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Expression of chemokine and receptors in Lewis rats with experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis.

Authors: Fang, IM  Yang, CH  Lin, CP  Yang, CM  Chen, MS 
Citation: Fang IM, etal., Exp Eye Res. 2004 Jun;78(6):1043-55.
RGD ID: 8549495
Pubmed: PMID:15109911   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.exer.2004.02.006   (Journal Full-text)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sequential expression of certain chemokines and chemokine receptors in the iris-ciliary body and popliteal lymph nodes of Lewis rats and, thus, to establish their roles in experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis. Uveitis was induced with the injection of melanin-associated antigen intraperitoneally and into the left foot. The clinical severity of the uveitis was scored. At defined time points, CC chemokines (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-1, and regulated-upon-activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted), CXC chemokines (interferon gamma-inducible protein-10, stromal-derived factor-1, and interleukin-8), and receptor (CCR2, CCR3, CCR5, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3, and CXCR4) mRNA expression were semiquantified by using a reverse-transcriptase reaction followed by polymerase chain reaction. The concentrations of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 and regulated-upon-activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted in aqueous humor were determined by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-1 and interferon gamma-inducible protein-10 started increasing before the clinical onset of disease; these might have been involved in the initial recruitment of inflammatory cells. The level of regulated-upon-activation normal T-cell mRNA, however, started rising concurrently with the onset of clinical disease, suggesting that this chemokine may exert amplifying role in generating uveitis. Stromal-derived factor-1 exhibited an early and high level of expression with the increase of cognate receptor, CXCR4, indicating that stromal-derived factor-1 plays a role in either promoting angiogenesis or attracting for T-cells. Instead of upregulation like other chemokine receptors, interleukin-8 receptors, CXCR1and CXCR2, mRNA could not be detected in accord with the increase of interleukin-8. These findings appeared that downregulation of chemokine receptors on neutrophils may make themselves less respond to interleukin-8 and subsequently lead to decreased recruitment of neutrophils into the iris-ciliary body. In addition, the expression of chemokine receptors in popliteal lymph nodes were earlier than those in the iris-ciliary body. This sequence of expression may reflect the process of T lymphocytes maturation and differentiation. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 protein was immunohistologically detected in the ciliary epithelium and infiltrating leukocytes. The above results suggest that chemokines, which act on T cells and monocytes, are sequentially upregulated during the clinical course of experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis, and thus, may contribute to the pathogenesis of acute anterior uveitis.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis  ISOCcl2 (Rattus norvegicus)8549495; 8549495mRNA:increased expression:iris more ...RGD 
Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis  IEP 8549495mRNA:increased expression:iris more ...RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ccl2  (C-C motif chemokine ligand 2)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Ccl2  (C-C motif chemokine ligand 2)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
CCL2  (C-C motif chemokine ligand 2)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene CCL13 C-C motif chemokine ligand 13 Homo sapiens

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