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ArticleAutoimmune diseases2015

Hepatic but Not CNS-Expressed Human C-Reactive Protein Inhibits Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Transgenic Mice.

Tyler T Wright, Rachel V Jimenez, Todd E Morgan, Namrata Bali, Xiaogang Hou, Mark A McCrory, Caleb E Finch, Alexander J Szalai

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Article in Autoimmune diseases, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tyler T WrightDepartment of Medicine, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Rachel V JimenezDepartment of Medicine, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Todd E MorganDavis School of Gerontology and Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Namrata BaliDavis School of Gerontology and Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Xiaogang HouDavis School of Gerontology and Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Mark A McCroryDepartment of Pathology, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Caleb E FinchDavis School of Gerontology and Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Alexander J SzalaiDepartment of Medicine, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
ROS Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in RAP30AR048311 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI MOUNTZ, JOHN D · 2001 to 2017
$9.5M
C-reactive protein in acute kidney injuryR01DK099092 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SZALAI, ALEXANDER J · 2014 to 2017
$1.3M
C-reactive Protein, Autoimmunity, and Inflammation in the Central Nervous SystemF31NS081903 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WRIGHT, TYLER T · 2013 to 2015
$74k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR048311NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099092NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS081903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We recently demonstrated that human C-reactive protein (CRP), expressed hepatically in transgenic mice (CRPtg), improved the outcome of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of multiple sclerosis (MS). The liver is the primary site of CRP synthesis in humans and in CRPtg mice but is also expressed by both at low levels in the CNS. To determine if CNS expression of human CRP is sufficient to impact EAE, we generated neuronal CRP transgenic mice (nCRPtg) wherein human CRP expression is driven by the neuron-specific Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIα (CaMKIIα) gene promoter. We found that hepatically expressed/blood-borne CRP, but not CNS expressed CRP, lessened EAE severity. These outcomes indicate that the protective actions of human CRP in EAE are manifested in the periphery and not in the CNS and reveal a previously unappreciated site specificity for the beneficial actions of CRP in CNS disease.

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PMID26421184
PMCPMC4573232
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