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Schwab N. Transcriptomics reveals CSF cellular composition in multiple sclerosis but detects no viral RNA. Brain 2024; 147:333-334. [PMID: 38181428 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
Abstract
This scientific commentary refers to ‘Expression profiling of cerebrospinal fluid identifies dysregulated antiviral mechanisms in multiple sclerosis’ by Ban et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad404).
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- Nicholas Schwab
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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Schwab N, Wiendl H. Learning CNS immunopathology from therapeutic interventions. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eadg7863. [PMID: 37939164 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg7863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Modulation of immune cell trafficking across the blood-brain barrier has not only introduced a therapeutic avenue for multiple sclerosis (MS) but also represents an example of reverse translational medicine. Data from clinical trials of drugs such as natalizumab and fingolimod have revealed the involvement of different compartments in relapsing versus non-relapsing MS immune biology, contributed to our understanding of central nervous system (CNS) immune surveillance, and stimulated new fields of research. Here, we discuss the results of these trials, as well as patient biomaterial-based scientific projects, and how both have informed our understanding of CNS immunopathology.
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- Nicholas Schwab
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster 48149, Germany
- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
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Papageorgiou M, Biver E, Mareschal J, Phillips N, Hemmer A, Biolley E, Schwab N, Manoogian E, Gonzalez Rodriguez E, Aeberli D, Hans D, Pot C, Naef F, Rodondi N, Panda S, Ferrari S, Collet TH. The Effects Of Time-Restricted Eating (Tre) And Weight Loss On Bone Metabolism And Health: An Exploratory Analysis In A 6-Month Randomised Controlled Trial. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.09.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Hatchwell E, Smith EB, Jalilzadeh S, Bruno CD, Taoufik Y, Hendel-Chavez H, Liblau R, Brassat D, Martin-Blondel G, Wiendl H, Schwab N, Cortese I, Monaco MC, Imberti L, Capra R, Oksenberg JR, Gasnault J, Stankoff B, Richmond TA, Rancour DM, Koralnik IJ, Hanson BA, Major EO, Chow CR, Eis PS. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy genetic risk variants for pharmacovigilance of immunosuppressant therapies. Front Neurol 2022; 13:1016377. [PMID: 36588876 PMCID: PMC9795231 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1016377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and often lethal brain disorder caused by the common, typically benign polyomavirus 2, also known as JC virus (JCV). In a small percentage of immunosuppressed individuals, JCV is reactivated and infects the brain, causing devastating neurological defects. A wide range of immunosuppressed groups can develop PML, such as patients with: HIV/AIDS, hematological malignancies (e.g., leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma), autoimmune disorders (e.g., psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus), and organ transplants. In some patients, iatrogenic (i.e., drug-induced) PML occurs as a serious adverse event from exposure to immunosuppressant therapies used to treat their disease (e.g., hematological malignancies and multiple sclerosis). While JCV infection and immunosuppression are necessary, they are not sufficient to cause PML. Methods We hypothesized that patients may also have a genetic susceptibility from the presence of rare deleterious genetic variants in immune-relevant genes (e.g., those that cause inborn errors of immunity). In our prior genetic study of 184 PML cases, we discovered 19 candidate PML risk variants. In the current study of another 152 cases, we validated 4 of 19 variants in both population controls (gnomAD 3.1) and matched controls (JCV+ multiple sclerosis patients on a PML-linked drug ≥ 2 years). Results The four variants, found in immune system genes with strong biological links, are: C8B, 1-57409459-C-A, rs139498867; LY9 (alias SLAMF3), 1-160769595-AG-A, rs763811636; FCN2, 9-137779251-G-A, rs76267164; STXBP2, 19-7712287-G-C, rs35490401. Carriers of any one of these variants are shown to be at high risk of PML when drug-exposed PML cases are compared to drug-exposed matched controls: P value = 3.50E-06, OR = 8.7 [3.7-20.6]. Measures of clinical validity and utility compare favorably to other genetic risk tests, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 screening for breast cancer risk and HLA-B*15:02 pharmacogenetic screening for pharmacovigilance of carbamazepine to prevent Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Conclusion For the first time, a PML genetic risk test can be implemented for screening patients taking or considering treatment with a PML-linked drug in order to decrease the incidence of PML and enable safer use of highly effective therapies used to treat their underlying disease.
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- Eli Hatchwell
- Population Bio UK, Inc., Oxfordshire, United Kingdom,*Correspondence: Eli Hatchwell
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay and INSERM 1186, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay and INSERM 1186, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, INSERM, UPS, Toulouse, France,Department of Immunology, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, INSERM, UPS, Toulouse, France,Department of Immunology, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Infinity, Université Toulouse, CNRS, INSERM, UPS, Toulouse, France,Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Toulouse University Hospital Center, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Experimental Immunotherapeutics Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Viral Immunology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Centro di Ricerca Emato-Oncologica AIL (CREA) and Diagnostic Department, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Lombardia Multiple Sclerosis Network, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Department of Neurology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Population Bio, Inc., New York, NY, United States,Peggy S. Eis
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Ostkamp P, Deffner M, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Wünsch C, Lu IN, Wu GF, Goelz S, De Jager PL, Kuhlmann T, Gross CC, Klotz L, Meyer Zu Hörste G, Wiendl H, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N. A single-cell analysis framework allows for characterization of CSF leukocytes and their tissue of origin in multiple sclerosis. Sci Transl Med 2022; 14:eadc9778. [PMID: 36449599 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adc9778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
Peripheral central nervous system (CNS)-infiltrating lymphocytes are a hallmark of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) not only populate the healthy CNS parenchyma but also are suspected to contribute to multiple sclerosis pathology. Because cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), unlike CNS parenchyma, is accessible for diagnostics, we evaluated whether human CSF, apart from infiltrating cells, also contains TRM cells and CNS-resident myeloid cells draining from the parenchyma or border tissues. Using deep generative models, we integrated 41 CSF and 14 CNS parenchyma single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) samples from eight independent studies, encompassing 120,629 cells. By comparing CSF immune cells collected during multiple sclerosis relapse with cells collected during therapeutic very late antigen-4 blockade, we could identify immune subsets with tissue provenance across multiple lineages, including CNS border-associated macrophages, CD8 and CD4 TRM cells, and tissue-resident natural killer cells. All lymphocytic CNS-resident cells shared expression of CXCR6 but showed differential ITGAE expression (encoding CD103). A common signature defined CD4 and CD8 TRM cells by expression of ZFP36L2, DUSP1, and ID2. We further developed a user interface-driven application based on this analysis framework for atlas-level cell identity transfer onto new CSF scRNAseq data. Together, these results define CNS-resident immune cells involved in multiple sclerosis pathology that can be detected and monitored in CSF. Targeting these cell populations might be promising to modulate immunopathology in progressive multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory diseases.
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- Patrick Ostkamp
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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Schneider-Hohendorf T, Gerdes LA, Pignolet B, Gittelman R, Ostkamp P, Rubelt F, Raposo C, Tackenberg B, Riepenhausen M, Janoschka C, Wünsch C, Bucciarelli F, Flierl-Hecht A, Beltrán E, Kümpfel T, Anslinger K, Gross CC, Chapman H, Kaplan I, Brassat D, Wekerle H, Kerschensteiner M, Klotz L, Lünemann JD, Hohlfeld R, Liblau R, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Correction: Broader Epstein–Barr virus–specific T cell receptor repertoire in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Exp Med 2022; 219:213621. [DOI: 10.1084/jem.2022065010252022c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Schneider-Hohendorf T, Gerdes LA, Pignolet B, Gittelman R, Ostkamp P, Rubelt F, Raposo C, Tackenberg B, Riepenhausen M, Janoschka C, Wünsch C, Bucciarelli F, Flierl-Hecht A, Beltrán E, Kümpfel T, Anslinger K, Gross CC, Chapman H, Kaplan I, Brassat D, Wekerle H, Kerschensteiner M, Klotz L, Lünemann JD, Hohlfeld R, Liblau R, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Broader Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell receptor repertoire in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Exp Med 2022; 219:213431. [PMID: 36048016 PMCID: PMC9437111 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection precedes multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology and cross-reactive antibodies might link EBV infection to CNS autoimmunity. As an altered anti-EBV T cell reaction was suggested in MS, we queried peripheral blood T cell receptor β chain (TCRβ) repertoires of 1,395 MS patients, 887 controls, and 35 monozygotic, MS-discordant twin pairs for multimer-confirmed, viral antigen-specific TCRβ sequences. We detected more MHC-I-restricted EBV-specific TCRβ sequences in MS patients. Differences in genetics or upbringing could be excluded by validation in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for MS. Anti-VLA-4 treatment amplified this observation, while interferon β- or anti-CD20 treatment did not modulate EBV-specific T cell occurrence. In healthy individuals, EBV-specific CD8+ T cells were of an effector-memory phenotype in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid. In MS patients, cerebrospinal fluid also contained EBV-specific central-memory CD8+ T cells, suggesting recent priming. Therefore, MS is not only preceded by EBV infection, but also associated with broader EBV-specific TCR repertoires, consistent with an ongoing anti-EBV immune reaction in MS.
