Dimethyl fumarate-induced lymphopenia in MS due to differential T-cell subset apoptosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the mechanism underlying the preferential CD8⁺ vs CD4⁺ T-cell lymphopenia induced by dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treatment of MS.

Methods

Total lymphocyte counts and comprehensive T-cell subset analyses were performed in high-quality samples obtained from patients with MS prior to and serially following DMF treatment initiation. Random coefficient mixed-effects analysis was used to model the trajectory of T-cell subset losses in vivo. Survival and apoptosis of distinct T-cell subsets were assessed following in vitro exposure to DMF.

Results

Best-fit modeling indicated that the DMF-induced preferential reductions in CD8⁺ vs CD4⁺ T-cell counts nonetheless followed similar depletion kinetics, suggesting a simil

SUBMITTER: Ghadiri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5365096 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature