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- Title
Functional Genomic Analysis of Remyelination Reveals Importance of Inflammation in Oligodendrocyte Regeneration.
- Authors
Arnett, Heather A.; Ying Wang; Matsushima, Glenn K.; Suzuki, Kinuko; Ting, Jenny P.-Y.
- Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor a (TNFα), a proinflammatory cytokine, was shown previously to promote remyelination and oligodendrocyte precursor proliferation in a murine model for demyelinafion and remyelination. We used Affymetrix microarrays in this study to identify (1) changes in gene expression that accompany demyelination versus remyelination and (2) changes in gene expression during the successful remyelination of wild-type mice versus the unsuccessful attempts in mice lacking TNFα. Alterations in inflammatory genes represented the most prominent changes, with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes dramatically enhanced in microglia and astrocytes during demyelination, remyelination, and as a consequence of TNFα stimulation. Studies to examine the roles of these genes in remyelination were then performed using mice lacking specific genes identified by the microarray. Analysis of MHC-II-null mice showed delayed remyelination and regeneration of oligodendrocytes, whereas removal of MHC-I had little effect. These data point to the induction of MHC-II by TNFα as an important regulatory event in remyelination and emphasize the active inflammatory response in regeneration after pathology in the brain.
- Subjects
CYTOKINES; MICE; GENE expression; GENES; TUMOR necrosis factors
- Publication
Journal of Neuroscience, 2003, Vol 23, Issue 30, p9824
- ISSN
0270-6474
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-30-09824.2003