IL-10 producing B cells partially restore E2-mediated protection against EAE in PD-L1 deficient mice

Jun Zhang, Gil Benedek, Sheetal Bodhankar, Andrew Lapato, Arthur A. Vandenbark, Halina Offner

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)129-136
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume285
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • EAE
  • Estrogen
  • IL-10
  • PD-L1
  • PD-L2
  • Regulatory B cell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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