Macrophage apoptosis in the central nervous system in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis - PubMed (original) (raw)
Macrophage apoptosis in the central nervous system in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
K B Nguyen et al. J Autoimmun. 1994 Apr.
Abstract
Using light and electron microscopy, we have demonstrated that macrophage apoptosis (programmed cell death) occurs in the central nervous system (CNS) in Lewis rats with acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and chronic relapsing EAE. Apoptotic macrophages were identified by the presence of an apoptotic nucleus in a cell with cytoplasm containing myelin debris but no intermediate filaments. They were found in the meninges, perivascular spaces and in the parenchyma of the white and grey matter of the spinal cord. In acute EAE the apoptotic macrophages were most frequently seen at the time of maximal neurological signs and during the early stages of clinical recovery. Several possible mechanisms may be responsible for the macrophage apoptosis: the release or withdrawal of cytokines; T-cell cytotoxicity; the effect of activated macrophage products, such as nitric oxide; and a direct effect of endogenous glucocorticoids. Macrophage apoptosis, together with the T-cell apoptosis we have previously described in the CNS in EAE, may contribute to the down-regulation of this autoimmune disease.
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