c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase as a Therapeutic Target in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is upregulated during multiple sclerosis relapses and at the peak of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We aim to investigate the effects of pharmacological pan-JNK inhibition on the course of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG35-55) EAE disease using in vivo and in vitro experimental models. EAE was induced in female C57BL/6JRj wild type mice using MOG35-55. SP600125 (SP), a reversible adenosine triphosphate competitive pan-JNK inhibitor, was then given orally after disease onset. Positive correlation between SP plasma and brain concentration was observed. Nine, but not three, consecutive days of SP treatment led to a significant dose-dependent decrease of mean cumulative MOG35-55 EAE severity that was associated with increased mRNA expression of interferon gamma (INF-γ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the spinal cord. On a histological level, reduced spinal cord immune cell-infiltration predominantly of CD3+ T cells as well as increased activity of Iba1+ cells were observed in treated animals. In addition, in vitro incubation of murine and human CD3+ T cells with SP resulted in reduced T cell apoptosis and proliferation. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that pharmacological pan-JNK inhibition might be a treatment strategy for autoimmune central nervous system demyelination.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Cells - 9(2020), 10 vom: 23. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bagnoud, Maud [VerfasserIn]
Briner, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
Remlinger, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Meli, Ivo [VerfasserIn]
Schuetz, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Pistor, Maximilian [VerfasserIn]
Salmen, Anke [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Hoepner, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cytokines
EC 2.7.11.24
Immunotherapy
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Journal Article
MAPK
Mitogen-activated protein kinases
Multiple sclerosis
Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Neuroinflammation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SP600125

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.05.2021

Date Revised 13.05.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells9102154

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315484187