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- Tilman Schneider-Hohendorf
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Toulouse Institute for infectious and inflammatory diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.,Philipps-University, Department of Neurology, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Toulouse Institute for infectious and inflammatory diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany
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- Toulouse Institute for infectious and inflammatory diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Holm Hansen R, Talbot J, Højsgaard Chow H, Bredahl Hansen M, Buhelt S, Herich S, Schwab N, Hellem MNN, Nielsen JE, Sellebjerg F, von Essen MR. Increased Intrathecal Activity of Follicular Helper T Cells in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2022; 9:9/5/e200009. [PMID: 35835563 PMCID: PMC9621607 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells play a critical role in protective immunity helping B cells produce antibodies against foreign pathogens and are likely implicated in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Tfh cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS Using flow cytometry, we investigated phenotype, prevalence, and function of Tfh cells in blood and CSF from controls and patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS). In addition, an in vitro blood-brain barrier coculture assay of primary human astrocytes and brain microvascular endothelial cells grown in a Boyden chamber was used to assess the migratory capacity of peripheral Tfh cells. RESULTS This study identified 2 phenotypically and functionally distinct Tfh cell populations: CD25- Tfh cells (Tfh1-like) and CD25int Tfh cells (Tfh17-like). Whereas minor differences in Tfh cell populations were found in blood between patients with MS and controls, we observed an increased frequency of CD25- Tfh cells in CSF of patients with RRMS and PPMS and CD25int Tfh cells in patients with RRMS, compared with controls. Increasing frequencies of CSF CD25- Tfh cells and the CD25- Tfh/Tfr ratio scaled with increasing IgG index in patients with RRMS. Despite an increased prevalence of intrathecal Tfh cells in patients with MS, no difference in the migratory capacity of circulating Tfh cells was observed between controls and patients with MS. Instead, CSF concentrations of CXCL13 scaled with total counts of Tfh and Tfr cell subsets in the CSF. DISCUSSION Our study indicates substantial changes in intrathecal Tfh dynamics, particularly in patients with RRMS, and suggests that the intrathecal inflammatory environment in patients with RRMS promotes recruitment of peripheral Tfh cells rather than the Tfh cells having an increased capacity to migrate to CNS.
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Corrie BD, Christley S, Busse CE, Cowell LG, Neller KCM, Rubelt F, Schwab N. Data Sharing and Reuse: A Method by the AIRR Community. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2453:447-476. [PMID: 35622339 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2115-8_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
High-throughput sequencing of adaptive immune receptor repertoires (AIRR, i.e., IG and TR ) has revolutionized the ability to study the adaptive immune response via large-scale experiments. Since 2009, AIRR sequencing (AIRR-seq) has been widely applied to survey the immune state of individuals (see "The AIRR Community Guide to Repertoire Analysis" chapter for details). One of the goals of the AIRR Community is to make the resulting AIRR-seq data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) (Wilkinson et al. Sci Data 3:1-9, 2016), with a primary goal of making it easy for the research community to reuse AIRR-seq data (Breden et al. Front Immunol 8:1418, 2017; Scott and Breden. Curr Opin Syst Biol 24:71-77, 2020). The basis for this is the MiAIRR data standard (Rubelt et al. Nat Immunol 18:1274-1278, 2017). For long-term preservation, it is recommended that researchers store their sequence read data in an INSDC repository. At the same time, the AIRR Community has established the AIRR Data Commons (Christley et al. Front Big Data 3:22, 2020), a distributed set of AIRR-compliant repositories that store the critically important annotated AIRR-seq data based on the MiAIRR standard, making the data findable, interoperable, and, because the data are annotated, more valuable in its reuse. Here, we build on the other AIRR Community chapters and illustrate how these principles and standards can be incorporated into AIRR-seq data analysis workflows. We discuss the importance of careful curation of metadata to ensure reproducibility and facilitate data sharing and reuse, and we illustrate how data can be shared via the AIRR Data Commons.
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- Brian D Corrie
- Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Population and Data Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Department of Population and Data Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Ostkamp P, Schwab N. Effects of Latitude and Sunlight on Multiple Sclerosis Severity: Two Peas in a Pod? Neurology 2022; 98:997-998. [PMID: 35410911 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Patrick Ostkamp
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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Ruck T, Barman S, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Pfeuffer S, Steffen F, Nelke C, Schroeter CB, Willison A, Heming M, Müntefering T, Melzer N, Krämer J, Lindner M, Riepenhausen M, Gross CC, Klotz L, Bittner S, Muraro PA, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N, Meyer zu Hörste G, Goebels N, Meuth SG, Wiendl H. OUP accepted manuscript. Brain 2022; 145:1711-1725. [PMID: 35661859 PMCID: PMC9166548 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Alemtuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that causes rapid depletion of CD52-expressing immune cells. It has proven to be highly efficacious in active relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis; however, the high risk of secondary autoimmune disorders has greatly complicated its use. Thus, deeper insight into the pathophysiology of secondary autoimmunity and potential biomarkers is urgently needed. The most critical time points in the decision-making process for alemtuzumab therapy are before or at Month 12, where the ability to identify secondary autoimmunity risk would be instrumental. Therefore, we investigated components of blood and CSF of up to 106 multiple sclerosis patients before and after alemtuzumab treatment focusing on those critical time points. Consistent with previous reports, deep flow cytometric immune-cell profiling (n = 30) demonstrated major effects on adaptive rather than innate immunity, which favoured regulatory immune cell subsets within the repopulation. The longitudinally studied CSF compartment (n = 18) mainly mirrored the immunological effects observed in the periphery. Alemtuzumab-induced changes including increased numbers of naïve CD4+ T cells and B cells as well as a clonal renewal of CD4+ T- and B-cell repertoires were partly reminiscent of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; in contrast, thymopoiesis was reduced and clonal renewal of T-cell repertoires after alemtuzumab was incomplete. Stratification for secondary autoimmunity did not show clear immununological cellular or proteomic traits or signatures associated with secondary autoimmunity. However, a restricted T-cell repertoire with hyperexpanded T-cell clones at baseline, which persisted and demonstrated further expansion at Month 12 by homeostatic proliferation, identified patients developing secondary autoimmune disorders (n = 7 without secondary autoimmunity versus n = 5 with secondary autoimmunity). Those processes were followed by an expansion of memory B-cell clones irrespective of persistence, which we detected shortly after the diagnosis of secondary autoimmune disease. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that (i) peripheral immunological alterations following alemtuzumab are mirrored by longitudinal changes in the CSF; (ii) incomplete T-cell repertoire renewal and reduced thymopoiesis contribute to a proautoimmune state after alemtuzumab; (iii) proteomics and surface immunological phenotyping do not identify patients at risk for secondary autoimmune disorders; (iv) homeostatic proliferation with disparate dynamics of clonal T- and B-cell expansions are associated with secondary autoimmunity; and (v) hyperexpanded T-cell clones at baseline and Month 12 may be used as a biomarker for the risk of alemtuzumab-induced autoimmunity.
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- Tobias Ruck
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Correspondence to: PD Dr. med. Tobias Ruck Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology University Hospital Muenster Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 D-48149 Muenster, Germany E-mail:
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
- Correspondence may also be addressed to: Univ.-Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. med. Heinz Wiendl E-mail:
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Liebmann M, Korn L, Janoschka C, Albrecht S, Lauks S, Herrmann AM, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Eveslage M, Wildemann B, Luessi F, Schmidt S, Diebold M, Bittner S, Gross CC, Kovac S, Zipp F, Derfuss T, Kuhlmann T, König S, Meuth SG, Wiendl H, Klotz L. Dimethyl fumarate treatment restrains the antioxidative capacity of T cells to control autoimmunity. Brain 2021; 144:3126-3141. [PMID: 34849598 PMCID: PMC8634070 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Dimethyl fumarate, an approved treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, exerts pleiotropic effects on immune cells as well as CNS resident cells. Here, we show that dimethyl fumarate exerts a profound alteration of the metabolic profile of human CD4+ as well as CD8+ T cells and restricts their antioxidative capacities by decreasing intracellular levels of the reactive oxygen species scavenger glutathione. This causes an increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species levels accompanied by an enhanced mitochondrial stress response, ultimately leading to impaired mitochondrial function. Enhanced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species levels not only result in enhanced T-cell apoptosis in vitro as well as in dimethyl fumarate-treated patients, but are key for the well-known immunomodulatory effects of dimethyl fumarate both in vitro and in an animal model of multiple sclerosis, i.e. experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Indeed, dimethyl fumarate immune-modulatory effects on T cells were completely abrogated by pharmacological interference of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. These data shed new light on dimethyl fumarate as bona fide immune-metabolic drug that targets the intracellular stress response in activated T cells, thereby restricting mitochondrial function and energetic capacity, providing novel insight into the role of oxidative stress in modulating cellular immune responses and T cell-mediated autoimmunity.
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- Marie Liebmann
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Molecular Neuroimmunology Group, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Laboratory of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, and University of Basel, Basel 4031, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Laboratory of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, and University of Basel, Basel 4031, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Core Unit Proteomics, Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Center, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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Thompson J, Ganapathysubramanian B, Chen W, Dorneich M, Gassman P, Krejci C, Liebman M, Nair A, Passe U, Schwab N, Rosentrater K, Stone T, Wang Y, Zhou Y. Iowa Urban FEWS: Integrating Social and Biophysical Models for Exploration of Urban Food, Energy, and Water Systems. Front Big Data 2021; 4:662186. [PMID: 34027401 PMCID: PMC8132197 DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2021.662186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Most people in the world live in urban areas, and their high population densities, heavy reliance on external sources of food, energy, and water, and disproportionately large waste production result in severe and cumulative negative environmental effects. Integrated study of urban areas requires a system-of-systems analytical framework that includes modeling with social and biophysical data. We describe preliminary work toward an integrated urban food-energy-water systems (FEWS) analysis using co-simulation for assessment of current and future conditions, with an emphasis on local (urban and urban-adjacent) food production. We create a framework to enable simultaneous analyses of climate dynamics, changes in land cover, built forms, energy use, and environmental outcomes associated with a set of drivers of system change related to policy, crop management, technology, social interaction, and market forces affecting food production. The ultimate goal of our research program is to enhance understanding of the urban FEWS nexus so as to improve system function and management, increase resilience, and enhance sustainability. Our approach involves data-driven co-simulation to enable coupling of disparate food, energy and water simulation models across a range of spatial and temporal scales. When complete, these models will quantify energy use and water quality outcomes for current systems, and determine if undesirable environmental effects are decreased and local food supply is increased with different configurations of socioeconomic and biophysical factors in urban and urban-adjacent areas. The effort emphasizes use of open-source simulation models and expert knowledge to guide modeling for individual and combined systems in the urban FEWS nexus.
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- Jan Thompson
- Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Architecture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, United States
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- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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Gross CC, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Madireddy L, Pawlitzki M, Strippel C, Räuber S, Krämer J, Rolfes L, Ruck T, Beuker C, Schmidt-Pogoda A, Lohmann L, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Hahn T, Schwab N, Minnerup J, Melzer N, Klotz L, Meuth SG, Meyer zu Hörste G, Baranzini SE, Wiendl H. Classification of neurological diseases using multi-dimensional cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Brain 2021; 144:2625-2634. [PMID: 33848319 PMCID: PMC8557345 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Although CSF analysis routinely enables the diagnosis of neurological diseases, it is mainly used for the gross distinction between infectious, autoimmune inflammatory, and degenerative disorders of the CNS. To investigate, whether a multi-dimensional cellular blood and CSF characterization can support the diagnosis of clinically similar neurological diseases, we analysed 546 patients with autoimmune neuroinflammatory, degenerative, or vascular conditions in a cross-sectional retrospective study. By combining feature selection with dimensionality reduction and machine learning approaches we identified pan-disease parameters that were altered across all autoimmune neuroinflammatory CNS diseases and differentiated them from other neurological conditions and inter-autoimmunity classifiers that subdifferentiate variants of CNS-directed autoimmunity. Pan-disease as well as diseases-specific changes formed a continuum, reflecting clinical disease evolution. A validation cohort of 231 independent patients confirmed that combining multiple parameters into composite scores can assist the classification of neurological patients. Overall, we showed that the integrated analysis of blood and CSF parameters improves the differential diagnosis of neurological diseases, thereby facilitating early treatment decisions.
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- Catharina C Gross
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Correspondence to: Heinz Wiendl Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology University and University Hospital Münster; Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1A1 48149 Münster, Germany E-mail: Correspondence may also be addressed to: Catharina C. Gross E-mail:
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Present address: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Present address: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Present address: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University and University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Correspondence to: Heinz Wiendl Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology University and University Hospital Münster; Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1A1 48149 Münster, Germany E-mail: Correspondence may also be addressed to: Catharina C. Gross E-mail:
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It is increasingly clear that an extraordinarily diverse range of clinically important conditions—including infections, vaccinations, autoimmune diseases, transplants, transfusion reactions, aging, and cancers—leave telltale signatures in the millions of V(D)J-rearranged antibody and T cell receptor [TR per the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) nomenclature but more commonly known as TCR] genes collectively expressed by a person’s B cells (antibodies) and T cells. We refer to these as the immunome. Because of its diversity and complexity, the immunome provides singular opportunities for advancing personalized medicine by serving as the substrate for a highly multiplexed, near-universal blood test. Here we discuss some of these opportunities, the current state of immunome-based diagnostics, and highlight some of the challenges involved. We conclude with a call to clinicians, researchers, and others to join efforts with the Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire Community (AIRR-C) to realize the diagnostic potential of the immunome.
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- Ramy A Arnaout
- Department of Pathology and Division of Clinical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA, United States
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Zondler L, Herich S, Kotte P, Körner K, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Wiendl H, Schwab N, Zarbock A. MCAM/CD146 Signaling via PLCγ1 Leads to Activation of β 1-Integrins in Memory T-Cells Resulting in Increased Brain Infiltration. Front Immunol 2020; 11:599936. [PMID: 33381120 PMCID: PMC7767877 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.599936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic auto-inflammatory disease of the central nervous system affecting patients worldwide. Neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis is mainly driven by peripheral immune cells which invade the central nervous system and cause neurodegenerative inflammation. To enter the target tissue, immune cells have to overcome the endothelium and transmigrate into the tissue. Numerous molecules mediate this process and, as they determine the tissue invasiveness of immune cells, display great therapeutic potential. Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) is a membrane-anchored glycoprotein expressed by a subset of T-cells and MCAM+ T-cells have been shown to contribute to neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis. The role of the MCAM molecule for brain invasion, however, remained largely unknown. In order to investigate the role of the MCAM molecule on T-cells, we used different in vitro and in vivo assays, including ex vivo flow chambers, biochemistry and microscopy experiments of the mouse brain. We demonstrate that MCAM directly mediates adhesion and that the engagement of MCAM induces intracellular signaling leading to β1-integrin activation on human T-cells. Furthermore, we show that MCAM engagement triggers the phosphorylation of PLCγ1 which is required for integrin activation and thus amplification of the cellular adhesive potential. To confirm the physiological relevance of our findings in vivo, we demonstrate that MCAM plays an important role in T-cell recruitment into the mouse brain. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that MCAM expressed on T-cells acts as an adhesion molecule and a signaling receptor that may trigger β1-integrin activation via PLCγ1 upon engagement.
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- Lisa Zondler
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Ostkamp P, Janoschka C, Pawlitzki M, Luessi F, Zipp F, Meuth SG, Klotz L, Wiendl H, Gross CC, Schwab N. High anti-JCPyV serum titers coincide with high CSF cell counts in RRMS patients. Mult Scler 2020; 27:1491-1496. [PMID: 33150829 PMCID: PMC8414828 DOI: 10.1177/1352458520970103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) can in rare cases occur in
natalizumab-treated patients with high serum anti-JCPyV antibodies,
hypothetically due to excessive blockade of immune cell migration. Objective: Immune cell recruitment to the central nervous system (CNS) was assessed in
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients stratified by low
versus high anti-JCPyV antibody titers as indicator for PML risk. Methods: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell counts of 145 RRMS patients were quantified by
flow cytometry. Generalized linear models were employed to assess influence
of age, sex, disease duration, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS),
clinical/radiological activity, current steroid or natalizumab treatment, as
well as anti-JCPyV serology on CSF cell subset counts. Results: While clinical/radiological activity was associated with increased CD4,
natural killer (NK), B and plasma cell counts, natalizumab therapy reduced
all subpopulations except monocytes. With and without natalizumab therapy,
patients with high anti-JCPyV serum titers presented with increased CSF
T-cell counts compared to patients with low anti-JCPyV serum titers. In
contrast, PML patients assessed before (n = 2) or at
diagnosis (n = 5) presented with comparably low CD8 and
B-cell counts, which increased after plasma exchange
(n = 4). Conclusion: High anti-JCPyV indices, which could be indicative of increased viral
activity, are associated with elevated immune cell recruitment to the CNS.
Its excessive impairment in conjunction with viral activity could predispose
for PML development.
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- Tilman Schneider-Hohendorf
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine Main Neuroscience Network (rmn), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine Main Neuroscience Network (rmn), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Pignolet B, Brassat D, Wiendl H. Author response: Prospective validation of the PML risk biomarker l-selectin and influence of natalizumab extended intervals. Neurology 2020; 95:505. [PMID: 32934158 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Gastens V, Del Giovane C, Anker D, Syrogiannouli L, Schwab N, Rodondi N, Chiolero A. Estimating life expectancy among older multimorbid adults to personalize preventive care. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Providing high value care and avoiding care overuse is a challenge among older multimorbid adults. There is evidence on benefits and harms of cancer screening and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) preventive treatment up to the age of 75. However, this evidence is not directly applicable to older multimorbid patients. Because each cancer and CVD preventive care has a specific lagtime to benefit, many guidelines recommend tailoring preventive care according to the estimated life expectancy (LE). However, there is no tool to estimate LE among multimorbid patients. Our objectives are therefore to develop new mortality risk prognostic indices and to derive a new LE estimator, what will help clinicians tailoring preventive care in older multimorbid adults.
Methods and Results
We conduct a prospective cohort study by extending the follow-up of 822 patients in Bern, Switzerland, included in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Mulitmorbid older people (OPERAM) study over 3 years. Detailed information about cancer screening and CVD preventive treatment will be collected. We will identify variables independently associated with mortality and weight the variables to create 1 year and 3 year mortality prognostic indices. We will transform the 3 year prognostic index into a LE estimator. Preliminary results will be presented at the congress.
Conclusions
We will develop the first life expectancy estimator specifically for older multimorbid adults. This tool will help clinicians to tailor cardiovascular and cancer preventive care in older multimorbid adults.
Key messages
Because of the lagtime to benefit, personalizing preventive care by estimated life expectancy is recommended. We will provide the first life expectancy estimator for older multimorbid adults.
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- V Gastens
- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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Klotz L, Eschborn M, Lindner M, Liebmann M, Herold M, Janoschka C, Torres Garrido B, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Gross CC, Breuer J, Hundehege P, Posevitz V, Pignolet B, Nebel G, Glander S, Freise N, Austermann J, Wirth T, Campbell GR, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Eveslage M, Brassat D, Schwab N, Loser K, Roth J, Busch KB, Stoll M, Mahad DJ, Meuth SG, Turner T, Bar-Or A, Wiendl H. Teriflunomide treatment for multiple sclerosis modulates T cell mitochondrial respiration with affinity-dependent effects. Sci Transl Med 2020; 11:11/490/eaao5563. [PMID: 31043571 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao5563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Interference with immune cell proliferation represents a successful treatment strategy in T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis (MS). One prominent example is pharmacological inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), which mediates de novo pyrimidine synthesis in actively proliferating T and B lymphocytes. Within the TERIDYNAMIC clinical study, we observed that the DHODH inhibitor teriflunomide caused selective changes in T cell subset composition and T cell receptor repertoire diversity in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). In a preclinical antigen-specific setup, DHODH inhibition preferentially suppressed the proliferation of high-affinity T cells. Mechanistically, DHODH inhibition interferes with oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and aerobic glycolysis in activated T cells via functional inhibition of complex III of the respiratory chain. The affinity-dependent effects of DHODH inhibition were closely linked to differences in T cell metabolism. High-affinity T cells preferentially use OXPHOS during early activation, which explains their increased susceptibility toward DHODH inhibition. In a mouse model of MS, DHODH inhibitory treatment resulted in preferential inhibition of high-affinity autoreactive T cell clones. Compared to T cells from healthy controls, T cells from patients with RRMS exhibited increased OXPHOS and glycolysis, which were reduced with teriflunomide treatment. Together, these data point to a mechanism of action where DHODH inhibition corrects metabolic disturbances in T cells, which primarily affects profoundly metabolically active high-affinity T cell clones. Hence, DHODH inhibition may promote recovery of an altered T cell receptor repertoire in autoimmunity.
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- Luisa Klotz
- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- CRC-SEP, Neurosciences Department, Toulouse University Hospital and INSERM U1043 - CNRS UMR 5282, Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, Université Toulouse III, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- University of Münster, Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Department of Genetic Epidemiology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Department of Immunology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Department of Immunology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, EH8 9YL Edinburgh, UK
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- CRC-SEP, Neurosciences Department, Toulouse University Hospital and INSERM U1043 - CNRS UMR 5282, Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan, Université Toulouse III, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Dermatology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Department of Immunology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Department of Genetic Epidemiology, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, Netherlands
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- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, EH8 9YL Edinburgh, UK
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Neuroinflammation and Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Brain and Mind Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Sydney, Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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Herich S, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Rohlmann A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Zondler L, Janoschka C, Ostkamp P, Richter J, Breuer J, Dimitrov S, Rammensee HG, Grauer OM, Klotz L, Gross CC, Stummer W, Missler M, Zarbock A, Vestweber D, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Human CCR5high effector memory cells perform CNS parenchymal immune surveillance via GZMK-mediated transendothelial diapedesis. Brain 2020; 142:3411-3427. [PMID: 31563951 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Although the CNS is immune privileged, continuous search for pathogens and tumours by immune cells within the CNS is indispensable. Thus, distinct immune-cell populations also cross the blood-brain barrier independently of inflammation/under homeostatic conditions. It was previously shown that effector memory T cells populate healthy CNS parenchyma in humans and, independently, that CCR5-expressing lymphocytes as well as CCR5 ligands are enriched in the CNS of patients with multiple sclerosis. Apart from the recently described CD8+ CNS tissue-resident memory T cells, we identified a population of CD4+CCR5high effector memory cells as brain parenchyma-surveilling cells. These cells used their high levels of VLA-4 to arrest on scattered VCAM1, their open-conformation LFA-1 to crawl preferentially against the flow in search for sites permissive for extravasation, and their stored granzyme K (GZMK) to induce local ICAM1 aggregation and perform trans-, rather than paracellular diapedesis through unstimulated primary brain microvascular endothelial cells. This study included peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples from 175 healthy donors, 29 patients infected with HIV, with neurological symptoms in terms of cognitive impairment, 73 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in remission, either 1-4 weeks before (n = 29), or 18-60 months after the initiation of natalizumab therapy (n = 44), as well as white matter brain tissue of three patients suffering from epilepsy. We here provide ex vivo evidence that CCR5highGZMK+CD4+ effector memory T cells are involved in CNS immune surveillance during homeostasis, but could also play a role in CNS pathology. Among CD4+ T cells, this subset was found to dominate the CNS of patients without neurological inflammation ex vivo. The reduction in peripheral blood of HIV-positive patients with neurological symptoms correlated to their CD4 count as a measure of disease progression. Their peripheral enrichment in multiple sclerosis patients and specific peripheral entrapment through the CNS infiltration inhibiting drug natalizumab additionally suggests a contribution to CNS autoimmune pathology. Our transcriptome analysis revealed a migratory phenotype sharing many features with tissue-resident memory and Th17.1 cells, most notably the transcription factor eomesodermin. Knowledge on this cell subset should enable future studies to find ways to strengthen the host defence against CNS-resident pathogens and brain tumours or to prevent CNS autoimmunity.
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- Sebastian Herich
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Molecular Neurobiology University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Molecular Neurobiology University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Breuer J, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Ostkamp P, Herich S, Rakhade S, Antonijevic I, Klotz L, Wiendl H, Schwab N. VLA-2 blockade in vivo by vatelizumab induces CD4+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells. Int Immunol 2020; 31:407-412. [PMID: 30783682 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxz018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Integrin α2β1, also known as very late antigen (VLA)-2, is a collagen-binding molecule expressed constitutively on platelets. Vatelizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the α2 subunit (CD49b) of VLA-2, was recently investigated for its safety and efficacy during a Phase 2 clinical study in multiple sclerosis patients, as integrin-mediated collagen binding at the site of inflammation is central to a number of downstream pro-inflammatory events. In the course of this study, we could show that VLA-2 is expressed ex vivo on platelets, platelet-T-cell aggregates, as well as a small population of highly activated memory T cells. Even though the clinical trial did not meet its primary clinical end-point (reduction in the cumulative number of new contrast-enhancing lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)), we observed enhanced frequencies of regulatory T cells (TREG) following vatelizumab treatment. Elevated TREG frequencies might be explained by the inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling, which is critically involved in the polarization of T helper 17 (TH17) cells and is activated by the α2 integrin cytoplasmic domain. Our findings suggest that blockade of VLA-2 might be a way to safely shift the TH17/TREG balance by inducing TREGin vivo.
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- Johanna Breuer
- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Meyer Zu Hörste G, Gross CC, Klotz L, Schwab N, Wiendl H. Next-Generation Neuroimmunology: New Technologies to Understand Central Nervous System Autoimmunity. Trends Immunol 2020; 41:341-354. [PMID: 32147112 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Understanding neuroimmunological disorders is essential for developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Rodent models have provided valuable insights, but are sometimes equated with their human counterparts. Here, we summarize how novel technologies may enable an improved human-focused view of immune mechanisms. Recent studies have applied these new technologies to the brain parenchyma, its surrounding cerebrospinal fluid, and peripheral immune compartments. Therapeutic interventions have also facilitated translational understanding in a reverse way. However, with improved technology, access to patient samples remains a rate-limiting step in translational research. We anticipate that next-generation neuroimmunology is likely to integrate, in the immediate future, diverse technical tools for optimal diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of neuroimmunological disorders.
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- Gerd Meyer Zu Hörste
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Gross CC, Meyer C, Bhatia U, Yshii L, Kleffner I, Bauer J, Tröscher AR, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Herich S, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Plate H, Kuhlmann T, Schwaninger M, Brück W, Pawlitzki M, Laplaud DA, Loussouarn D, Parratt J, Barnett M, Buckland ME, Hardy TA, Reddel SW, Ringelstein M, Dörr J, Wildemann B, Kraemer M, Lassmann H, Höftberger R, Beltrán E, Dornmair K, Schwab N, Klotz L, Meuth SG, Martin-Blondel G, Wiendl H, Liblau R. CD8 + T cell-mediated endotheliopathy is a targetable mechanism of neuro-inflammation in Susac syndrome. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5779. [PMID: 31852955 PMCID: PMC6920411 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13593-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuroinflammation is often associated with blood-brain-barrier dysfunction, which contributes to neurological tissue damage. Here, we reveal the pathophysiology of Susac syndrome (SuS), an enigmatic neuroinflammatory disease with central nervous system (CNS) endotheliopathy. By investigating immune cells from the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and CNS of SuS patients, we demonstrate oligoclonal expansion of terminally differentiated activated cytotoxic CD8+ T cells (CTLs). Neuropathological data derived from both SuS patients and a newly-developed transgenic mouse model recapitulating the disease indicate that CTLs adhere to CNS microvessels in distinct areas and polarize granzyme B, which most likely results in the observed endothelial cell injury and microhemorrhages. Blocking T-cell adhesion by anti-α4 integrin-intervention ameliorates the disease in the preclinical model. Similarly, disease severity decreases in four SuS patients treated with natalizumab along with other therapy. Our study identifies CD8+ T-cell-mediated endotheliopathy as a key disease mechanism in SuS and highlights therapeutic opportunities.
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- Catharina C Gross
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan (CPTP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, CHU Purpan - BP 3028 - 31024, Toulouse Cedex 3, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan (CPTP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, CHU Purpan - BP 3028 - 31024, Toulouse Cedex 3, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, 44892, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neuroimmunology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neuroimmunology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37099, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- UMR 1064, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes - Hôtel Dieu Bd Jean Monnet, 44093, Nantes Cedex 01, France
- Service Neurologie, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, CHU Nantes, Hôtel-Dieu, rez-de-jardin, 44093, Nantes Cedex 1, France
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Australia Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, 2065, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Sydney, Mallett Street, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Sydney, Mallett Street, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
- Department of Neuropathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 94, Mallett Street, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Sydney, Mallett Street, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2139, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Sydney, Mallett Street, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2139, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Center of Neurology und Neuropsychiatry, LVR-Klinikum, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, NeuroCure, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Neuroimmunology Group, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Strasse 21, 45130, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroimmunology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Biomedical Center and Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhaderner Straße 9, Martinsried, 82152, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Biomedical Center and Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Großhaderner Straße 9, Martinsried, 82152, Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Cells in Motion (CiM), Münster, Germany
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan (CPTP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, CHU Purpan - BP 3028 - 31024, Toulouse Cedex 3, Toulouse, France
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
- Australia Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, 2065, Australia.
- Cells in Motion (CiM), Münster, Germany.
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- Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse-Purpan (CPTP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Inserm, UPS, CHU Purpan - BP 3028 - 31024, Toulouse Cedex 3, Toulouse, France.
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Pawlitzki M, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Rolfes L, Meuth SG, Wiendl H, Schwab N, Grauer OM. Ineffective treatment of PML with pembrolizumab: Exhausted memory T-cell subsets as a clue? Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2019; 6:e627. [PMID: 31597692 PMCID: PMC6812729 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Marc Pawlitzki
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany.
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Pignolet B, Bucciarelli F, Scandella L, Ciron J, Biotti D, Lebrun-Frenay C, Mathey G, Clavelou P, Pelletier J, Ostkamp P, Meinl I, Windhagen S, Klotz L, Gross CC, Meuth SG, Deisenhammer F, Brassat D, Wiendl H. Prospective validation of the PML risk biomarker l-selectin and influence of natalizumab extended intervals. Neurology 2019; 93:550-554. [PMID: 31439633 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas Schwab
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
| | - Tilman Schneider-Hohendorf
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Florence Bucciarelli
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Pierre Clavelou
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Jean Pelletier
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Ingrid Meinl
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Susanne Windhagen
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Luisa Klotz
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Catharina C Gross
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Sven G Meuth
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Florian Deisenhammer
- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., P.O., L.K., C.C.G., S.G.M., H.W.), University of Münster, Münster, Germany; CRC-SEP-Neurosciences Department (B.P., F.B., L.S., J.C., D. Biotti, D. Brassat), CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France; CPTP-INSERM U1043-CNRS U5282-Université Toulouse III (B.P., F.B., L.S., D. Brassat), Toulouse, France; APHM (C.L.-F.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Marseille, France; CHU of Nice (G.M.), Nice, France; CHU Montpied, Neurology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (P.C.); APHM (J.P.), Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de Neurosciences Cliniques, Service de Neurologie, CRCSEP Marseille, France; Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology (I.M.), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (S.W.), Clinics Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany; and Department of Neurology (F.G.), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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Sinnecker T, Hadisurya J, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N, Wrede K, Gembruch O, Gold R, Hellwig K, Pilgram-Pastor S, Adams O, Albrecht P, Hartung HP, Aktas O, Kraemer M. Extensive immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in Fingolimod-associated PML: a case report with 7 Tesla MRI data. BMC Neurol 2019; 19:190. [PMID: 31399069 PMCID: PMC6688281 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-019-1407-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare complication of patients treated with fingolimod. Case presentation Routine MRI eventually led to diagnosis of asymptomatic early PML that remained stable after discontinuation of fingolimod. As blood lymphocyte counts normalized, signs of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and renewed MS activity developed. Both, advanced laboratory and ultrahigh field MRI findings elucidated differences between PML and MS. Conclusions In our case, early discontinuation of fingolimod yielded a good outcome, lymphocyte counts reflected immune system activity, and paraclinical findings helped to differentiate between PML-IRIS and MS.
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- Tim Sinnecker
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsspital, Basel, Switzerland.,Medical Image Analysis Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45117, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45117, Essen, Germany. .,Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Blankenbach K, Schwab N, Hofner B, Adams O, Keller-Stanislawski B, Warnke C. Natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in Germany. Neurology 2019; 92:e2232-e2239. [PMID: 30952796 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate characteristics relevant to diagnosis of JC polyomavirus-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), and PML risk stratification in a large national cohort of patients with multiple sclerosis during therapy with natalizumab. METHODS Analysis of 292 adverse drug reaction forms on suspected cases of PML reported to the German national competent authority until July 2017. Patients not fulfilling PML diagnostic criteria or with insufficient information available were excluded. RESULTS Of the 142 confirmed patients with PML, 72.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 64.4%-79.1%) were women, and the median age was 43 years (range 19-69). Of these patients, 7.7% (95% CI 4.3%-13.5%) were clinically asymptomatic at time of PML diagnosis. PML was fatal in 9.1% (95% CI 5.3%-15.1%) of the patients. Infratentorial lesions on imaging were reported in 40% (95% CI 32.0%-48.6%) of the patients. JC polyomavirus DNA in CSF was undetectable at time of first analysis in 23.8% (95% CI 17.3%-31.9%) of the patients. Three patients tested negative for anti-JC polyomavirus antibodies within 6 to 18 months before PML diagnosis, with seroconversion confirmed 5.5 months, 7 months (in a post hoc analysis only), or at time of PML diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS JC polyomavirus DNA detection in CSF has limited sensitivity in early PML, and clinical and imaging presentation may be atypical. Thus, critical revision of current PML diagnostic criteria is warranted. Negative anti-JC polyomavirus antibodies in sera do not preclude the later development of PML. This emphasizes the need for close and regular serologic, imaging, and clinical monitoring in patients treated with natalizumab.
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- Kira Blankenbach
- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany
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- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany
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- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany
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- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany
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- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany
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- From the Department Safety of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (K.B., B.K.-S.), and Section Biostatistics (B.H.), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen; Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (N.S.), University Hospital Muenster, University Muenster; Institute for Virology (O.A.), University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf; and Department of Neurology (C.W.), University Hospital Koeln, Germany.
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Klotz L, Havla J, Schwab N, Hohlfeld R, Barnett M, Reddel S, Wiendl H. Risks and risk management in modern multiple sclerosis immunotherapeutic treatment. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2019; 12:1756286419836571. [PMID: 30967901 PMCID: PMC6444778 DOI: 10.1177/1756286419836571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in the treatment of multiple
sclerosis (MS) owing to the approval of a number of new drugs with very distinct
mechanisms of action. All approved disease-modifying drugs primarily work
directly on the immune system. However, the identification of an ‘optimal
choice’ for individual patients with regard to treatment efficacy, treatment
adherence and side-effect profile has become increasingly complex including
conceptual as well as practical considerations. Similarly, there are
peculiarities and specific requirements with regard to treatment monitoring,
especially in relation to immunosuppression, the development of secondary
immune-related complications, as well as the existence of drug-specific on- and
off-target effects. Both classical immunosuppression and selective immune
interventions generate a spectrum of potential therapy-related complications.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of available immunotherapeutics
for MS and their risks, detailing individual mechanisms of action and
side-effect profiles. Furthermore, practical recommendations for patients
treated with modern MS immunotherapeutics are provided.
