PMID- 12486156 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030123 LR - 20201226 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 24 DP - 2002 Dec 15 TI - Pertussis toxin-induced reversible encephalopathy dependent on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 overexpression in mice. PG - 10633-42 AB - In this report we describe pertussis toxin-induced reversible encephalopathy dependent on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) overexpression (PREMO), a novel animal model that exhibits features of human encephalopathic complications of inflammatory disorders such as viral meningoencephalitis and Lyme neuroborreliosis as well as the mild toxic encephalopathy that commonly precedes relapses of multiple sclerosis (MS). Overexpression of the mouse MCP-1 gene product (classically termed JE) in astrocytes, the major physiological CNS cellular source of MCP-1, failed to induce neurological impairment. Unexpectedly, transgenic (tg) mice overexpressing MCP-1 at a high level (MCP-1(hi)) manifested transient, severe encephalopathy with high mortality after injections of pertussis toxin (PTx) plus complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Surviving mice showed markedly improved function and did not relapse during a prolonged period of observation. Tg mice that expressed lower levels of MCP-1 were affected minimally after CFA/PTx injections, and tg expression of other chemokines failed to elicit this disorder. The disorder was significantly milder in mice lacking T-cells, which therefore play a deleterious role in this encephalopathic process. Disruption of CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) abolished both CNS inflammation and encephalopathy, identifying CCR2 as a relevant receptor for this disorder. Proinflammatory and type 1 cytokines including TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IFN-gamma, IL-2, RANTES, and IP-10 were elevated in CNS tissues from mice with PREMO. These studies characterize a novel model of reversible inflammatory encephalopathy that is dependent on both genetic and environmental factors. FAU - Huang, DeRen AU - Huang D AD - Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. FAU - Tani, Marie AU - Tani M FAU - Wang, Jintang AU - Wang J FAU - Han, Yulong AU - Han Y FAU - He, Toby T AU - He TT FAU - Weaver, Jennifer AU - Weaver J FAU - Charo, Israel F AU - Charo IF FAU - Tuohy, Vincent K AU - Tuohy VK FAU - Rollins, Barrett J AU - Rollins BJ FAU - Ransohoff, Richard M AU - Ransohoff RM LA - eng GR - R01 NS032151/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - 2R01 NS32151-09/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (CCR2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Ccr2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, CCR2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Chemokine) RN - EC 2.4.2.31 (Pertussis Toxin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/metabolism MH - Cell Movement MH - Central Nervous System/immunology/pathology MH - Chemokine CCL2/*genetics/metabolism MH - Chemokines/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Encephalitis/chemically induced/diagnosis/*immunology MH - Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/genetics MH - Humans MH - Leukocytes/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Pertussis Toxin MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Receptors, CCR2 MH - Receptors, Chemokine/genetics/physiology MH - Survival Analysis MH - T-Lymphocytes/immunology PMC - PMC6758405 EDAT- 2002/12/18 04:00 MHDA- 2003/01/24 04:00 PMCR- 2003/06/15 CRDT- 2002/12/18 04:00 PHST- 2002/12/18 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/01/24 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/12/18 04:00 [entrez] PHST- 2003/06/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 22/24/10633 [pii] AID - 7099 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-24-10633.2002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2002 Dec 15;22(24):10633-42. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-24-10633.2002.