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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2017

Bioluminescence and Near-infrared Imaging of Optic Neuritis and Brain Inflammation in the EAE Model of Multiple Sclerosis in Mice.

Katja Schmitz, Irmgard Tegeder

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Katja SchmitzInstitute of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Frankfurt.
Irmgard TegederInstitute of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Frankfurt; itegeder@hotmail.com.
University Hospital Frankfurt · DE

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Abstract

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in SJL/J mice is a model for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Clinical EAE scores describing motor function deficits are basic readouts of the immune-mediated inflammation of the spinal cord. However, scores and body weight do not allow for an in vivo assessment of brain inflammation and optic neuritis. The latter is an early and frequent manifestation in about 2/3 of MS patients. Here, we show methods for bioluminescence and near-infrared live imaging to assess EAE evoked optic neuritis, brain inflammation, and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption in living mice using an in vivo imaging system. A bioluminescent substrate activated by oxidases primarily showed optic neuritis. The signal was specific and allowed the visualization of medication effects and disease time courses, which paralleled the clinical scores. Pegylated fluorescent nanoparticles that remained within the vasculature for extended periods of time were used to assess the BBB integrity. Near-infrared imaging revealed a BBB leak at the peak of the disease. The signal was the strongest around the eyes. A near-infrared substrate for matrix metalloproteinases was used to assess EAE-evoked inflammation. Auto-fluorescence interfered with the signal, requiring spectral unmixing for quantification. Overall, bioluminescence imaging was a reliable method to assess EAE-associated optic neuritis and medication effects and was superior to the near-infrared techniques in terms of signal specificity, robustness, ease of quantification, and cost.

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AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierDisease Models, AnimalEncephalitisEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleFluorescenceLuminescent MeasurementsMice, Inbred StrainsMultiple SclerosisMyelitisNanoparticlesOptic NeuritisSpectroscopy, Near-Infrared

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PMID28287595
PMCPMC5408958
OpenAlexW2593766312

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