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- Luisa Klotz
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Building A1, Albert Schweitzer Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital; Data Integration for Future Medicine consortium (DIFUTURE), Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Building A1, Albert Schweitzer Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Johannssen K, Schwab N, Wessig CP, Reiners K, Wiendl H, Sommer C. Myalgia with the presence of pathologic EMG correlates with perimysial inflammatory infiltrates. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2019. [DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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ObjectiveWe aimed to define normal numbers of inflammatory cells in muscle biopsies and to identify the predictive value of isolated muscle pain and increased creatine kinase regarding the diagnosis of myositis.MethodsWe analyzed muscle biopsies of 71 patients using immunostains for CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD68+, major histocompatibility complex class I, perforin, and myeloid-related protein (MRP) 8. Patients were categorized as follows—group 1: myalgia without further clinical or laboratory abnormalities (n = 24); group 2: asymptomatic elevation of creatine kinase (hyperCKemia, n = 26); group 3: myalgia and pathologic EMG findings (n = 9); and group 4: otherwise healthy controls who had malignant hyperthermia susceptibility testing (n = 12).ResultsIn the normal muscle biopsy specimens from group 4, mean endomysial macrophage (CD68+) density was 21.7 ± 5.6/mm2, and perimysial density was 13.0 ± 5.6/mm2. Numbers of T-lymphocytes (CD3+) were 5 ± 3.5 endomysially and 2.2 ± 3.9/mm2 perimysially. This was not different from groups 1 and 2. Only group 3 patients had increased mean numbers of perimysial macrophages (24.1 ± 6.3/mm2; p = 0.0005), CD3+ (7.6 ± 4.9/mm2; p = 0.0056), and CD8+ T-lymphocytes (5.4 ± 3.1/mm2; p = 0.0008) and displayed the activation marker MRP8 in all cases. Although inflammatory cells were increased in the perimysium in group 3, histology did not fulfill the criteria for dermatomyositis, polymyositis, or inclusion body myositis.ConclusionsNormal muscle contains a considerable number of macrophages and T-lymphocytes. Muscle biopsy is likely to detect inflammatory changes in patients with myalgia or hyperCKemia only if pathologic EMG findings are present.
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Breuer J, Korpos E, Hannocks MJ, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Song J, Zondler L, Herich S, Flanagan K, Korn T, Zarbock A, Kuhlmann T, Sorokin L, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Blockade of MCAM/CD146 impedes CNS infiltration of T cells over the choroid plexus. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:236. [PMID: 30134924 PMCID: PMC6106934 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Very late antigen 4 (VLA-4; integrin α4β1) is critical for transmigration of T helper (TH) 1 cells into the central nervous system (CNS) under inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). We have previously shown that VLA-4 and melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) are important for trans-endothelial migration of human TH17 cells in vitro and here investigate their contribution to pathogenic CNS inflammation. Methods Antibody blockade of VLA-4 and MCAM is assessed in murine models of CNS inflammation in conjunction with conditional ablation of α4-integrin expression in T cells. Effects of VLA-4 and MCAM blockade on lymphocyte migration are further investigated in the human system via in vitro T cell transmigration assays. Results Compared to the broad effects of VLA-4 blockade on encephalitogenic T cell migration over endothelial barriers, MCAM blockade impeded encephalitogenic T cell migration in murine models of MS that especially depend on CNS migration across the choroid plexus (CP). In transgenic mice lacking T cell α4-integrin expression (CD4::Itga4−/−), MCAM blockade delayed disease onset. Migration of MCAM-expressing T cells through the CP into the CNS was restricted, where laminin 411 (composed of α4, β1, γ1 chains), the proposed major ligand of MCAM, is detected in the endothelial basement membranes of murine CP tissue. This finding was translated to the human system; blockade of MCAM with a therapeutic antibody reduced in vitro transmigration of MCAM-expressing T cells across a human fibroblast-derived extracellular matrix layer and a brain-derived endothelial monolayer, both expressing laminin α4. Laminin α4 was further detected in situ in CP endothelial-basement membranes in MS patients’ brain tissue. Conclusions Our findings suggest that MCAM-laminin 411 interactions facilitate trans-endothelial migration of MCAM-expressing T cells into the CNS, which seems to be highly relevant to migration via the CP and to potential future clinical applications in neuroinflammatory disorders. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12974-018-1276-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Johanna Breuer
- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus-1, Building A01, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and of Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and of Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus-1, Building A01, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and of Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus-1, Building A01, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Prothena Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and of Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus-1, Building A01, 48149, Münster, Germany.,Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus-1, Building A01, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Lohmann L, Janoschka C, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Klinsing S, Kirstein L, Hanning U, Wirth T, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N, Gross CC, Eveslage M, Meuth SG, Wiendl H, Klotz L. Immune Cell Profiling During Switching from Natalizumab to Fingolimod Reveals Differential Effects on Systemic Immune-Regulatory Networks and on Trafficking of Non-T Cell Populations into the Cerebrospinal Fluid-Results from the ToFingo Successor Study. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1560. [PMID: 30050529 PMCID: PMC6052886 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Leukocyte sequestration is an established therapeutic concept in multiple sclerosis (MS) as represented by the trafficking drugs natalizumab (NAT) and fingolimod (FTY). However, the precise consequences of targeting immune cell trafficking for immunoregulatory network functions are only incompletely understood. In the present study, we performed an in-depth longitudinal characterization of functional and phenotypic immune signatures in peripheral blood (PB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 15 MS patients during switching from long-term NAT to FTY treatment after a defined 8-week washout period within a clinical trial (ToFingo successor study; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02325440). Unbiased visualization and analysis of high-dimensional single cell flow-cytometry data revealed that switching resulted in a profound alteration of more than 80% of investigated innate and adaptive immune cell subpopulations in the PB, revealing an unexpectedly broad effect of trafficking drugs on peripheral immune signatures. Longitudinal CSF analysis demonstrated that NAT and FTY both reduced T cell subset counts and proportions in the CSF of MS patients with equal potency; NAT however was superior with regard to sequestering non-T cell populations out of the CSF, including B cells, natural killer cells and inflammatory monocytes, suggesting that disease exacerbation in the context of switching might be driven by non-T cell populations. Finally, correlation of our immunological data with signs of disease exacerbation in this small cohort suggested that both (i) CD49d expression levels under NAT at the time of treatment cessation and (ii) swiftness of FTY-mediated effects on immune cell subsets in the PB together may predict stability during switching later on.
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- Lisa Lohmann
- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany
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Breuer J, Loser K, Mykicki N, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Does the environment influence multiple sclerosis pathogenesis via UVB light and/or induction of vitamin D? J Neuroimmunol 2018; 329:1-8. [PMID: 29793727 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of presumed auto-immune origin. Long-standing observations such as the correlation between MS incidence and geographical latitude or the levels of Vitamin D (Vit D) in the serum have implicated the environmental factors UVB radiation and diet in the etiology of the disease. Clinical trials have been conducted and are currently underway to elucidate whether a Vit D enriched diet or treatment with UVB can influence MS incidence, -severity, and -progression, as well as the ideal time point for treatment. This review summarizes the current scientific knowledge to the environmental factors UVB-light and Vit D concerning the clinical aspects of MS in epidemiological studies and clinical trials.
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- Johanna Breuer
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Mykicki N, Herrmann AM, Schwab N, Deenen R, Sparwasser T, Limmer A, Wachsmuth L, Klotz L, Köhrer K, Faber C, Wiendl H, Luger TA, Meuth SG, Loser K. Melanocortin-1 receptor activation is neuroprotective in mouse models of neuroinflammatory disease. Sci Transl Med 2017; 8:362ra146. [PMID: 27797962 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf8732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In inflammation-associated progressive neuroinflammatory disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory infiltrates containing T helper 1 (TH1) and TH17 cells cause demyelination and neuronal degeneration. Regulatory T cells (Treg) control the activation and infiltration of autoreactive T cells into the central nervous system (CNS). In MS and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice, Treg function is impaired. We show that a recently approved drug, Nle4-d-Phe7-α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (NDP-MSH), induced functional Treg, resulting in amelioration of EAE progression in mice. NDP-MSH also prevented immune cell infiltration into the CNS by restoring the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. NDP-MSH exerted long-lasting neuroprotective effects in mice with EAE and prevented excitotoxic death and reestablished action potential firing in mouse and human neurons in vitro. Neuroprotection by NDP-MSH was mediated via signaling through the melanocortin-1 and orphan nuclear 4 receptors in mouse and human neurons. NDP-MSH may be of benefit in treating neuroinflammatory diseases such as relapsing-remitting MS and related disorders.
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- Nadine Mykicki
- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Biological and Medical Research Center, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Infection Immunology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Biological and Medical Research Center, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,CRC1009 Breaking Barriers and CRC-TR 128 Multiple Sclerosis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,CRC1009 Breaking Barriers and CRC-TR 128 Multiple Sclerosis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,CRC1009 Breaking Barriers and CRC-TR 128 Multiple Sclerosis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. .,Cells in Motion-Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.,CRC1009 Breaking Barriers and CRC-TR 128 Multiple Sclerosis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Hautala TJ, Perelygina L, Vuorinen T, Hautala NM, Hägg PM, Bode MK, Rusanen HT, Renko MH, Glumoff V, Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Murk JL, Sullivan KE, Seppänen MRJ. Nitazoxanide May Modify the Course of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. J Clin Immunol 2017; 38:4-6. [PMID: 29159786 PMCID: PMC7086546 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-017-0463-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Timo J Hautala
- Department of Internal Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 20, FIN-90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland.
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- Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Virology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Research Center and PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Research Center and PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, PEDEGO Research Unit and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, PEDEGO Research Unit and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, PEDEGO Research Unit and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection control, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Division of Allergy Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Immunodeficiency Unit, Inflammation Center and Center for Rare Diseases, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Breuer J, Herich S, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Chasan AI, Wettschureck N, Gross CC, Loser K, Zarbock A, Roth J, Klotz L, Wiendl H, Schwab N. Dual action by fumaric acid esters synergistically reduces adhesion to human endothelium. Mult Scler 2017; 24:1871-1882. [PMID: 28984166 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517735189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is prescribed against relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we investigated the effects of DMF and monomethyl fumarate (MMF), its metabolite in vivo, at the (inflamed) blood-brain barrier (BBB). METHODS Effects of fumaric acid esters were analyzed using primary human brain-derived microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs) in combination with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from DMF-treated MS patients. RESULTS MMF-binding to brain endothelium cells leads to activation of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-induced downregulation of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). This might be mediated via the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCA2), a known molecular target of MMF, as we could demonstrate its expression and regulation on HBMECs. DMF treatment in vivo led to a strongly reduced expression of VCAM-1's ligand very late antigen 4 (VLA-4) by selectively reducing integrin high-expressing memory T cells of MS patients, potentially due to inhibition of their maturation by reduced trans-localization of NFκB. CONCLUSION DMF-mediated VCAM-1 downregulation on the endothelial side and reduction in T cells with a migratory phenotype on the lymphocyte side result in a synergistic reduction in T-cell adhesion to activated endothelium and, therefore, to reduced BBB transmigration in the setting of MS.
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- Johanna Breuer
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany/Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Herold M, Breuer J, Hucke S, Knolle P, Schwab N, Wiendl H, Klotz L. Liver X receptor activation promotes differentiation of regulatory T cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184985. [PMID: 28926619 PMCID: PMC5604992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor Liver X Receptor (LXR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that has been implicated in control of chronic inflammation by downregulating pro-inflammatory T cell responses. An impaired function of regulatory T cells, a subset of CD4+ T cells with a crucial role in maintaining lymphocytes homeostasis and immune regulation, is frequently observed in chronic inflammatory diseases. We observed that pharmacological activation of LXR in T cells not only resulted in a thorough suppression of Th1 and Th17 polarization in vitro, but also significantly induced regulatory T cells (Treg) cell differentiation in a receptor-specific fashion. In line with this, systemic LXR activation by oral treatment of mice with the LXR agonist GW3965 induced gut-associated regulatory T cells in vivo. Importantly, such LXR-activated Tregs had a higher suppressive capacity in functional in vitro coculture assays with effector T cells. Our data thus point towards a dual role of LXR-mediated control of inflammation by suppression of pro-inflammatory T cells and reciprocal induction of regulatory T cells.
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- Martin Herold
- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Immunology & Experimental Oncology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Hoyt T, Gross CC, Meuth SG, Klotz L, Foley JF, Wiendl H. Anti-JCV serology during natalizumab treatment: Review and meta-analysis of 17 independent patient cohorts analyzing anti-John Cunningham polyoma virus sero-conversion rates under natalizumab treatment and differences between technical and biological sero-converters. Mult Scler 2017; 24:563-573. [PMID: 28847222 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517728814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anti-John Cunningham virus (JCV) serology has been studied with varying results concerning longitudinal changes. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS Results from 17 published natalizumab-treated multiple sclerosis (MS) patient cohorts were analyzed with common parameters and subsequently verified in two large independent cohorts with 722 and 499 patients from Germany and the United States. RESULTS Published studies and the verification showed (1) a mean of 10.80% sero-negative patients presented with sero-status change to positivity per year; (2) patients, who sero-convert to index values <0.9, convert from near the threshold and have a high probability of reverting with time; (3) patients, who convert to index values >0.9, start with low index values; (4) while JCV sero-positive patients with low index values sometimes revert to sero-negativity, patients with high index values almost never revert; and (5) the conversion rate of natalizumab-treated patients is three to four times higher than the biological conversion by age. CONCLUSION JCV sero-conversion was comparable using standardized parameters and indicates influence of natalizumab on JCV immune control. Converters to low index values are probably consistently infected with JCV with varying low levels of activity, in line with their low risk to develop progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Patients with high index values rarely revert back to sero-negativity.
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- Nicholas Schwab
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Tischner D, Grimm M, Kaur H, Staudenraus D, Carvalho J, Looso M, Günther S, Wanke F, Moos S, Siller N, Breuer J, Schwab N, Zipp F, Waisman A, Kurschus FC, Offermanns S, Wettschureck N. Single-cell profiling reveals GPCR heterogeneity and functional patterning during neuroinflammation. JCI Insight 2017; 2:95063. [PMID: 28768912 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.95063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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GPCR expression was intensively studied in bulk cDNA of leukocyte populations, but limited data are available with respect to expression in individual cells. Here, we show a microfluidic-based single-cell GPCR expression analysis in primary T cells, myeloid cells, and endothelial cells under naive conditions and during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the mouse model of multiple sclerosis. We found that neuroinflammation induces characteristic changes in GPCR heterogeneity and patterning, and we identify various functionally relevant subgroups with specific GPCR profiles among spinal cord-infiltrating CD4 T cells, macrophages, microglia, or endothelial cells. Using GPCRs CXCR4, S1P1, and LPHN2 as examples, we show how this information can be used to develop new strategies for the functional modulation of Th17 cells and activated endothelial cells. Taken together, single-cell GPCR expression analysis identifies functionally relevant subpopulations with specific GPCR repertoires and provides a basis for the development of new therapeutic strategies in immune disorders.
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- ECCPS Deep Sequencing Platform, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2, ), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN) and Immunotherapy (FZI), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2, ), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology.,Medical Faculty, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology.,Medical Faculty, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Gross CC, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Hanning U, Posevitz-Fejfár A, Korsukewitz C, Schwab N, Meuth SG, Wiendl H, Klotz L. Distinct pattern of lesion distribution in multiple sclerosis is associated with different circulating T-helper and helper-like innate lymphoid cell subsets. Mult Scler 2017; 23:1025-1030. [PMID: 27481205 DOI: 10.1177/1352458516662726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Distinct lesion topography in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) might be due to different antigen presentation and/or trafficking routes of immune cells into the central nervous system (CNS). OBJECTIVE To investigate whether distinct lesion patterns in multiple sclerosis (MS) might be associated with a predominance of distinct circulating T-helper cell subset as well as their innate counterparts. METHODS Flow cytometric analysis of lymphocytes derived from the peripheral blood of patients with exclusively cerebral (n = 20) or predominantly spinal (n = 12) disease manifestation. RESULTS Patients with exclusively cerebral or preferential spinal lesion manifestation were associated with increased proportions of circulating granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) producing TH1 cells or interleukin (IL)-17-producing TH17 cells, respectively. In contrast, proportions of peripheral IL-17/IL-22-producing lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi), the innate counterpart of TH17 cells, were enhanced in RRMS patients with exclusively cerebral lesion topography. CONCLUSIONS Distinct T-helper and T-helper-like innate lymphoid cell (ILC) subsets are associated with different lesion topography in RRMS.
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- Catharina C Gross
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Bhatia U, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N, Wiendl H, Gross CC. Analysis of Lymphocyte Extravasation Using an In Vitro Model of the Human Blood-brain Barrier. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28448020 DOI: 10.3791/55390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lymphocyte extravasation into the central nervous system (CNS) is critical for immune surveillance. Disease-related alterations of lymphocyte extravasation might result in pathophysiological changes in the CNS. Thus, investigation of lymphocyte migration into the CNS is important to understand inflammatory CNS diseases and to develop new therapy approaches. Here we present an in vitro model of the human blood-brain barrier to study lymphocyte extravasation. Human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) are confluently grown on a porous polyethylene terephthalate transwell insert to mimic the endothelium of the blood-brain barrier. Barrier function is validated by zonula occludens immunohistochemistry, transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurements as well as analysis of evans blue permeation. This model allows investigation of the diapedesis of rare lymphocyte subsets such as CD56brightCD16dim/- NK cells. Furthermore, the effects of other cells, cytokines and chemokines, disease-related alterations, and distinct treatment regimens on the migratory capacity of lymphocytes can be studied. Finally, the impact of inflammatory stimuli as well as different treatment regimens on the endothelial barrier can be analyzed.
