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Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus persists despite attenuation of systemic disease in MRL/lpr mice

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Title
Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus persists despite attenuation of systemic disease in MRL/lpr mice
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, November 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12974-015-0423-4
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Ariel D. Stock, Jing Wen, Jessica Doerner, Leal C. Herlitz, Maria Gulinello, Chaim Putterman

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease marked by both B and T cell hyperactivity which commonly affects the joints, skin, kidneys, and brain. Neuropsychiatric disease affects about 40 % of SLE patients, most frequently manifesting as depression, memory deficits, and general cognitive decline. One important and yet unresolved question is whether neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) is a complication of systemic autoimmunity or whether it is primarily driven by brain-intrinsic factors. To dissect the relative contributions of the central nervous system from those of the hematopoietic compartment, we generated bone marrow chimeras between healthy control (MRL/+) and lupus-prone MRL/Tnfrsf6 (lpr/lpr) mice (MRL/+ → MRL/lpr), as well as control chimeras. After bone marrow reconstitution, mice underwent extensive behavioral testing, analysis of brain tissue, and histological assessment. Despite transfer of healthy MRL/+ bone marrow and marked attenuation of systemic disease, we found that MRL/+ → MRL/lpr mice had a behavioral phenotype consisting of depressive-like behavior and visuospatial memory deficits, comparable to MRL/lpr → MRL/lpr control transplanted mice and the behavioral profile previously established in MRL/lpr mice. Moreover, MRL/+ → MRL/lpr chimeric mice displayed increased brain RANTES expression, neurodegeneration, and cellular infiltration in the choroid plexus, as well as blood brain barrier disruption, all in the absence of significant systemic autoimmunity. Chimeric MRL/+ → MRL/lpr mice displayed no attenuation of the behavioral phenotype found in MRL/lpr mice, despite normalized serum autoantibodies and conserved renal function. Therefore, neuropsychiatric disease in the MRL/lpr lupus-prone strain of mice can occur absent any major contributions from systemic autoimmunity.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 14 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 15%
Other 7 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 8%
Student > Bachelor 5 7%
Other 12 16%
Unknown 20 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 24%
Neuroscience 8 11%
Psychology 8 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 22 29%
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