Autor(es): Jander S,Pohl J,Gillen C,Stoll G

Resumo: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent immunosuppressant cytokine which downregulates MHC class II antigen expression and inflammatory cytokine production. In this study we localized mRNA for IL-10 in the rat peripheral nervous system (PNS) by nonradioactive in situ hybridization using a digoxygenin-labeled riboprobe specific for rat IL-10. IL-10 mRNA was expressed by some Schwann cells (SCs) in the normal sciatic nerve. During Wallerian degeneration, SCs strongly expressed IL-10 mRNA between days 2 and 4 after transection. By day 14 only occasional cells were positive for IL-10 mRNA. The vast majority of ED1-positive macrophages were IL-10 negative after axotomy. Contrastingly, infiltrating macrophages expressed IL-10 mRNA conincident with beginning clinical recovery in experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN), the rat model of human Guillain-Barré syndrome. Our data suggest that SCs provide a constitutive immunosuppressant system in the PNS. In EAN additional macrophage-derived IL-10 may be important for the resolution of the T cell-mediated immune response.

Palavras-Chave: In situ hiybridization; Schwann cell; Macrophage; Axotomy; Experimental autoimmune neuritis

Imprenta: Journal of Neuroscience Research, v. 43, n. 2, p. 254-259, 1996

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19960115)43:2<254::AID-JNR13>3.0.CO;2-6

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Biosynthesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Biochemistry ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cell ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cytopathology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - DNA ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immune response ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - RNA ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cytokines ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Inflammation ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology

Data de publicação: 1996

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