B cells do not have a major pathophysiologic role in acute ischemic stroke in mice
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- Background Lymphocytes have been shown to play an important role in the pathophysiology of acute ischemic stroke, but the properties of B cells remain controversial. The aim of this study was to unravel the role of B cells during acute cerebral ischemia using pharmacologic B cell depletion, B cell transgenic mice, and adoptive B cell transfer experiments. Methods Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (60 min) was induced in wild-type mice treated with an anti-CD20 antibody 24 h before stroke onset, JHD\(^{−/−}\) mice andBackground Lymphocytes have been shown to play an important role in the pathophysiology of acute ischemic stroke, but the properties of B cells remain controversial. The aim of this study was to unravel the role of B cells during acute cerebral ischemia using pharmacologic B cell depletion, B cell transgenic mice, and adoptive B cell transfer experiments. Methods Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (60 min) was induced in wild-type mice treated with an anti-CD20 antibody 24 h before stroke onset, JHD\(^{−/−}\) mice and Rag1\(^{−/−}\) mice 24 h after adoptive B cell transfer. Stroke outcome was assessed at days 1 and 3. Infarct volumes were calculated from 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC)-stained brain sections, and neurological scores were evaluated. The local inflammatory response was determined by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. Apoptosis was analyzed by TUNEL staining, and astrocyte activation was revealed using immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Results Pharmacologic depletion of B cells did not influence infarct volumes and functional outcome at day 1 after stroke. Additionally, lack of circulating B cells in JHD\(^{−/−}\) mice also failed to influence stroke outcome at days 1 and 3. Furthermore, reconstitution of Rag1\(^{−/−}\) mice with B cells had no influence on infarct volumes. Conclusion Targeting B cells in experimental stroke did not influence lesion volume and functional outcome during the acute phase. Our findings argue against a major pathophysiologic role of B cells during acute ischemic stroke.…
Author: | Michael K. Schuhmann, Friederike Langhauser, Peter Kraft, Christoph Kleinschnitz |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-158155 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
Year of Completion: | 2017 |
Volume: | 14 |
Issue: | 112 |
Source: | Journal of Neuroinflammation (2017) 14:112. DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0890-x |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-017-0890-x |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | B cells; ischemic stroke; transient middle cerebral artery occlusion |
Release Date: | 2018/03/21 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2017 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |