β2-Integrins in demyelinating disease: not adhering to the paradigm

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Kari J. Dugger²  Jillian E. Wohler²  Xianzhen Hu²  Scott R. Barnum¹ 

[1] Departments of Microbiology and Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Departments of Microbiology and Departments of Microbiology and Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Departments of Microbiology and Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Departments of Microbiology and Departments of Microbiology and Departments of Microbiology and

关键词: adhesion molecules;    neuroimmunology;    experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis;    multiple sclerosis;    T cells;   

DOI  :  10.1189/jlb.1009654

学科分类：生理学

来源: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

【 摘 要 】

The β2-integrins are a subfamily of integrins expressed on leukocytes that play an essential role in leukocyte trafficking, activation, and many other functions. Studies in EAE, the animal model for multiple sclerosis, show differential requirements for β2-integrins in this disease model, ranging from critical in the case of LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) to unimportant in the case of CD11d/CD18. Importantly, expression of β2-integrins on T cell subsets provides some clues as to the function(s) these adhesion molecules play in disease development. For example, transferred EAE studies have shown that Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) expression on αβ T cells is critical for disease development, and the absence of LFA-1 on Tregs in recipient mice results in exacerbated disease. In this review, we summarize recent findings regarding the role of β2-integrins in demyelinating disease and new information about the role of β2-integrins with respect to alterations in Treg numbers and function. In addition, we discuss the potential for targeting β2-integrins in human demyelinating disease in light of the recent animal model studies.

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