Glatiramer Acetate Biases Dendritic Cells Towards an Anti-Inflammatory Phenotype by Modulating OPN, IL-17, and RORγt Responses and by Increasing IL-10 Production in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis

Sakhina Begum-Haque, Marc Christy, Yan Wang, Eli Kasper, Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, Jacqueline Y. Smith, Azizul Haque, Lloyd H. Kasper

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Abstract

Paralleling our previous mechanistic studies of glatiramer acetate (GA; Copaxone) activity, we show that GA curbs the expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 and the universal adapter protein Myd88 in mice with EAE, the animal model for multiple sclerosis. Concurrent with enhanced dendritic cell (DC) production of IL-10, GA interferes with OPN, IL-17, and ROR gamma expression in DCs of mice with EAE, and suppresses brain expression of the EAE-induced chemokines, MIP1α and β, IP-10 and RANTES. Thus GA not only biases dendritic cells towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype, but also suppresses the expression of factors that affect the blood–brain barrier penetration during neuroinflammation.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)117-24
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume254
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • EAE
  • GA
  • IL-10
  • chemokines
  • dendritic cells
  • osteopontin

EGS Disciplines

  • Biology

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