Disruption of the C5a receptor gene fails to protect against experimental allergic encephalomyelitis

European Journal of Immunology
Rachael ReimanScott R Barnum

Abstract

Activation of the complement system generates the anaphylatoxic peptide C5a, which elicits a broad range of inflammatory activities. The biological activities of C5a are mediated through its binding to the widely expressed C5a receptor (C5aR), a G-protein-coupled seven transmembrane domain receptor. In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for multiple sclerosis, the C5aR is expressed on monocytes/macrophages, reactive astrocytes and T cells infiltrating the central nervous system (CNS). To investigate the role of the C5aR in this T cell-driven autoimmune model, we induced EAE in C5aR-deficient mice (C5aR(-/-)) and wild-type mice using a myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide as the immunogen. We found that C5aR(-/-) mice were fully susceptible to MOG-induced EAE with no difference in disease onset or severity in C5aR(-/-) mice compared to control mice. Cellular infiltrates (macrophages and T cells) were similar in the spinal cords of both animal groups and splenic T cells from C5aR(-/-) mice and control mice responded identically to MOG in T cell proliferation assays. Ribonuclease protection assays demonstrated no significant differences in pro-inflammatory gene expression between receptor...Continue Reading

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