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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2017

MHC class II expression and potential antigen-presenting cells in the retina during experimental autoimmune uveitis.

Deborah A Lipski, Rémi Dewispelaere, Vincent Foucart, Laure E Caspers, Matthieu Defrance, Catherine Bruyns, François Willermain

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Deborah A LipskiOphthalmology Group, IRIBHM (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Erasme Campus, Building C, Room C6.117, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium. dlipski@ulb.ac.be.ORCID 0000-0002-0274-0630
Rémi DewispelaereOphthalmology Group, IRIBHM (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Erasme Campus, Building C, Room C6.117, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
Vincent FoucartOphthalmology Group, IRIBHM (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Erasme Campus, Building C, Room C6.117, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
Laure E CaspersOphthalmology Department of CHU Saint-Pierre, 322 Rue Haute, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
Matthieu DefranceInteruniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, La Plaine Campus, BC building, 6th floor, CP 263, Triomflaan, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Catherine BruynsOphthalmology Group, IRIBHM (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Erasme Campus, Building C, Room C6.117, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
François WillermainOphthalmology Group, IRIBHM (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Erasme Campus, Building C, Room C6.117, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Pierre · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundControversy exists regarding which cell types are responsible for autoantigen presentation in the retina during experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) development. In this study, we aimed to identify and characterize the retinal resident and infiltrating cells susceptible to express major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II during EAU.

methodsEAU was induced in C57BL/6 mice by adoptive transfer of autoreactive lymphocytes from IRBP1-20-immunized animals. MHC class II expression was studied by immunostainings on eye cryosections. For flow cytometry (FC) analysis, retinas were dissected and enzymatically digested into single-cell suspensions. Three MHC class II

resultsImmunostainings demonstrate strong induction of MHC class II expression in EAU, especially in the inner retina at the level of inflamed vessels, extending to the outer retinal layers and the subretinal space in severely inflamed eyes. Most MHC class II

conclusionOur results highlight the potential of cells of hematopoietic origin in local antigen presentation, whatever their Ly6C expression. Our work further provides a first transcriptomic study of MHC class II-expressing retinal cells during EAU and delivers a series of new candidate genes possibly implicated in the pathogenesis of retinal autoimmunity.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsAutoimmune DiseasesGene ExpressionGenes, MHC Class IIHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRetinaUveitisAntigen presentationAutoimmune eye disordersBlood-retinal barrierCo-stimulatory moleculesInflammationLy6CMacrophagesMicrogliaRNA-SeqTranscriptome

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PMID28720143
PMCPMC5516361
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