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster;
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Melzer N, Cutter G, Wiendl H. Natalizumab-associated PML. Neurology 2017; 88:1197-1205. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with natalizumab treatment continues to be a severe problem of clinically successful therapy. This is an update of risk stratification developments and discusses the current approach to depict and calculate PML incidence and PML risk. (1) PML incidence and resulting risk used in today's clinical practice are potentially outdated and the risk for patients with prior immunosuppression might have been underestimated. (2) Risk stratification according to treatment duration epochs likely suggests lower risk due to patients stopping treatment within a given epoch. PML incidence within the complete treatment epoch is statistically lowered due to the fact that patients at the beginning of an epoch presumably have a lower PML risk than the patients at the end. Periodic risk is not accurate in assessing risk for long treatment durations. (3) The JC virus (JCV) serostatus risk factor has low specificity concerning PML prediction and anti-JCV seroconversion during treatment with natalizumab further lowers its specificity over time. Specificity of the risk factor treatment duration varies depending on the average treatment duration and the number of short-term patients. These short-term patients reduce overall average treatment duration and thus enhance the specificity of the risk factor and reduce overall PML incidence. It is also suggested that short-term natalizumab patients are exclusively non-PML, even though they might still develop PML. Clinicians have to consider the cumulative risk of patients to stratify efficiently.
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Pignolet B, Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Bucciarelli F, Biotti D, Averseng-Peaureaux D, Outteryck O, Ongagna JC, de Sèze J, Brochet B, Ouallet JC, Debouverie M, Pittion S, Defer G, Derache N, Hautecoeur P, Tourbah A, Labauge P, Castelnovo G, Clavelou P, Berger E, Pelletier J, Rico A, Zéphir H, Laplaud D, Wiertlewski S, Camu W, Thouvenot E, Casez O, Moreau T, Fromont A, Vukusic S, Papeix C, Vermersch P, Comabella M, Lebrun-Frenay C, Wiendl H, Brassat D. CD62L test at 2 years of natalizumab predicts progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Neurology 2016; 87:2491-2494. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Pignolet B, Breuer J, Gross CC, Göbel K, Brassat D, Wiendl H. Therapy with natalizumab is associated with high JCV seroconversion and rising JCV index values. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2016; 3:e195. [PMID: 26848486 PMCID: PMC4733149 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze John Cunningham virus (JCV) serology in natalizumab-treated patients over time and assess whether they are influenced by natalizumab treatment. METHODS German (n = 1,921; 525 longitudinally) and French (n = 1,259; 711 longitudinally) patients were assessed for JCV serology alongside their therapy with natalizumab. RESULTS JCV serostatus changed in 69 of 525 longitudinally followed German patients (13.1%) over 14.8 months. Seroconversion according to serostatus was seen in 43 of 339 initially JCV- German patients (12.7% in 14.8 months; 10.3% per year) and 41 of 243 initially JCV- French patients (16.9% in 24 months; 8.5% per year). JCV index values could be reproduced (R (2) = 0.89) with the caveat of 8 of 50 samples (16%) being set into different risk categories between 2 assessments. Index values of JCV+ patients rose over time (p = 0.009) but not because of aging. Treatment with natalizumab was associated with a 15.9% increase of value in JCV+ patients in 14.8 months (12.9% per year). CONCLUSIONS JCV seroconversion and index values may be influenced by treatment with natalizumab. It is therefore important to monitor patients' JCV serology but also to incorporate additional risk factors into the progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy risk stratification.
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- Nicholas Schwab
- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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- Department of Neurology (N.S., T.S.-H., J.B., C.C.G., K.G., H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; and Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse (B.P., D.B.), CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France. D.B. also represents the BioNAT Study Group
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Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Pignolet B, Spadaro M, Görlich D, Meinl I, Windhagen S, Tackenberg B, Breuer J, Cantó E, Kümpfel T, Hohlfeld R, Siffrin V, Luessi F, Posevitz-Fejfár A, Montalban X, Meuth SG, Zipp F, Gold R, Du Pasquier RA, Kleinschnitz C, Jacobi A, Comabella M, Bertolotto A, Brassat D, Wiendl H. PML risk stratification using anti-JCV antibody index and L-selectin. Mult Scler 2015; 22:1048-60. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458515607651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background: Natalizumab treatment is associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) development. Treatment duration, prior immunosuppressant use, and JCV serostatus are currently used for risk stratification, but PML incidence stays high. Anti-JCV antibody index and L-selectin (CD62L) have been proposed as additional risk stratification parameters. Objective: This study aimed at verifying and integrating both parameters into one algorithm for risk stratification. Methods: Multicentric, international cohorts of natalizumab-treated MS patients were assessed for JCV index (1921 control patients and nine pre-PML patients) and CD62L (1410 control patients and 17 pre-PML patients). Results: CD62L values correlate with JCV serostatus, as well as JCV index values. Low CD62L in natalizumab-treated patients was confirmed and validated as a biomarker for PML risk with the risk factor “CD62L low” increasing a patient’s relative risk 55-fold ( p < 0.0001). Validation efforts established 86% sensitivity/91% specificity for CD62L and 100% sensitivity/59% specificity for JCV index as predictors of PML. Using both parameters identified 1.9% of natalizumab-treated patients in the reference center as the risk group. Conclusions: Both JCV index and CD62L have merit for risk stratification and share a potential biological relationship with implications for general PML etiology. A risk algorithm incorporating both biomarkers could strongly reduce PML incidence.
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- Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse, CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, France
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- Clinical Neurobiology Unit, Regional Referring Multiple Sclerosis Centre (CRESM), Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Italy
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and Munich Cluster Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University and University Clinics Gießen and Marburg, Germany
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and Munich Cluster Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and Munich Cluster Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Divisions of Immunology and Allergy and of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Münster, Germany/Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Neurobiology Unit, Regional Referring Multiple Sclerosis Centre (CRESM), Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Italy
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- Pole des Neurosciences Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse, CPTP INSERM UMR 1043 et Université de Toulouse, UPS, France/David Brassat also represents the BioNAT study group
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany
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Klotz L, Grützke B, Eveslage M, Deppe M, Gross CC, Kirstein L, Posevitz-Fejfar A, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Schwab N, Meuth SG, Wiendl H. Assessment of immune functions and MRI disease activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients switching from natalizumab to fingolimod (ToFingo-Successor). BMC Neurol 2015; 15:96. [PMID: 26099927 PMCID: PMC4477482 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-015-0354-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In light of the increased risk of progressive multifocal encephalopathy (PML) development under long-term treatment with the monoclonal antibody natalizumab which is approved for treatment of active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), there is a clear need for alternative treatment options with comparable efficacy and reduced PML risk. One such option is fingolimod, a functional sphingosin-1-receptor antagonist that has been approved as first oral drug for treatment of active RRMS. However, the optimal switching design in terms of prevention of disease reoccurrence is still unknown. Moreover, potential additive effects of both drugs on immune functions, especially with regard to migration, have not yet been evaluated. METHODS/DESIGN This is an exploratory, open-label, monocentric, investigator-initiated clinical trial. Fifteen RRMS patients under stable treatment with natalizumab will receive one last natalizumab infusion followed by a wash-out period of 8 weeks before fingolimod treatment initiation for a period of 24 weeks. Disease activity under natalizumab and during switching will be closely monitored by assessment of relapse rate and disease severity as well as high-frequent high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging including quantitative diffusion tensor imaging. Immunological assays include longitudinal assessment of adhesion molecule expression, functional evaluation of the migratory capacity of immune cells in an in-vitro model of the blood-brain-barrier, and the quality of cellular antiviral immune responses. DISCUSSION Our trial represents the first detailed and longitudinal functional analysis of key immunological parameters in the process of switching from natalizumab and fingolimod, especially with regard to potential additive effects of both drugs on trafficking and immune surveillance. Moreover, our study will generate valuable information about even subtle disease exacerbations as consequence of natalizumab cessation, which will help to understand whether a switching protocol containing a wash-out period of 8 weeks before fingolimod treatment is appropriate in terms of disease stability.
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- Luisa Klotz
- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Institute of biostatistics and clinical research, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Münster, Münster, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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- Department of neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder of putative autoimmune origin, where immune cells invade the central nervous system and cause damage by attacking the myelin sheath of nerve cells. The blockade of the integrin very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) with the monoclonal antibody natalizumab has become the most effective therapy against MS since its approval in 2004. It is assumed that the inhibition of VLA-4-mediated immune cell adhesion to the endothelium of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) alleviates pathogenic processes of MS and, therefore, reduces disease severity and burden. Not all approaches to treat additional immune-mediated disorders (e.g. Rasmussen encephalitis and neuromyelitis optica) with natalizumab have been successful, but allowed researchers to gain additional insight into mechanisms of specific immune cell subsets' migration through the BBB in the human system. While the long-term efficacy and general tolerability of natalizumab in MS are clear, the over 400 cases of natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) have been of great concern and methods of risk stratification in patients have become a major area of research. Modern risk stratification includes established factors such as treatment duration, previous immune-suppressive therapy, and anti-John Cunningham virus (JCV) antibody seropositivity, but also experimental factors such as anti-JCV antibody titers and levels of L-selectin. Today, anti-VLA-4 therapy is reserved for patients with highly active relapsing-remitting MS and patients are monitored closely for early signs of potential PML.
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- Nicholas Schwab
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Bhatia U, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Posevitz-Fejfar A, Schwab N, Meuth SG, Wiendl H, Kleffner I, Gross CC. The pathophysiological role of cytotoxic CD8 T cells in Susac syndrome. J Neuroimmunol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.08.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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