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Endothelial cell-derived oxysterol ablation attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Published inEMBO reports, vol. 24, no. 3, e55328
Publication date2023-03-06
First online date2023-01-30
Abstract

The vasculature is a key regulator of leukocyte trafficking into the central nervous system (CNS) during inflammatory diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the impact of endothelial-derived factors on CNS immune responses remains unknown. Bioactive lipids, in particular oxysterols downstream of Cholesterol-25-hydroxylase (Ch25h), promote neuroinflammation but their functions in the CNS are not well-understood. Using floxed-reporter Ch25h knock-in mice, we trace Ch25h expression to CNS endothelial cells (ECs) and myeloid cells and demonstrate that Ch25h ablation specifically from ECs attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Mechanistically, inflamed Ch25h-deficient CNS ECs display altered lipid metabolism favoring polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cell (PMN-MDSC) expansion, which suppresses encephalitogenic T lymphocyte proliferation. Additionally, endothelial Ch25h-deficiency combined with immature neutrophil mobilization into the blood circulation nearly completely protects mice from EAE. Our findings reveal a central role for CNS endothelial Ch25h in promoting neuroinflammation by inhibiting the expansion of immunosuppressive myeloid cell populations.

Keywords
  • Cholesterol-25-hydroxylase
  • Endothelial cells
  • Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
  • Oxysterols
  • Polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells
  • Mice
  • Animals
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Oxysterols / metabolism
  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases
  • Central Nervous System / metabolism
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
Citation (ISO format)
RUIZ, Florian et al. Endothelial cell-derived oxysterol ablation attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. In: EMBO reports, 2023, vol. 24, n° 3, p. e55328. doi: 10.15252/embr.202255328
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