PMID- 35145730 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220501 IS - 2055-2173 (Print) IS - 2055-2173 (Electronic) IS - 2055-2173 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Oct-Dec TI - Functional evolution of visual involvement in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. PG - 2055217320963474 LID - 10.1177/2055217320963474 [doi] LID - 2055217320963474 AB - BACKGROUND: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a common animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS). C57BL/6 mice immunized with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein exhibit chronic disease course, together with optic neuritis, consisting of demyelination/axonal loss of the optic nerve. OBJECTIVES: To characterize functional and structural visual damages in two different phases of EAE: pre- and post-motor onset. METHODS: Visual alterations were detected with Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Electroretinogram (ERG) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). Optic nerve histology was performed at 7 (pre-motor onset) or 37 (post-motor onset) days post-immunization (dpi). RESULTS: At 7 dpi, optic nerve inflammation was similar in EAE eyes with and without VEP latency delay. Demyelination was detected in EAE eyes with latency delay (p < 0.0001), while axonal loss (p < 0.0001) and ERG b-wave amplitude (p = 0.004) were decreased in EAE eyes without latency delay compared to Healthy controls. At 37 dpi, functional and structural optic nerve damage were comparable between EAE groups, while a decrease of ERG amplitude and NGCC thickness were found in EAE eyes with VEP latency delay detected post-motor onset. CONCLUSIONS: Thanks to non-invasive methods, we studied the visual system in a MS model, which could be useful for developing specific therapeutic strategies to target different disease phases. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. FAU - Marenna, Silvia AU - Marenna S AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - Huang, Su-Chun AU - Huang SC AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - Castoldi, Valerio AU - Castoldi V AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - d'Isa, Raffaele AU - d'Isa R AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - Costa, Gloria Dalla AU - Costa GD AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - Comi, Giancarlo AU - Comi G AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. FAU - Leocani, Letizia AU - Leocani L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9326-6753 AD - Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology-INSPE, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201028 PL - United States TA - Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin JT - Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical JID - 101668877 PMC - PMC8822451 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis OT - electroretinogram OT - optical coherence tomography OT - visual evoked potential OT - visual system EDAT- 2020/10/28 00:00 MHDA- 2020/10/28 00:01 PMCR- 2020/10/28 CRDT- 2022/02/11 05:40 PHST- 2020/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/11 05:40 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/28 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/28 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_2055217320963474 [pii] AID - 10.1177/2055217320963474 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2020 Oct 28;6(4):2055217320963474. doi: 10.1177/2055217320963474. eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.