Loss of galectin-3 decreases the number of immune cells in the subventricular zone and restores proliferation in a viral model of multiple sclerosis

Rachel E James, James Hillis, István Adorján, Betty Gration, Mayara V Mundim, Asif Jilani Iqbal, Moon-Moon Majumdar, Richard L Yates, Maureen M H Richards, Gwendolyn E Goings, Gabriele C DeLuca, David R Greaves, Stephen D Miller, Francis G Szele

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Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently starts near the lateral ventricles, which are lined by subventricular zone (SVZ) progenitor cells that can migrate to lesions and contribute to repair. Because MS-induced inflammation may decrease SVZ proliferation and thus limit repair, we studied the role of galectin-3 (Gal-3), a proinflammatory protein. Gal-3 expression was increased in periventricular regions of human MS in post-mortem brain samples and was also upregulated in periventricular regions in a murine MS model, Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) infection. Whereas TMEV increased SVZ chemokine (CCL2, CCL5, CCL, and CXCL10) expression in wild type (WT) mice, this was inhibited in Gal-3(-/-) mice. Though numerous CD45+ immune cells entered the SVZ of WT mice after TMEV infection, their numbers were significantly diminished in Gal-3(-/-) mice. TMEV also reduced neuroblast and proliferative SVZ cell numbers in WT mice but this was restored in Gal-3(-/-) mice and was correlated with increased numbers of doublecortin+ neuroblasts in the corpus callosum. In summary, our data showed that loss of Gal-3 blocked chemokine increases after TMEV, reduced immune cell migration into the SVZ, reestablished SVZ proliferation and increased the number of progenitors in the corpus callosum. These results suggest Gal-3 plays a central role in modulating the SVZ neurogenic niche's response to this model of MS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-21
Number of pages17
JournalGLIA
Volume64
Issue number1
Early online date4 Sept 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Cell Movement
  • Child
  • Female
  • Galectin 3
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Nervous System Autoimmune Disease, Experimental
  • Neural Stem Cells
  • Neurogenesis
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Stem Cell Niche
  • Theilovirus
  • Young Adult
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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