Abstract
Glatiramer acetate (GA) is an immunomodulator approved for therapy of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), but recent findings indicate that it may also have additional, neurotrophic effects. Here, we found that supernatants from human GA-reactive T lymphocytes potentiated oligodendrocyte numbers in rodent and human oligodendrocyte progenitor (OPC) cultures. Effects of Th2-polarized lines were stronger than Th1-polarized cells. Microarray and ELISA analyses revealed that neurotrophic factors induced in Th2- and Th1-polarized GA-reactive lines included IGF-2 and BMP-7 respectively, and functional studies confirmed IGF-2 as trophic for OPCs. Our results support the concept that GA therapy may result in supportive effects on oligodendrocytes in RRMS patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 71-79 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
| Volume | 227 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CNS repair
- Glatiramer acetate
- Multiple sclerosis
- Oligodendrocyte progenitor
- T lymphocyte
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