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Chemokine receptors CCR2 and CX3CR1 regulate viral encephalitis-induced hippocampal damage but not seizures
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Significance: Viral encephalitis is a frequent medical emergency, often resulting in acute seizures and brain damage, which reduce quality of life, promote the development of epilepsy, and can cause death. The relative roles of activation of microglia, the brain-resident innate immune cells, versus invasion of blood-borne immune cells such as monocytes in the acute and chronic consequences of viral encephalitis are only incompletely understood. Here we show that lack of the chemokine receptors CCR2 or CX3CR1, which regulate the responses of myeloid cells such as monocytes and microglia, prevents hippocampal damage but not seizures in a mouse model of viral encephalitis. Treatment strategies aimed at inhibiting peripheral immune cells from entering the brain during encephalitis could reduce brain damage.
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![Fig. 1. Decreased accumulation of myeloid cells in the brains of CCR2-deficient but not CX3CR1-deficient mice after intracranial TMEV infection. C57BL/6 WT, Ccr2-KO, and Cx3cr1-KO animals were mock infected or infected with TMEV intracranially. Animals were killed at 2 or 7 dpi. After enzymatic digestion, immune cells were isolated using Percoll gradient and were immunolabeled, and flow cytometry was performed. Myelin debris and dead cells were excluded by FSC/SSC gating, and singlet populations were analyzed. (A) Representative flow cytometry data of immune cells isolated from the brains at 7 dpi. (B) Quantification of CD45highCD11bhigh myeloid cells in the brain at 2 dpi (red-marked population in A). Shown are combined data of two independent experiments; n = 7. (C) Quantification of CD45highCD11high myeloid cells in the brain at 7 dpi (red-marked population in A). Shown are combined data of two independent experiments; n = 6–14). (D) Quantification of CD45+CD11b− cells in the brain at 7 dpi (green-marked population in A). Shown are combined data of two independent experiments; n = 6–13). The data in B–D are shown as mean ± SEM (plus individual data). Analysis of data in C by two-way ANOVA indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 57) = 13.91; P = 0.0004], genotype [F (2, 57) = 3.98; P = 0.0241], and interaction [F (2, 57) = 3.601; P = 0.0337]. Similar, analysis of data in D indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 52) = 36.29; P < 0.0001], genotype [F (2, 52) = 7.054; P = 0.0019], and interaction [F (2, 52) = 7.034; P = 0.002]. Post hoc results in B–D are indicated by asterisks: **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001); ns, not significant.](/paper-figures/c82a14dffa10420e8f5aced6dbbd35df/chemokine-receptors-ccr2-and-cx3cr1-regulate-viral-encephalitis-induced-figure-1.jpg)
![Fig. 2. Genetic deficiency of CCR2 but not CX3CR1 leads to decreased activation of myeloid cells in the hippocampus after intracranial TMEV infection. Animals were treated as described in Fig. 1. On day 7 after perfusion brains were removed, and immunohistology was performed. (A) Representative examples of Iba-1– and Mac-3–stained hippocampal sections. (Scale bars: 50 µm.) (B) Area of the hippocampus from which the sections shown in A were taken. (C) Quantification of hippocampal Iba-1+ cells shown in A. (D) Semiquantitative data for Mac-3 staining shown in A. The data in C and D are shown as mean ± SEM (plus individual data). Analysis of data in C by two-way ANOVA indicated a significant effect of infection [(F (1, 36) = 20.89; P < 0.0001] but not genotype [F (2, 36) = 0.4272; P = 0.6556] or interaction [F (2, 36) = 0.03501; P = 0.9656]. Analysis of data in D indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 41) = 38.21; P < 0.0001], genotype [F (2, 41) = 3.088; P ≤ 0.05], and interaction [F (2, 41) = 8.251; P = 0.0010]. Post hoc results are indicated by asterisks: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ns, not significant.](/paper-figures/3258cd53731e4937996c66e2a6598b28/chemokine-receptors-ccr2-and-cx3cr1-regulate-viral-encephalitis-induced-figure-2.jpg)
![Fig. 3. Genetic deficiency of CCR2 and CX3CR1 prevents microglia proliferation in the hippocampus after intracranial TMEV infection. Animals were treated as described in Fig. 1; on day 7 after perfusion, brains were removed, and immunohistology was performed. (A) Representative examples of Iba-1 and Ki67 double-stained cells in hippocampal sections. Slice thickness was only 2 µm (Methods), so processes of Iba-1+ microglial cells (green) are often cut from the cell bodies. Cell nuclei were stained using DAPI (blue); Ki67+ is shown in magenta. A Iba-1+/Ki67+ microglial cell (arrow) can be seen in this example of an infected B6 WT mouse, while Iba-1+ cells in Ccr2-KO and Cx3cr1-KO mice are mainly negative for Ki67 (see also C). (Scale bar: 10 µm.) (B) Area of the hippocampus from which the sections shown in A were taken. (C) Quantification of Iba-1+/Ki67+ double-labeled cells shown in A in the ipsilateral hippocampus. (D) Percent of Iba-1+ cells that are also positive for Ki67 (proliferation index). The data in C and D are shown as mean ± SEM (plus individual data). Analysis of data in C by two-way ANOVA indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 38) = 9.88; P = 0.0032], genotype [F (2, 38) = 9.664; P = 0.0004], and interaction [F (2, 38) = 7.038; P = 0.0025]. Analysis of data in D indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 38) = 5.243; P = 0.0277] and genotype [F (2, 38) = 11.2; P = 0.0002] but not interaction [F (2, 38) = 2.186; P = 0.1263]. Post hoc results are indicated by asterisks: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001.](/paper-figures/808e2bb1aa4a4fa286f2c2e897984540/chemokine-receptors-ccr2-and-cx3cr1-regulate-viral-encephalitis-induced-figure-3.jpg)
