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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2014

Toso controls encephalitogenic immune responses by dendritic cells and regulatory T cells.

Dirk Brenner, Anne Brüstle, Gloria H Y Lin, Philipp A Lang, Gordon S Duncan, Christiane B Knobbe-Thomsen, Michael St Paul, Colin Reardon, Michael W Tusche, Bryan Snow and 6 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Dirk BrennerThe Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C1.
Anne Brüstle
Gloria H Y Lin
Philipp A Lang
Gordon S Duncan
Christiane B Knobbe-Thomsen
Michael St Paul
Colin Reardon
Michael W Tusche
Bryan Snow
Sara R Hamilton
Aline Pfefferle
Syed O Gilani
Pamela S Ohashi
Karl S Lang
Tak W Mak
University Health Network · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DELa Jolla Institute for Immunology · USUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to mount a strong immune response against pathogens is crucial for mammalian survival. However, excessive and uncontrolled immune reactions can lead to autoimmunity. Unraveling how the reactive versus tolerogenic state is controlled might point toward novel therapeutic strategies to treat autoimmune diseases. The surface receptor Toso/Faim3 has been linked to apoptosis, IgM binding, and innate immune responses. In this study, we used Toso-deficient mice to investigate the importance of Toso in tolerance and autoimmunity. We found that Toso(-/-) mice do not develop severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a mouse model for the human disease multiple sclerosis. Toso(-/-) dendritic cells were less sensitive to Toll-like receptor stimulation and induced significantly lower levels of disease-associated inflammatory T-cell responses. Consistent with this observation, the transfer of Toso(-/-) dendritic cells did not induce autoimmune diabetes, indicating their tolerogenic potential. In Toso(-/-) mice subjected to EAE induction, we found increased numbers of regulatory T cells and decreased encephalitogenic cellular infiltrates in the brain. Finally, inhibition of Toso activity in vivo at either an early or late stage of EAE induction prevented further disease progression. Taken together, our data identify Toso as a unique regulator of inflammatory autoimmune responses and an attractive target for therapeutic intervention.

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AnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCytokinesDendritic CellsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryInflammationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutCarrier ProteinsCytokinesFcmr protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsinflammationTh1/Th17 cells

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PMID24398517
PMCPMC3903229
OpenAlexW2062238805

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