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. 2009 Mar;68(3):227-40.
doi: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e318197eca7.

Expression of chemokines and their receptors by human brain endothelium: implications for multiple sclerosis

Eve A Subileau  1 , Payam Rezaie, Heather A Davies, Frances M Colyer, John Greenwood, David K Male, Ignacio A Romero
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Expression of chemokines and their receptors by human brain endothelium: implications for multiple sclerosis

Eve A Subileau et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2009 Mar.
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Abstract

Leukocyte migration into the central nervous system (CNS) is mediated by chemokines expressed on CNS endothelial cell surfaces. This study investigated the production of chemokines and expression of chemokine receptors by human brain endothelial cells (HBECs) in vitro and in situ. Four chemokines (CCL2, CCL5, CXCL8, and CXCL10) were demonstrated by immunohistochemistry in endothelial cells in brain samples from patients with multiple sclerosis. CXCL8 and CCL2 were constitutively released and increased by primary HBECs and the brain endothelial cell line hCEMC/D3 in response to tumor necrosis factor and/or interferon gamma. CXCL10 and CCL5 were undetectable in resting endothelial cells but were secreted in response to these proinflammatory cytokines. Tumor necrosis factor strongly increased the production of CCL2, CCL5, and CXCL8; interferon gamma upregulated CXCL10 exclusively. CCL3 was not secreted by HBECs and seemed to be confined to astrocytes in situ. The chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR3 were expressed by HBECs both in vitro and in situ; CXCR3 was upregulated in response to cytokine stimulation in vitro. In contrast, CXCR3 expression was reduced in noninflammatory (silent) multiple sclerosis lesions. The particularly high levels of CXCL10 and CXCL8 expressed by brain endothelium may contribute to the predominant TH1-type inflammatory response observed in chronic inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

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