Abstract
Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience clinical improvement during pregnancy, indicating that sex hormones might have therapeutic effects in MS. Our previous studies have demonstrated that B cells and PD-L1 are crucial for E2 (17β-estradiol)-mediated protection against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We here demonstrate that the transfer of IL-10+ B cells into E2-treated PD-L1-/- mice after EAE induction could partially restore E2-mediated protection and decrease the frequency of pro-inflammatory cells in the CNS compared to E2/saline treated PD-L1-/- mice. Hence, co-administration of IL-10+ B cells and E2 might have a powerful therapeutic potential for treatment of EAE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-136 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 285 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- EAE
- Estrogen
- IL-10
- PD-L1
- PD-L2
- Regulatory B cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology