood-brain barrier, autoreactive T cells, neuroimmune interactions, multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, CCL20, interleukin-6, spinal cord, sensory neurons, soleus muscle, gravity, tail suspension test, chemokine expression, T cell migration
MeSH terms
Animals, Blood-Brain Barrier, Cell Movement, Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental, Gravitation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord, Neuroimmunomodulation, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Interleukin-6, Muscle, Skeletal, Mice, Chemokine CCL20

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