Dynamic alterations of dural and bone marrow B cells in an animal model of progressive MS
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: In multiple sclerosis (MS), the leptomeninges (LM) are populated with immune cell aggregates that correlate with disease progression. The impact of LM inflammation on the adjacent dura is largely unknown. Using a mouse model of MS that induces brain LM inflammation and age-dependent disease progression, we found that encephalitogenic T cells and B220high B cells accumulate substantially in the brain LM and parenchyma of both young and aged mice, while the adjacent dura remains relatively inert. We also observed a population of anti-CD20-resistant B220low B cells in the dura and bone marrow that virtually disappear at disease onset and accumulate in the brain of young mice concomitant with disease remission. In contrast, aged mice show a paucity of brain-resident B220low B cells at the expense of class-switched B220high B cells accompanied by severe, chronic disease. In summary, dynamic changes in the brain, LM, and dural B cells are associated with age-dependent disease severity in an animal model of progressive MS.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE299404 | GEO | 2025/09/05
REPOSITORIES: GEO
ACCESS DATA