Title |
The farnesoid-X-receptor in myeloid cells controls CNS autoimmunity in an IL-10-dependent fashion
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Published in |
Acta Neuropathologica, July 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s00401-016-1593-6 |
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Authors |
Stephanie Hucke, Martin Herold, Marie Liebmann, Nicole Freise, Maren Lindner, Ann-Katrin Fleck, Stefanie Zenker, Stephanie Thiebes, Juncal Fernandez-Orth, Dorothea Buck, Felix Luessi, Sven G. Meuth, Frauke Zipp, Bernhard Hemmer, Daniel Robert Engel, Johannes Roth, Tanja Kuhlmann, Heinz Wiendl, Luisa Klotz |
Abstract |
Innate immune responses by myeloid cells decisively contribute to perpetuation of central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity and their pharmacologic modulation represents a promising strategy to prevent disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Based on our observation that peripheral immune cells from relapsing-remitting and primary progressive MS patients exhibited strongly decreased levels of the bile acid receptor FXR (farnesoid-X-receptor, NR1H4), we evaluated its potential relevance as therapeutic target for control of established CNS autoimmunity. Pharmacological FXR activation promoted generation of anti-inflammatory macrophages characterized by arginase-1, increased IL-10 production, and suppression of T cell responses. In mice, FXR activation ameliorated CNS autoimmunity in an IL-10-dependent fashion and even suppressed advanced clinical disease upon therapeutic administration. In analogy to rodents, pharmacological FXR activation in human monocytes from healthy controls and MS patients induced an anti-inflammatory phenotype with suppressive properties including control of effector T cell proliferation. We therefore, propose an important role of FXR in control of T cell-mediated autoimmunity by promoting anti-inflammatory macrophage responses. |
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