![Fig. 4. A population of microglia up-regulates CD45 and becomes indistinguishable from infiltrating monocytes after intracranial TMEV infection. Tamoxifen-treated Cx3cr1-creER+/−tdTomatoSt/Wt mice were infected, and CNS immune cells were isolated as described in Fig. 1. (A) Representative flow cytometry data of immune cells isolated from brain. (B) Representative flow cytometry data of tdTomato expression on CD45lowCD11blow cells (black-marked population in A) and CD45highCD11bhigh cells (red-marked population in A). (C) Expression of CD86 and CD206 on the CD45highCD11bhightdTomato+ cells (orange-marked population in B). (D) Quantification of CD45highCD11high myeloid cells in the brain at 2 and 7 dpi (red-marked population in A). Shown are the combined data of two independent experiments; n = 3–8. (E) Quantification of tdTomato-expressing cells in the CD45highCD11bhigh population in A (orange-marked population in B); n = 3–6; shown are combined data of two independent experiments. (F) Quantification of tdTomato− cells in the CD45highCD11bhigh population in A (green-marked population in B; n = 3–6; combined data from two independent experiments are shown). The data in D–F are shown as mean ± SEM (plus individual data); open symbols represent mock-infected controls, filled symbols represent infected mice. Analysis of data in D by two-way ANOVA indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 18) = 25.23; P < 0.0001] but not time [F (1, 18) = 1.891; P = 0.1859] or interaction [F (1, 18) = 1.931; P = 0.1816]. Similar, analysis of data in E and F indicated only a significant effect of infection [E: F (1, 13) = 27.66; P = 0.0002; F: F (1, 13) = 17.58; P = 0.0011]. Post hoc results are indicated by asterisks: **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.](/paper-figures/c5156a6df28543fb8aa0d940729886fd/chemokine-receptors-ccr2-and-cx3cr1-regulate-viral-encephalitis-induced-figure-4.jpg)
![Fig. 5. Genetic deficiency of CCR2 and CX3CR1 leads to decreased neuronal death in the hippocampus after TMEV infection. Animals were treated as described in Fig. 1. Brains were removed on day 7 after perfusion, and histology was performed on sections of the dorsal hippocampus. Section levels (−2.06 ± 0.26 mm from bregma) were similar in all groups. (A) Representative photomicrographs illustrating NeuN+ neurons in mock-infected and TMEV-infected B6, Ccr2-KO, and Cx3cr1-KO mice. [Scale bars: 200 µm (overview, Top and Center Rows) or 50 µm (magnification, Bottom Row).] (B) Semi-quantitative data on NeuN+ neurons in the CA1/CA2 regions of the hippocampus. Data are shown as boxplots with whiskers indicating minimum and maximum values; the horizontal line in the boxes represents the median value. In addition, individual data are shown (n = 5–13). Analysis of data by two-way ANOVA indicated a significant effect of infection [F (1, 41) = 5.33; P = 0.0261], genotype [F (2, 41) = 6.348; P = 0.0040], and interaction [F (2, 41) = 7.35; P = 0.0019]. Significant differences from post hoc testing of mock-infected mice are indicated by the hash sign: #P < 0.05; significant differences between infected groups are indicated by asterisks: **P < 0.01. (C) The number of FJC+ neurons in infected mice (n = 6–14). No FJC staining was observed in controls. Analysis of data by one-way ANOVA indicated a significant difference between groups [F (2, 28) = 5.174; P = 0.0122]. Significant differences between infected groups are indicated by asterisks: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. (D) Representative photomicrographs illustrating FJC staining in infected mice. [Scale bars: 200 µm (Top Row) or 50 µm (Bottom Row).]](/paper-figures/a759ce61322a4a1db6ad14c20a200114/chemokine-receptors-ccr2-and-cx3cr1-regulate-viral-encephalitis-induced-figure-5.jpg)

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- Authors
- Käufer, C., Chhatbar, C., Bröer, S., Waltl, I., Ghita, L., Gerhauser, I., Kalinke, U., & Löscher, W.
- Affiliations
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany;
- Institute for Experimental Infection Research, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, a joint venture between the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany, and the Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany;
- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany;
- ORCID
- Löscher, Wolfgang
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2018-09-04
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 38
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC6156634
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 8
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Ministry of Science and Culture, Lower Saxony, Germany (N-RENNT)
- Hemholtz Zukunftsthema Immunology & Inflammation (Immunology & Inflammation)
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