RGD Reference Report - Pathogenesis of herpetic stromal keratitis in CCR5- and/or CXCR3-deficient mice. - Rat Genome Database

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Pathogenesis of herpetic stromal keratitis in CCR5- and/or CXCR3-deficient mice.

Authors: Komatsu, K  Miyazaki, D  Morohoshi, K  Kuo, CH  Kakimaru-Hasegawa, A  Komatsu, N  Namba, S  Haino, M  Matsushima, K  Inoue, Y 
Citation: Komatsu K, etal., Curr Eye Res. 2008 Sep;33(9):736-49. doi: 10.1080/02713680802344716.
RGD ID: 8551819
Pubmed: PMID:18798077   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1080/02713680802344716   (Journal Full-text)

PURPOSE: Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is an immunopathological reaction to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) corneal infection. It has been reported that CD4+ cells play the most important role in the pathogenesis of this disease. In this study, we have focused on two chemokine receptors, CCR5 and CXCR3, which are expressed on CD4+ Th1 cells in mice HSK model. METHODS: CCR5-deficient (CCR5KO), CXCR3-deficient (CXCR3KO), CCR5/CXCR3 double-deficient (DKO), and wild type (WT) mice (C57/BL6 background) were infected intracorneally with HSV-1 (CHR3 strain). The corneas were examined biomicroscopically, and cryosections of the corneas were examined histologically and immunohistochemically. Real-time RT-PCR and RNase protection assay (RPA) were performed, and the virus titers were measured in excised eyes and trigeminal ganglia (TG). RESULTS: The HSK clinical severity in DKO mice was significantly lower than that in WT mice, and this was reversed by transfer of cells from the spleen of WT mice to DKO mice. Histologically, the numbers of T cells (CD4+ and CD8+ cells) and neutrophils infiltrating the cornea were significantly fewer in CCR5KO, CXCR3KO, and DKO mice. Transcript levels of immune-related cell surface marker in the eye by RPA were reduced in DKO mice. The expression of I-TAC was significantly increased in the cornea of CCR5KO mice, and MIP-1alpha and MIP-1beta were significantly lower in CXCR3KO mice than in WT mice by RT-PCR. There were no significant differences of virus titers in the eye and TG among any groups of mice except the increase in the TG of DKO mice on day 5 PI. CONCLUSIONS: The suppression of chemotaxis and activation of CD4+ Th1 cells by the lacking of CXCR3 and CCR5 causes a decrease of other infiltrating cells, resulting in a lower severity of HSK. These results suggest that targeting chemokine receptors is a promising way to treat HSK.

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ccr5  (C-C motif chemokine receptor 5)
Cxcr3  (C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Ccr5  (C-C motif chemokine receptor 5)
Cxcr3  (C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
CCR5  (C-C motif chemokine receptor 5)
CXCR3  (C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3)


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