1. 9,10-Anhydrodehydroartemisinin Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Inhibiting Th1 and Th17 Cell Differentiation
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Jingshan Shen, Jie Lv, Qingjie Zhao, Wei Zhuang, Ling Xie, Yan Zhang, Changsheng Du, Xiangrui Jiang, and Zhenglong Xiang
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0301 basic medicine ,business.industry ,Multiple sclerosis ,Cellular differentiation ,Immunology ,Central nervous system ,Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis ,medicine.disease ,In vitro ,Pathogenesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Immune system ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,Demyelinating disease ,Immunology and Allergy ,business - Abstract
Human inflammatory disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), is a demyelinating disease of central nervous system (CNS). The experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the most commonly used as experimental model because of its key pathological features' approximation of MS. The interaction between complex elements in immune system and in the CNS determines the MS pathogenesis. However, there is no cure for MS and the treatment for MS still encounters great challenges. Thus, finding a more effective disease-modifying treatment is imminent. In the present study, we investigated whether 9,10-Anhydrodehydroartemisin (ADART), a compound derived from artemisinin, could decrease demyelination in EAE and the underlying mechanisms. In established EAE mice, 100 mg/kg 9,10-Anhydrodehydroartemisinin (ADART) effectively reduced CNS and peripheral immune system infiltration inflammatory cells including CD4+ IFN-γ+ Th1 cells and CD4+ IL-17A+ Th17 cells. Correspondingly, the serum level of IFN-γ and IL-17A was also reduced. In vitro, ADART almost completely inhibited Th17 differentiation, and partially inhibited Th1 differentiation in 10 μM. This research revealed that ADART could be a great promising avenue among current therapies for MS.
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- 2021