IL-18 deficiency inhibits both Th1 and Th2 cytokine production but not the clinical symptoms in experimental autoimmune neuritis

  • Rui Sheng Duan
  • , Xing Mei Zhang
  • , Eilhard Mix
  • , Hernan Concha Quezada
  • , Abdu Adem
  • , Jie Zhu

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Abstract

IL-18 deficient (IL-18-/-) mice were used to investigate the role of IL-18 in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) which was induced by immunization of the mice with P0 protein peptide 180-199. The clinical course was not different between IL-18-/- and wild-type mice. The splenic mononuclear cell (MNC) proliferation was also similar in both animal groups. However, the percentages of IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-12 positive cells were decreased among infiltrating MNC of cauda equine in IL-18-/- mice. This indicates that IL-18 deficiency inhibits the production of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines in the target organ of mice with EAN.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-167
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume183
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2007

Keywords

  • EAN
  • IL-18
  • Th1 cytokines
  • Th2 cytokines

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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