Antisense knockdown of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibits induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL/J mice
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Antisense knockdown of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibits induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL/J mice
Abstract
We used an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) complementary to inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) to inhibit experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in female SJL/J mice, an animal model for multiple sclerosis. The antisense ODN was administered intraventricularly to mice daily for 10 days beginning at the time of adoptive transfer of myelin basic protein-specific T lymphocytes. The antisense ODN treatment significantly reduced the clinical score of EAE and blocked iNOS mRNA and protein synthesis, as well as iNOS enzyme activity within the central nervous system. The levels of nitric oxide and cyclic guanosine monophosphate were also significantly reduced by the antisense ODN treatment. Neither sense nor random ODN affected clinical EAE or iNOS expression. Moreover, the protein and enzyme activity level of constitutive neuronal nitric oxide synthase was not affected by the antisense ODN. Thus, we have shown that the iNOS antisense ODN specifically blocked iNOS expression and ameliorated the induction of EAE.
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