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ArticleImmunobiology2014

Carboxypeptidase N-deficient mice present with polymorphic disease phenotypes on induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Xianzhen Hu, Rick A Wetsel, Theresa N Ramos, Stacey L Mueller-Ortiz, Trenton R Schoeb, Scott R Barnum

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Article in Immunobiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xianzhen HuDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Rick A WetselBrown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Theresa N RamosDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Stacey L Mueller-OrtizBrown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Trenton R SchoebDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Scott R BarnumDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Electronic address: sbarnum@uab.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USBrown Foundation · US

Funding

IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES AND BASIC IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007051 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Laurie Ellen Harrington · 1985 to 2026
$13.1M
MURINE COMPLEMENT C5 DEFICIENCY--MOLECULAR BASISR01AI025011 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WETSEL, RICK A. · 1987 to 2017
$4.6M
The role of the terminal complement pathway in experimental cerebral malaria.F31NS077811 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI RAMOS, THERESA N · 2012 to 2012
$24k
COMPLEMENT C5 AND THE C5A-RECEPTOR: MOLECULAR GENETICSR55AI025011 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WETSEL, RICK A. · 1991 to 1991
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NIAID NIH HHS AI025011NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI025011NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007051NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI07051NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS077811NINDS NIH HHS NS077811
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Abstract

Carboxypeptidase N (CPN) is a member of the carboxypeptidase family of enzymes that cleave carboxy-terminal lysine and arginine residues from a large number of biologically active peptides and proteins. These enzymes are best known for their roles in modulating the activity of kinins, complement anaphylatoxins and coagulation proteins. Although CPN makes important contributions to acute inflammatory events, little is known about its role in autoimmune disease. In this study we used CPN(-/-) mice in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model for multiple sclerosis. Unexpectedly, we observed several EAE disease phenotypes in CPN(-/-) mice compared to wild type mice. The majority of CPN(-/-) mice died within five to seven days after disease induction, before displaying clinical signs of disease. The remaining mice presented with either mild EAE or did not develop EAE. In addition, CPN(-/-) mice injected with complete or incomplete Freund's adjuvant died within the same time frame and in similar numbers as those induced for EAE. Overall, the course of EAE in CPN(-/-) mice was significantly delayed and attenuated compared to wild type mice. Spinal cord histopathology in CPN(-/-) mice revealed meningeal, but not parenchymal leukocyte infiltration, and minimal demyelination. Our results indicate that CPN plays an important role in EAE development and progression and suggests that multiple CPN ligands contribute to the disease phenotypes we observed.

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AnimalsCell MovementDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalHumansInflammationLeukocytesLysine CarboxypeptidaseMeningesMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple SclerosisPhenotypeSpinal CordLysine CarboxypeptidaseCarboxypeptidasecarboxypeptidase Ncobra venom factorCPNCVFDemyelinating diseaseEAEexperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisKininsMOGMS/EAEmyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein

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