Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction Develops at the Onset of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, and Can Be Induced by Adoptive Transfer of Auto-Reactive T Cells

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作者
Nouri, Mehrnaz [1 ,2 ]
Bredberg, Anders [3 ,4 ]
Westrom, Bjorn [2 ]
Lavasani, Shahram [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Lund Univ, Dept Clin Sci, Clin Res Ctr, Surg Res Unit, Malmo, Sweden
[2] Lund Univ, Dept Biol, Lund, Sweden
[3] ImmuneBiotech AB, Lund Life Sci Incubator, Lund, Sweden
[4] Lund Univ, Dept Lab Med, Sect Med Microbiol, Malmo, Sweden
来源
PLOS ONE | 2014年 / 9卷 / 09期
关键词
CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM; INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE; MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TH17; CELLS; PERMEABILITY; PATHOGENESIS; ZONULIN; MECHANISMS; MODEL;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0106335
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with a pathogenesis involving a dysfunctional blood-brain barrier and myelin-specific, autoreactive T cells. Although the commensal microbiota seems to affect its pathogenesis, regulation of the interactions between luminal antigens and mucosal immune elements remains unclear. Herein, we investigated whether the intestinal mucosal barrier is also targeted in this disease. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the prototypic animal model of MS, was induced either by active immunization or by adoptive transfer of autoreactive T cells isolated from these mice. We show increased intestinal permeability, overexpression of the tight junction protein zonulin and alterations in intestinal morphology (increased crypt depth and thickness of the submucosa and muscularis layers). These intestinal manifestations were seen at 7 days (i.e., preceding the onset of neurological symptoms) and at 14 days (i.e., at the stage of paralysis) after immunization. We also demonstrate an increased infiltration of proinflammatory Th1/Th17 cells and a reduced regulatory T cell number in the gut lamina propria, Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes. Adoptive transfer to healthy mice of encephalitogenic T cells, isolated from EAE-diseased animals, led to intestinal changes similar to those resulting from the immunization procedure. Our findings show that disruption of intestinal homeostasis is an early and immune-mediated event in EAE. We propose that this intestinal dysfunction may act to support disease progression, and thus represent a potential therapeutic target in MS. In particular, an increased understanding of the regulation of tight junctions at the blood-brain barrier and in the intestinal wall may be crucial for design of future innovative therapies.
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