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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2015

Endogenous antibodies contribute to macrophage-mediated demyelination in a mouse model for CMT1B.

Dennis Klein, Janos Groh, Andreas Weishaupt, Rudolf Martini

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A dose escalation and safety study of AAVrh10-mediated Schwann cell-targeted gene therapy for CMT1X.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  4. Emerging Therapies for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Inherited Neuropathies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dennis KleinDepartment of Neurology, Developmental Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str 11, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany. Klein_D2@ukw.de.
Janos GrohDepartment of Neurology, Developmental Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str 11, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany. Groh_J@ukw.de.
Andreas WeishauptDepartment of Neurology, Developmental Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str 11, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany. Weishaupt_A@ukw.de.
Rudolf MartiniDepartment of Neurology, Developmental Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str 11, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany. rudolf.martini@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe could previously identify components of both the innate and the adaptive immune system as disease modifiers in the pathogenesis of models for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies type 1B and 1X. As part of the adaptive immune system, here we investigated the role of antibodies in a model for CMT1B.

methodsAntibodies were localized and characterized in peripheral nerves of the CMT1B model by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. Experimental ablation of antibodies was performed by cross breeding the CMT1B models with mutants deficient in B-lymphocytes (JHD-/- mutants). Ameliorated demyelination by antibody deficiency was reverted by intravenous injection of mouse IgG fractions. Histopathological analysis was performed by immunocytochemistry and light and quantitative electron microscopy.

resultsWe demonstrate that in peripheral nerves of a mouse model for CMT1B, endogenous antibodies strongly decorate endoneurial tubes of peripheral nerves. These antibodies comprise IgG and IgM subtypes and are preferentially, but not exclusively, associated with nerve fiber aspects nearby the nodes of Ranvier. In the absence of antibodies, the early demyelinating phenotype is substantially ameliorated. Reverting the neuropathy by reconstitution with murine IgG fractions identified accumulating antibodies as potentially pathogenic at this early stage of disease.

conclusionsOur study demonstrates that in a mouse model for CMT1B, endogenous antibodies contribute to early macrophage-mediated demyelination and disease progression. Thus, both the innate and adaptive immune system are mutually interconnected in a genetic model for demyelination. Since in Wallerian degeneration antibodies have also been shown to be involved in myelin phagocytosis, our study supports our view that inherited demyelination and Wallerian degeneration share common mechanisms, which are detrimental when activated under nonlesion conditions.

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Analysis of VarianceAnimalsAntibodiesAntigens, DifferentiationCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyelin P0 ProteinAntibodiesAntigens, DifferentiationHomeodomain Proteinsmonocyte-macrophage differentiation antigenMyelin P0 ProteinRAG-1 protein

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PMID25879857
PMCPMC4364634
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