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Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

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McQualter, Jonathan L., Darwiche, Rima, Ewing, Christine, Onuki, Manabu, Kay, Thomas W., Hamilton, John A., Reid, Hugh H., Bernard, Claude C.A.·2001·The Journal of Experimental Medicine

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Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a model for multiple sclerosis, can be induced by immunization with a number of myelin antigens. In particular, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, a central nervous system (CNS)-specific antigen expressed on the myelin surface, is able to induce a paralytic MS-like disease with extensive CNS inflammation and demyelination in several strains of animals. Although not well understood, the egress of immune cells into the CNS in EAE is governed by a complex interplay between pro and antiinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. The hematopoietic growth factor, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), is considered to play a central role in maintaining chronic inflammation. The present study was designed to investigate the previously unexplored role of GM-CSF in autoimmune-mediated demyelination. GM-CSF(-/)- mice are resistant to EAE, display decreased antigen-specific proliferation of splenocytes, and fail to sustain immune cell infiltrates in the CNS, thus revealing key activities for GM-CSF in the development of inflammatory demyelinating lesions and control of migration and/or proliferation of leukocytes within the CNS. These results hold implications for the pathogenesis of inflammatory and demyelinating diseases and may provide the basis for more effective therapies for inflammatory diseases, and more specifically for multiple sclerosis.

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  • GM-CSF is essential for the development and progression of EAE; mice deficient in GM-CSF are resistant to EAE induction, and blockade of GM-CSF in wild-type mice suppresses ongoing disease.

    “GM-CSF is essential for the development and progression of EAE. Mice deficient in GM-CSF are resistant to EAE induction, and blockade of GM-CSF in wild-type mice suppresses ongoing disease (McQualter et al., 2001; Codarri et al., 2011).”

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McQualter, J. L., Darwiche, R., Ewing, C., Onuki, M., Kay, T. W., Hamilton, J. A., Reid, H. H., & Bernard, C. C. A.
Affiliations
  • La Trobe University (AU)
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
Venue
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
2001-09-24
Volume
194
Issue
7
Pages
873-882
ISSN
  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2166787544
Cited by
477
References
58
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FWCI
12.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
GM-CSF, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, demyelination, neuroinflammation, leukocyte migration, splenocyte proliferation, chemokines, cytokines, hematopoietic growth factors
MeSH terms
Animals, Autoantibodies, Disease Models, Animal, Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental, Immunity, Innate, Immunotherapy, Mice, Mutant Strains, Multiple Sclerosis, Myelin Proteins, T-Lymphocytes, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Mice, Inbred NOD, Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein, Mice, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein

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