Project description:Previously, we have established two distinct progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) models by induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) in two mouse strains. A.SW mice develop ataxia with antibody deposition, but no T cell infiltration, in the central nervous system (CNS), while SJL/J mice develop paralysis with CNS T cell infiltration. In this study, we determined biomarkers contributing to the heterogeneities of the two models. Using the CNS and spleen microarray transcriptome and cytokine data, we conducted computational supervised analyses (volcano plot, heat map, and pathway analysis) and unsupervised principal component analysis (PCA) with pattern matching analysis (PMA).
2019-04-09 | GSE99300 | GEO
Project description:Gut microbiota-specific IgA+ B cells traffic to the CNS in active multiple sclerosis
Project description:Mononuclear phagocytes are key regulators of both tissue damage and repair in neuroinflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). To examine divergent phagocyte phenotypes in the inflamed central nervous system (CNS) we introduce an in vivo imaging approach combined with RNAseq and proteomics that allows us to temporally and spatially resolve the evolution of phagocyte polarization in a murine MS model. We show that the initial pro-inflammatory polarization of phagocytes is established after spinal cord entry and critically depends on the compartment they enter. Guided by signals from the CNS environment individual phagocytes then switch their phenotype as lesions move from expansion to resolution. Our study thus provides a first real-time analysis of the temporo-spatial determinants and regulatory principles of phagocyte specification in the inflamed CNS.
Project description:Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS), can be suppressed in its early stages but eventually becomes clinically progressive and unresponsive to therapy. Here we investigate whether the therapeutic resistance of progressive MS can be attributed to chronic immune cell accumulation behind the blood brain barrier. Methods: We systematically track CNS-homing immune cells in the peripheral blood of 31 MS patients and 31 matched healthy individuals in an integrated analysis of 497,705 single cell transcriptomes and 355,433 surface protein profiles from 71 samples. Through spatial RNA-sequencing we localize these cells in post-mortem brain tissue of 6 progressive MS patients contrasted against 4 control brains (20 samples, 85,000 spot transcriptomes). Findings: We identify a specific pathogenic CD161+/LTB+ T cell population that resides in brains of progressive MS patients. Intriguingly, our data suggest that the colonization of the CNS by these T cells may begin earlier in the disease course, as they can be mobilized to the blood by usage of the integrin-blocking antibody natalizumab in relapsing-remitting MS patients. Conclusions: As a consequence, we lay the groundwork for a therapeutic strategy to deplete CNS-homing T cells before they can fuel treatment-resistant progression. Funding: This study was supported by funding from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, the OAK Foundation, Medical Research Council UK and Wellcome.
Project description:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by cell proliferation, migration and damage in various cell types in different CNS regions and causes disabilities related to distinct neurological pathways, such as walking, vision and cognition. Here, region-specific transcriptomic approach was used to determine changes in gene expression in five different CNS regions (hippocampus, frontal cortex, internal capsule, corpus callosum, and parietal cortex) in MS.
Project description:IgA+ Plasma Cells were sort-purified from the small intestinal lamina prorpia of C57BL/6 mice at four Zeitgeber time points (ZT0, 6, 12 and 18). RNA extracted from these samples was subjected to bulk RNA seq to identify time of day differences in IgA+ PC gene expression.
Project description:To address the differential response of the CNS, proteomics was applied in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice and cuprizone (CPZ) mice in two different CNS regions