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A novel and efficient regimen for producing chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (CR‐EAE) in SJL mice
Author(s) -
Yang Jinghui,
Lindal Sigurd,
Ylinen Eeva,
SetäLä Niko,
Hukkanen Veijo,
Seljelid Rolf
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01475.x
Subject(s) - experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis , encephalomyelitis , medicine , immunology , multiple sclerosis , autoimmune disease , spinal cord , pathology , antibody , psychiatry
We report that SJL mice developed chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (CR‐EAE) when injected with a mixture of mouse spinal cord homogenate (MSCH), killed mycobacteria tuberculosis (M. tb), and mycobacteria butyricum (M. b) in PBS 2 months before a conventional acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induction injection. The altered progression of the disease involved an accelerated but less severe acute attack and development of a chronic course with relapsing‐remitting episodes. Histological examination revealed inflammatory cell infiltration and demyelination in the brain. The dose of neuroantigen as well as the anatomical sites of injections were found to be crucial for the development of the disease.