Abstract
Previous proteomic and transcriptional analyses of multiple sclerosis lesions revealed modulation of the renin-angiotensin and the opposing kallikrein-kinin pathways. Here we identify kinin receptor B1 (Bdkrb1) as a specific modulator of immune cell entry into the central nervous system (CNS). We demonstrate that the Bdkrb1 agonist R838 (Sar-[D-Phe]des-Arg 9 -bradykinin) markedly decreases the clinical symptoms of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in SJL mice, whereas the Bdkrb1 antagonist R715 (Ac-Lys-[D-ΒNal 7, Ile 8 ]des-Arg 9 -bradykinin) resulted in earlier onset and greater severity of the disease. Bdkrb1-deficient (Bdkrb1 /) C57BL/6 mice immunized with a myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein fragment, MOG 35-55, showed more severe disease with enhanced CNS-immune cell infiltration. The same held true for mixed bone marrow-chimeric mice reconstituted with Bdkrb1 / T lymphocytes, which showed enhanced T helper type 17 (T H 17) cell invasion into the CNS. Pharmacological modulation of Bdkrb1 revealed that in vitro migration of human T H 17 lymphocytes across blood-brain barrier endothelium is regulated by this receptor. Taken together, these results suggest that the kallikrein-kinin system is involved in the regulation of CNS inflammation, limiting encephalitogenic T lymphocyte infiltration into the CNS, and provide evidence that Bdkrb1 could be a new target for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 788-793 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature Medicine |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)