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ArticlePloS one2014

MK2 and Fas receptor contribute to the severity of CNS demyelination.

Silvia M Tietz, Regina Hofmann, Tobias Thomas, Björn Tackenberg, Matthias Gaestel, Martin Berghoff

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Silvia M TietzDepartment of Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Theodor-Kocher-Institute, Universtiy of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Regina HofmannDepartment of Child Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Tobias ThomasDepartment of Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Björn TackenbergDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroimmunology Group, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Matthias GaestelInstitute of Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Martin BerghoffDepartment of Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
University of Giessen · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversity of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Models of inflammatory or degenerative diseases demonstrated that the protein-kinase MK2 is a key player in inflammation. In this study we examined the role of MK2 in MOG35-55-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model for multiple sclerosis. In MK2-deficient (MK2-/-) mice we found a delayed onset of the disease and MK2-/- mice did not recover until day 24 after EAE induction. At this day a higher number of leukocytes in the CNS of MK2-/- mice was found. TNFα was not detectable in serum of MK2-/- mice in any stage of EAE, while high TNFα levels were found at day 16 in wild-type mice. Further investigation revealed an increased expression of FasR mRNA in leukocytes isolated from CNS of wild-type mice but not in MK2-/- mice, however in vitro stimulation of MK2-/- splenocytes with rmTNFα induced the expression of FasR. In addition, immunocomplexes between the apoptosis inhibitor cFlip and the FasR adapter molecule FADD were only detected in splenocytes of MK2-/- mice at day 24 after EAE induction. Moreover, the investigation of blood samples from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients revealed reduced FasR mRNA expression compared to healthy controls. Taken together, our data suggest that MK2 is a key regulatory inflammatory cytokines in EAE and multiple sclerosis. MK2-/- mice showed a lack of TNFα and thus might not undergo TNFα-induced up-regulation of FasR. This may prevent autoreactive leukocytes from apoptosis and may led to prolonged disease activity. The findings indicate a key role of MK2 and FasR in the regulation and limitation of the immune response in the CNS.

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AdultAnimalsApoptosisCell CountCentral Nervous SystemEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimentalfas ReceptorFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeukocytesMaleMAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2MiceMultiple SclerosisProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesfas ReceptorIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMCPMC4070940
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