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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Fisher, Yair | Nemirovsky, Anna | Baron, Rona | Monsonego, Alon; *
Affiliations: The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, and The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Alon Monsonego, The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Tel.: +972 8647 9052; Fax: +972 8647 9051; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). T-cell entry into vascular and parenchymal brain areas loaded with Aβ has been observed with both beneficial as well as detrimental effects. Using a new AD mouse model, we studied the molecular mechanisms allowing CD4 T cells to specifically target Aβ-loaded brain areas. We observed that following Aβ immunization, CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs) and CD4 T cells occurred primarily in the perivascular and leptomeningial spaces of cerebral vessels deposited with Aβ. CD11c+ cells expressed high levels of the DC maturation markers DEC-205, MHC class II and CD86. Notably, the majority of cerebral blood vessels were found adjacent to Aβ plaques, expressing high levels of the ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 adhesion molecules. We propose that the drainage of Aβ to the leptomeningeal and perivascular spaces and its deposition there provide the antigenic source for DCs to stimulate Aβ-specific T cells on their way to target amyloid plaques within the brain tissue.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β, dendritic cells, T cells
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-102034
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 99-111, 2011
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