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Antibodies produced by clonally expanded plasma cells in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid cause demyelination of spinal cord explants
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Blauth, Kevin Soltys, John J. Matschulat, Adeline Reiter, Cory R. Ritchie, Alanna M. Baird, Nicholas L. Bennett, Jeffrey L. Owens, Gregory P. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | B cells are implicated in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Intrathecal IgG synthesis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) oligoclonal bands and lesional IgG deposition suggest a role for antibody-mediated pathology. We examined the binding of IgG1 monoclonal recombinant antibodies (rAbs) derived from MS patient CSF expanded B cell clones to central nervous system (CNS) tissue. MS rAbs displaying CNS binding to mouse and human CNS tissue were further tested for their ability to induce complement-mediated tissue injury in ex vivo spinal cord explant cultures. The staining of CNS tissue, primary human astrocytes and human neurons revealed a measurable bias in MS rAb binding to antigens preferentially expressed on astrocytes and neurons. MS rAbs that recognize myelin-enriched antigens were rarely detected. Both myelin-specific and some astrocyte/neuronal-specific MS rAbs caused significant myelin loss and astrocyte activation when applied to spinal cord explant cultures in the presence of complement. Overall, the intrathecal B cell response in multiple sclerosis binds to both glial and neuronal targets and produces demyelination in spinal cord explant cultures implicating intrathecal IgG in MS pathogenesis. |
| Starting Page | 765 |
| Ending Page | 781 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00401-015-1500-6 |
| PubMed reference number | 26511623 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 130 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.antibodychain.com/printpdf/86892 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-015-1500-6 |
| Journal | Acta Neuropathologica |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |