TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bruić, Marija
AU  - Pirković, Andrea
AU  - Borozan, Sunčica
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Jovanović-Krivokuća, Milica
AU  - Spremo-Potparević, Biljana
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5613
AB  - Oxidative stress has been implicated in numerous pregnancy-related disorders. Biologically active plant sec-
ondary metabolites, which are present in everyday diet, could prove effective therapeutic agents in preventing
these disorders. This study evaluated effects of taxifolin (dihydroquercetin) on ROS production, markers of
oxidative damage to lipids and proteins, activity of antioxidant enzymes and production of pro-inflammatory
cytokines in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells. Taxifolin in 10 μM and 100 μM
concentrations attenuated oxidative damage to lipids and proteins, as evidenced by a decrease in MDA content,
extracellular LDH activity, carbonyl groups and nitrite contents. A reduction in the activity of antioxidant en-
zymes SOD, CAT and GPx in cells pre-treated with taxifolin, prior to H2O2 exposure, was also observed, along
with a reduction in intracellular ROS production. Both evaluated concentrations of taxifolin showed anti-
inflammatory activity in trophoblast cells, by reducing production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-
6. In this model of H2O2-induced oxidative stress, taxifolin showed marked antioxidative and anti-
inflammatory activities in trophoblast cells, adding further evidence of its protective effects and showing po-
tential as a therapeutic agent in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Reproductive Toxicology
T1  - Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of taxifolin in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell line
VL  - 126
SP  - 108585
DO  - 10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108585
ER  - 

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author = "Bruić, Marija and Pirković, Andrea and Borozan, Sunčica and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Jovanović-Krivokuća, Milica and Spremo-Potparević, Biljana",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Oxidative stress has been implicated in numerous pregnancy-related disorders. Biologically active plant sec-
ondary metabolites, which are present in everyday diet, could prove effective therapeutic agents in preventing
these disorders. This study evaluated effects of taxifolin (dihydroquercetin) on ROS production, markers of
oxidative damage to lipids and proteins, activity of antioxidant enzymes and production of pro-inflammatory
cytokines in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells. Taxifolin in 10 μM and 100 μM
concentrations attenuated oxidative damage to lipids and proteins, as evidenced by a decrease in MDA content,
extracellular LDH activity, carbonyl groups and nitrite contents. A reduction in the activity of antioxidant en-
zymes SOD, CAT and GPx in cells pre-treated with taxifolin, prior to H2O2 exposure, was also observed, along
with a reduction in intracellular ROS production. Both evaluated concentrations of taxifolin showed anti-
inflammatory activity in trophoblast cells, by reducing production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-
6. In this model of H2O2-induced oxidative stress, taxifolin showed marked antioxidative and anti-
inflammatory activities in trophoblast cells, adding further evidence of its protective effects and showing po-
tential as a therapeutic agent in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Reproductive Toxicology",
title = "Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of taxifolin in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell line",
volume = "126",
pages = "108585",
doi = "10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108585"
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Bruić, M., Pirković, A., Borozan, S., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Jovanović-Krivokuća, M.,& Spremo-Potparević, B.. (2024). Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of taxifolin in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell line. in Reproductive Toxicology
Elsevier., 126, 108585.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108585

Bruić M, Pirković A, Borozan S, Nacka-Aleksić M, Jovanović-Krivokuća M, Spremo-Potparević B. Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of taxifolin in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell line. in Reproductive Toxicology. 2024;126:108585.
doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108585 .

Bruić, Marija, Pirković, Andrea, Borozan, Sunčica, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Jovanović-Krivokuća, Milica, Spremo-Potparević, Biljana, "Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of taxifolin in H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell line" in Reproductive Toxicology, 126 (2024):108585,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108585 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Kosec, Dušan
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Simić, Ljubica
AU  - Sopta, Jelena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3714
AB  - Monocytes’ plasticity has an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease exhibiting greater prevalence in women. Contribution of this phenomenon to sex bias in RA severity was investigated in rat collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model of RA. The greater severity of CIA in females (exhibiting signs of bone resorption) was accompanied by the higher blood level of advanced oxidation protein products and a more pro-oxidant profile. Consistently, in females, the greater density of giant multinuclear cells (monocytes/macrophages and osteoclasts) in inflamed joint tissue was found. This correlated with the higher frequencies of CCR2- and CX3CR1- expressing cells (precursors of inflammatory monocytes/macrophages and osteoclasts) among CD11b+ splenocytes. This in conjunction with the enhanced migratory capacity of CD11b+ monocytic cells in females compared with males could be linked with the higher frequencies of CCR2+CX3CR1-CD43lowCD11b+ and CCR2-CX3CR1+CD43hiCD11b+ cells (corresponding to “classical” and “non-classical” monocytes, respectively) and the greater density of CD68+ cells (monocytes/macrophages and osteoclast precursors/osteoclasts) in blood and inflamed paws from female rats, respectively. Consistently, the higher levels of GM-CSF, TNF-α and IL-6, IL-1β (driving Th17 cell differentiation), and IL-17 followed by the lower level of IL-10 were measured in inflamed paw cultures from female compared with male rats. To the greater IL-17 production (associated with enhanced monocyte immigration and differentiation into osteoclasts) most likely contributed augmented Th17 cell generation in the lymph nodes draining arthritic joints from female compared with male rats. Overall, the study suggests the sex-specific contribution of monocytic lineage cells to CIA, and possibly RA development.
PB  - Springer Nature
T2  - Inflammation
T1  - Sex-Based Differences in Monocytic Lineage Cells Contribute to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Female Rats Compared with Male Rats
VL  - 43
IS  - 6
SP  - 2312
EP  - 2331
DO  - 10.1007/s10753-020-01302-0
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Bufan, Biljana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Kosec, Dušan and Pilipović, Ivan and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Simić, Ljubica and Sopta, Jelena and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Monocytes’ plasticity has an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease exhibiting greater prevalence in women. Contribution of this phenomenon to sex bias in RA severity was investigated in rat collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model of RA. The greater severity of CIA in females (exhibiting signs of bone resorption) was accompanied by the higher blood level of advanced oxidation protein products and a more pro-oxidant profile. Consistently, in females, the greater density of giant multinuclear cells (monocytes/macrophages and osteoclasts) in inflamed joint tissue was found. This correlated with the higher frequencies of CCR2- and CX3CR1- expressing cells (precursors of inflammatory monocytes/macrophages and osteoclasts) among CD11b+ splenocytes. This in conjunction with the enhanced migratory capacity of CD11b+ monocytic cells in females compared with males could be linked with the higher frequencies of CCR2+CX3CR1-CD43lowCD11b+ and CCR2-CX3CR1+CD43hiCD11b+ cells (corresponding to “classical” and “non-classical” monocytes, respectively) and the greater density of CD68+ cells (monocytes/macrophages and osteoclast precursors/osteoclasts) in blood and inflamed paws from female rats, respectively. Consistently, the higher levels of GM-CSF, TNF-α and IL-6, IL-1β (driving Th17 cell differentiation), and IL-17 followed by the lower level of IL-10 were measured in inflamed paw cultures from female compared with male rats. To the greater IL-17 production (associated with enhanced monocyte immigration and differentiation into osteoclasts) most likely contributed augmented Th17 cell generation in the lymph nodes draining arthritic joints from female compared with male rats. Overall, the study suggests the sex-specific contribution of monocytic lineage cells to CIA, and possibly RA development.",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
journal = "Inflammation",
title = "Sex-Based Differences in Monocytic Lineage Cells Contribute to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Female Rats Compared with Male Rats",
volume = "43",
number = "6",
pages = "2312-2331",
doi = "10.1007/s10753-020-01302-0"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Bufan, B., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Kosec, D., Pilipović, I., Kotur-Stevuljević, J., Simić, L., Sopta, J.,& Leposavić, G.. (2020). Sex-Based Differences in Monocytic Lineage Cells Contribute to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Female Rats Compared with Male Rats. in Inflammation
Springer Nature., 43(6), 2312-2331.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-020-01302-0

Dimitrijević M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Bufan B, Nacka-Aleksić M, Kosec D, Pilipović I, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Simić L, Sopta J, Leposavić G. Sex-Based Differences in Monocytic Lineage Cells Contribute to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Female Rats Compared with Male Rats. in Inflammation. 2020;43(6):2312-2331.
doi:10.1007/s10753-020-01302-0 .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Bufan, Biljana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Kosec, Dušan, Pilipović, Ivan, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Simić, Ljubica, Sopta, Jelena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex-Based Differences in Monocytic Lineage Cells Contribute to More Severe Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Female Rats Compared with Male Rats" in Inflammation, 43, no. 6 (2020):2312-2331,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-020-01302-0 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Hadžibegović, Senka
AU  - Nicole, Olivier
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Leštarević, Sanja
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3750
AB  - Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) is one of the most relevant clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The profile of NCI and the structural and functional changes in the brain structures relevant for cognition in MS share some similarities to those in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of neurocognitive disorders. Additionally, despite clear etiopathological differences between MS and AD, an accumulation of effector/memory CD8+ T cells and CD8+ tissue-resident memory T (Trm) cells in cognitively relevant brain structures of MS/AD patients, and higher frequency of effector/memory CD8+ T cells re-expressing CD45RA (TEMRA) with high capacity to secrete cytotoxic molecules and proinflammatory cytokines in their blood, were found. Thus, an active pathogenetic role of CD8+ T cells in the progression of MS and AD may be assumed. In this mini-review, findings supporting the putative role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of MS and AD are displayed, and putative mechanisms underlying their pathogenetic action are discussed. A special effort was made to identify the gaps in the current knowledge about the role of CD8+ T cells in the development of NCI to “catalyze” translational research leading to new feasible therapeutic interventions.
PB  - Frontiers Media S.A.
T2  - Frontiers in Immunology
T1  - CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Mechanisms Contribute to the Progression of Neurocognitive Impairment in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3389/fimmu.2020.566225
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Hadžibegović, Senka and Nicole, Olivier and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Leštarević, Sanja and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) is one of the most relevant clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The profile of NCI and the structural and functional changes in the brain structures relevant for cognition in MS share some similarities to those in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of neurocognitive disorders. Additionally, despite clear etiopathological differences between MS and AD, an accumulation of effector/memory CD8+ T cells and CD8+ tissue-resident memory T (Trm) cells in cognitively relevant brain structures of MS/AD patients, and higher frequency of effector/memory CD8+ T cells re-expressing CD45RA (TEMRA) with high capacity to secrete cytotoxic molecules and proinflammatory cytokines in their blood, were found. Thus, an active pathogenetic role of CD8+ T cells in the progression of MS and AD may be assumed. In this mini-review, findings supporting the putative role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of MS and AD are displayed, and putative mechanisms underlying their pathogenetic action are discussed. A special effort was made to identify the gaps in the current knowledge about the role of CD8+ T cells in the development of NCI to “catalyze” translational research leading to new feasible therapeutic interventions.",
publisher = "Frontiers Media S.A.",
journal = "Frontiers in Immunology",
title = "CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Mechanisms Contribute to the Progression of Neurocognitive Impairment in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.3389/fimmu.2020.566225"
}

Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Hadžibegović, S., Nicole, O., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Leštarević, S.,& Leposavić, G.. (2020). CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Mechanisms Contribute to the Progression of Neurocognitive Impairment in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?. in Frontiers in Immunology
Frontiers Media S.A.., 11.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.566225

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Hadžibegović S, Nicole O, Nacka-Aleksić M, Leštarević S, Leposavić G. CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Mechanisms Contribute to the Progression of Neurocognitive Impairment in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?. in Frontiers in Immunology. 2020;11.
doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.566225 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Hadžibegović, Senka, Nicole, Olivier, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Leštarević, Sanja, Leposavić, Gordana, "CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Mechanisms Contribute to the Progression of Neurocognitive Impairment in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease?" in Frontiers in Immunology, 11 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.566225 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Blagojević, Veljko
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3734
AB  - The study examined the influence of sex on the alterations occurring with ageing in rat lymph node (LN) T cell compartment. In female and male rats the decrease in LN T cell counts was followed by a shift in CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio towards CD8+ T cells, which was more prominent in males than in females. With ageing, in both major LN T cell subpopulations naïve (recent thymic emigrants and mature naïve cells) to memory/activated T cell ratio shifted to the side of memory/activated cells in female, and particularly in male rats. The frequency of regulatory CD25+Foxp3+ cells increased among LN CD4+/CD8+ T cells with ageing, reflecting, at least partly, an enhanced conversion of effector T cells into regulatory cells. This was also more prominent in male rats. The more prounounced increase in LN oxidative damage and the expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines in male rats with ageing, most likely contributed to the greater frequency of proinflammatory, replicatively senescent CD28- cells expressing CD11b (innate cell marker), among T cells of old male rats compared with age-matched females. The increase in LN oxidation/proinflammatory state with ageing was also consistent with the accumulation of exhausted PD-1high cells among T lymphocytes, particularly prominent among CD8+ T cells from male rats. Finally, by calculating a summary score for the key ageing-relevant parameters (an ageing index), a faster development of the deleterious changes in the T cell compartment occurring with ageing was confirmed in male rat LNs. Additionally, the study pointed to indices of LN T cell compartment ageing which correlate with those in peripheral blood.
PB  - Elsevier Inc.
T2  - Experimental Gerontology
T1  - Sex as a confounding factor in the effects of ageing on rat lymph node t cell compartment
VL  - 142
DO  - 10.1016/j.exger.2020.111140
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Pilipović, Ivan and Blagojević, Veljko and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The study examined the influence of sex on the alterations occurring with ageing in rat lymph node (LN) T cell compartment. In female and male rats the decrease in LN T cell counts was followed by a shift in CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio towards CD8+ T cells, which was more prominent in males than in females. With ageing, in both major LN T cell subpopulations naïve (recent thymic emigrants and mature naïve cells) to memory/activated T cell ratio shifted to the side of memory/activated cells in female, and particularly in male rats. The frequency of regulatory CD25+Foxp3+ cells increased among LN CD4+/CD8+ T cells with ageing, reflecting, at least partly, an enhanced conversion of effector T cells into regulatory cells. This was also more prominent in male rats. The more prounounced increase in LN oxidative damage and the expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines in male rats with ageing, most likely contributed to the greater frequency of proinflammatory, replicatively senescent CD28- cells expressing CD11b (innate cell marker), among T cells of old male rats compared with age-matched females. The increase in LN oxidation/proinflammatory state with ageing was also consistent with the accumulation of exhausted PD-1high cells among T lymphocytes, particularly prominent among CD8+ T cells from male rats. Finally, by calculating a summary score for the key ageing-relevant parameters (an ageing index), a faster development of the deleterious changes in the T cell compartment occurring with ageing was confirmed in male rat LNs. Additionally, the study pointed to indices of LN T cell compartment ageing which correlate with those in peripheral blood.",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
journal = "Experimental Gerontology",
title = "Sex as a confounding factor in the effects of ageing on rat lymph node t cell compartment",
volume = "142",
doi = "10.1016/j.exger.2020.111140"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Pilipović, I., Blagojević, V., Kotur-Stevuljević, J.,& Leposavić, G.. (2020). Sex as a confounding factor in the effects of ageing on rat lymph node t cell compartment. in Experimental Gerontology
Elsevier Inc.., 142.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111140

Nacka-Aleksić M, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Pilipović I, Blagojević V, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Leposavić G. Sex as a confounding factor in the effects of ageing on rat lymph node t cell compartment. in Experimental Gerontology. 2020;142.
doi:10.1016/j.exger.2020.111140 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Pilipović, Ivan, Blagojević, Veljko, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex as a confounding factor in the effects of ageing on rat lymph node t cell compartment" in Experimental Gerontology, 142 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111140 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3504
AB  - The study examined germinal centre (GC) reaction in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints and adjacent tissues (dLNs) in male and female Dark Agouti rat collagen type II (CII)-induced arthritis (CIA) model of rheumatoid arthritis. Female rats exhibiting the greater susceptibility to CIA mounted stronger serum CII-specific IgG response than their male counterparts. This correlated with the higher frequency of GC B cells in female compared with male dLNs. Consistently, the frequency of activated/proliferating Ki-67+ cells among dLN B cells was higher in females than in males. This correlated with the shift in dLN T follicular regulatory (Tfr)/T follicular helper (Tfh) cell ratio towards Tfh cells in females, and greater densities of CD40L and CD40 on their dLN T and B cells, respectively. The higher Tfh cell frequency in females was consistent with the greater dLN expression of mRNA for IL-21/27, the key cytokines involved in Tfh cell generation and their help to B cells. Additionally, in CII-stimulated female rat dLN cell cultures IFN-γ/IL-4 production ratio was shifted towards IFN-γ. Consistently, the serum IgG2a(b)/IgG1 CII-specific antibody ratio was shifted towards an IgG2a(b) response in females. Thus, targeting T-/B-cell interactions should be considered in putative further sex-based translational pharmacology research.
PB  - Springer Nature
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Sex differences in Tfh cell help to B cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-020-58127-y
ER  - 

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author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Kosec, Duško and Bufan, Biljana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The study examined germinal centre (GC) reaction in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints and adjacent tissues (dLNs) in male and female Dark Agouti rat collagen type II (CII)-induced arthritis (CIA) model of rheumatoid arthritis. Female rats exhibiting the greater susceptibility to CIA mounted stronger serum CII-specific IgG response than their male counterparts. This correlated with the higher frequency of GC B cells in female compared with male dLNs. Consistently, the frequency of activated/proliferating Ki-67+ cells among dLN B cells was higher in females than in males. This correlated with the shift in dLN T follicular regulatory (Tfr)/T follicular helper (Tfh) cell ratio towards Tfh cells in females, and greater densities of CD40L and CD40 on their dLN T and B cells, respectively. The higher Tfh cell frequency in females was consistent with the greater dLN expression of mRNA for IL-21/27, the key cytokines involved in Tfh cell generation and their help to B cells. Additionally, in CII-stimulated female rat dLN cell cultures IFN-γ/IL-4 production ratio was shifted towards IFN-γ. Consistently, the serum IgG2a(b)/IgG1 CII-specific antibody ratio was shifted towards an IgG2a(b) response in females. Thus, targeting T-/B-cell interactions should be considered in putative further sex-based translational pharmacology research.",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Sex differences in Tfh cell help to B cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis",
volume = "10",
number = "1",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-020-58127-y"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Kosec, D., Bufan, B., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I.,& Leposavić, G.. (2020). Sex differences in Tfh cell help to B cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis. in Scientific Reports
Springer Nature., 10(1).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58127-y

Dimitrijević M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Kosec D, Bufan B, Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Leposavić G. Sex differences in Tfh cell help to B cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1).
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58127-y .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Kosec, Duško, Bufan, Biljana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex differences in Tfh cell help to B cells contribute to sexual dimorphism in severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis" in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58127-y . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5087
AB  - Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a well-established experimental model mimicking 
many immunopathogenic and clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including 
sexual dimorphism in the clinical presentation. Our previous study showed that a more 
severe disease in female compared with male rats correlated with more robust Th17 
response reflecting sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis plasticity. Given that 
autoantibodies play a significant role in the immunopathogenesis of RA and CIA, in 
the present study the germinal center (GC) reaction in the lymph nodes draining 
inflamed joints and adjacent tissue (dLNs) was examined for putative sexual 
dimorphism. Female rats mounted greater serum collagen II-specific IgG response than 
their male counterparts. This dimorphism correlated with the higher frequency of GC 
B cells in female compared with male dLNs. Consistently, the frequency of 
activated/proliferating Ki67+ cells among dLN B cells was higher in females than in 
males. This was associated with the shift in dLN T follicular regulatory (Tfr)/T 
follicular helper (Tfh) cell ratio towards Tfh cells in females, and greater densities of 
CD40L and CD40 on their dLN T and B cells, respectively. The higher Tfh cell 
frequency in females was consistent with the greater dLN expression of mRNA for IL 21/27, the key cytokines involved in Tfh cell generation and help to B cells. 
Additionally, in collagen II-stimulated female rat dLN cell cultures, IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio 
was shifted towards IFN-γ. Consistently, serum ratio between pathogenic IgG2a and 
protective IgG1 collagen II-specific antibodies was shifted towards the former in 
females. Thus, the study suggests that targeting T/B cell interactions should be 
considered in further translation research aimed to design sex-specific therapies for RA.
PB  - Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of Republic of Serbia
PB  - Immunological Society of Serbia
C3  - Immunology at the confluence of multidisciplinary approaces, Belgrade December 6.-8. 2019, Abstract book
T1  - Sexual dimorphism in the severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis: The relevance of T follicular cell help to B cells
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5087
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Kosec, Duško and Bufan, Biljana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a well-established experimental model mimicking 
many immunopathogenic and clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including 
sexual dimorphism in the clinical presentation. Our previous study showed that a more 
severe disease in female compared with male rats correlated with more robust Th17 
response reflecting sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis plasticity. Given that 
autoantibodies play a significant role in the immunopathogenesis of RA and CIA, in 
the present study the germinal center (GC) reaction in the lymph nodes draining 
inflamed joints and adjacent tissue (dLNs) was examined for putative sexual 
dimorphism. Female rats mounted greater serum collagen II-specific IgG response than 
their male counterparts. This dimorphism correlated with the higher frequency of GC 
B cells in female compared with male dLNs. Consistently, the frequency of 
activated/proliferating Ki67+ cells among dLN B cells was higher in females than in 
males. This was associated with the shift in dLN T follicular regulatory (Tfr)/T 
follicular helper (Tfh) cell ratio towards Tfh cells in females, and greater densities of 
CD40L and CD40 on their dLN T and B cells, respectively. The higher Tfh cell 
frequency in females was consistent with the greater dLN expression of mRNA for IL 21/27, the key cytokines involved in Tfh cell generation and help to B cells. 
Additionally, in collagen II-stimulated female rat dLN cell cultures, IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio 
was shifted towards IFN-γ. Consistently, serum ratio between pathogenic IgG2a and 
protective IgG1 collagen II-specific antibodies was shifted towards the former in 
females. Thus, the study suggests that targeting T/B cell interactions should be 
considered in further translation research aimed to design sex-specific therapies for RA.",
publisher = "Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Immunological Society of Serbia",
journal = "Immunology at the confluence of multidisciplinary approaces, Belgrade December 6.-8. 2019, Abstract book",
title = "Sexual dimorphism in the severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis: The relevance of T follicular cell help to B cells",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5087"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Kosec, D., Bufan, B., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I.,& Leposavić, G.. (2019). Sexual dimorphism in the severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis: The relevance of T follicular cell help to B cells. in Immunology at the confluence of multidisciplinary approaces, Belgrade December 6.-8. 2019, Abstract book
Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of Republic of Serbia..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5087

Dimitrijević M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Kosec D, Bufan B, Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Leposavić G. Sexual dimorphism in the severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis: The relevance of T follicular cell help to B cells. in Immunology at the confluence of multidisciplinary approaces, Belgrade December 6.-8. 2019, Abstract book. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5087 .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Kosec, Duško, Bufan, Biljana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sexual dimorphism in the severity of rat collagen-induced arthritis: The relevance of T follicular cell help to B cells" in Immunology at the confluence of multidisciplinary approaces, Belgrade December 6.-8. 2019, Abstract book (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5087 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3295
AB  - Collagen type II-induced arthritis (CIA) in Dark Agouti rats, a model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reproduces sexual dimorphism in the incidence and severity of the human disease. Th17 cells are central in the induction/propagation of autoimmune inflammation in CIA and RA. To assess mechanisms underlying this dimorphism in CIA rats, in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints and adjacent tissues (dLNs) from CIA rats of both sexes Th17/CD25 + Foxp3 + CD4 + T-regulatory cell (Treg) ratio, Th17 cell redifferentiation in functionally distinct subsets and Treg transdifferentiation into IL-17-producing cells (exTregs) were examined. In female rats (developing more severe CIA than their male counterparts) the higher frequency of all Th17 cells (reflecting partly their greater proliferation), followed by the higher frequency of highly pathogenic IFN-gamma/GM-CSF-co-producing cells, but lower frequency of less pathogenic/immunoregulatory IL-10-producing cells among them was found. Additionally, compared with male rats, in female rats the lower frequency of Tregs was observed. Moreover, Tregs from female rats exhibited diminished proliferative and suppressive capacity (judging by PD-1 expression) and enhanced conversion into IL-17-producing cells. Given that TGF-beta concentration was comparable in collagen-type II-stimulated dLN cell cultures from female and male rats, the shift in Th17/Treg ratio followed by augmented Th17 cell redifferentiation into IFN-gamma/GM-CSF-co-producing cells and Treg transdifferentiation into IL-17-producing cells in female rats was associated with increased concentration of IL-6 in female rat dLN cell cultures, and the higher frequency of IL-1 beta- and IL-23-producing cells among their dLN cells. The lower frequency of IL-10-producing B cells, presumably B regulatory cells (Bregs) could also contribute to the shift in Th17/Treg ratio in female rat compared with male rat dLNs. Consistently, the lower expression of IL-35 (the cytokine promoting Treg expansion directly and indirectly, by favoring Breg expansion and conversion into IL-10/IL-35-producing cells) in female rat dLN cells was detected. Thus, the study identified putative cellular and molecular substrates of the sexual dimorphism in the immunopathogenesis and clinical outcome of CIA and suggested mechanisms to be targeted in females to improve control of Th17 response, and consequently clinical outcome of CIA, and possibly RA.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Brain Behavior and Immunity
T1  - Sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis
VL  - 76
SP  - 198
EP  - 214
DO  - 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.311
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Kosec, Duško and Bufan, Biljana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Collagen type II-induced arthritis (CIA) in Dark Agouti rats, a model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), reproduces sexual dimorphism in the incidence and severity of the human disease. Th17 cells are central in the induction/propagation of autoimmune inflammation in CIA and RA. To assess mechanisms underlying this dimorphism in CIA rats, in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints and adjacent tissues (dLNs) from CIA rats of both sexes Th17/CD25 + Foxp3 + CD4 + T-regulatory cell (Treg) ratio, Th17 cell redifferentiation in functionally distinct subsets and Treg transdifferentiation into IL-17-producing cells (exTregs) were examined. In female rats (developing more severe CIA than their male counterparts) the higher frequency of all Th17 cells (reflecting partly their greater proliferation), followed by the higher frequency of highly pathogenic IFN-gamma/GM-CSF-co-producing cells, but lower frequency of less pathogenic/immunoregulatory IL-10-producing cells among them was found. Additionally, compared with male rats, in female rats the lower frequency of Tregs was observed. Moreover, Tregs from female rats exhibited diminished proliferative and suppressive capacity (judging by PD-1 expression) and enhanced conversion into IL-17-producing cells. Given that TGF-beta concentration was comparable in collagen-type II-stimulated dLN cell cultures from female and male rats, the shift in Th17/Treg ratio followed by augmented Th17 cell redifferentiation into IFN-gamma/GM-CSF-co-producing cells and Treg transdifferentiation into IL-17-producing cells in female rats was associated with increased concentration of IL-6 in female rat dLN cell cultures, and the higher frequency of IL-1 beta- and IL-23-producing cells among their dLN cells. The lower frequency of IL-10-producing B cells, presumably B regulatory cells (Bregs) could also contribute to the shift in Th17/Treg ratio in female rat compared with male rat dLNs. Consistently, the lower expression of IL-35 (the cytokine promoting Treg expansion directly and indirectly, by favoring Breg expansion and conversion into IL-10/IL-35-producing cells) in female rat dLN cells was detected. Thus, the study identified putative cellular and molecular substrates of the sexual dimorphism in the immunopathogenesis and clinical outcome of CIA and suggested mechanisms to be targeted in females to improve control of Th17 response, and consequently clinical outcome of CIA, and possibly RA.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Brain Behavior and Immunity",
title = "Sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis",
volume = "76",
pages = "198-214",
doi = "10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.311"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Kosec, D., Bufan, B., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I.,& Leposavić, G.. (2019). Sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis. in Brain Behavior and Immunity
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 76, 198-214.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.311

Dimitrijević M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Kosec D, Bufan B, Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Leposavić G. Sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis. in Brain Behavior and Immunity. 2019;76:198-214.
doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.311 .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Kosec, Duško, Bufan, Biljana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sexual dimorphism in Th17/Treg axis in lymph nodes draining inflamed joints in rats with collagen-induced arthritis" in Brain Behavior and Immunity, 76 (2019):198-214,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.311 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Petrović, Raisa
AU  - Sopta, Jelena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3256
AB  - The study investigated mechanisms underlying sex differences in thymic involution in Dark Agouti rats. Adverse effects of aging on thymus were more pronounced in males than in females. Thymi from old males exhibited more prominent: (i) fibro-adipose degeneration which correlated with greater intensity of thymic oxidative stress and enhanced thymic TGF- and IL-6 expression and (ii) decline in thymopoiesis, as suggested by the number of the most mature CD4+CD8-/CD4-CD8+ single positive (SP) TCRhigh thymocytes. The greater accumulation of adipose tissue in old male thymus was linked with greater age-related increase in thymic expression of PPAR and STAT3, a transcription factor regulating the expression of PPAR downstream genes, in male than in female rats. In aged thymi of both sexes the early CD4-CD8- double negative (DN) stage of thymocyte development was affected, so relative accumulation of the least mature CD45RC+CD2- cells followed by decreased frequency of their DN and CD4+CD8+ double positive (DP) TCR- descendants was observed. Additionally, in old males, because of the increased thymic expression of Nur77, a nuclear receptor involved in negative selection, and decreased CD90 (a negative regulator of thymocyte selection threshold) MFI on DP TCRint thymocytes, less efficient positive/more efficient negative selection was found. Moreover, in male rats, thymocyte post-selection differentiation/maturation was skewed towards CD4-CD8+ SP TCRhigh cells compared with age-matched females, reflecting, at least partly, greater IL-15 expression in their thymi. The study indicated mechanisms underlying sex-based differences in age-related thymic changes and consequently necessity of sex-specific approaches in designing strategies to rejuvenate thymus.
PB  - Springer, New York
T2  - Biogerontology
T1  - Sexual dimorphism in rat thymic involution: a correlation with thymic oxidative status and inflammation
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
SP  - 545
EP  - 569
DO  - 10.1007/s10522-019-09816-3
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Petrović, Raisa and Sopta, Jelena and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2019",
abstract = "The study investigated mechanisms underlying sex differences in thymic involution in Dark Agouti rats. Adverse effects of aging on thymus were more pronounced in males than in females. Thymi from old males exhibited more prominent: (i) fibro-adipose degeneration which correlated with greater intensity of thymic oxidative stress and enhanced thymic TGF- and IL-6 expression and (ii) decline in thymopoiesis, as suggested by the number of the most mature CD4+CD8-/CD4-CD8+ single positive (SP) TCRhigh thymocytes. The greater accumulation of adipose tissue in old male thymus was linked with greater age-related increase in thymic expression of PPAR and STAT3, a transcription factor regulating the expression of PPAR downstream genes, in male than in female rats. In aged thymi of both sexes the early CD4-CD8- double negative (DN) stage of thymocyte development was affected, so relative accumulation of the least mature CD45RC+CD2- cells followed by decreased frequency of their DN and CD4+CD8+ double positive (DP) TCR- descendants was observed. Additionally, in old males, because of the increased thymic expression of Nur77, a nuclear receptor involved in negative selection, and decreased CD90 (a negative regulator of thymocyte selection threshold) MFI on DP TCRint thymocytes, less efficient positive/more efficient negative selection was found. Moreover, in male rats, thymocyte post-selection differentiation/maturation was skewed towards CD4-CD8+ SP TCRhigh cells compared with age-matched females, reflecting, at least partly, greater IL-15 expression in their thymi. The study indicated mechanisms underlying sex-based differences in age-related thymic changes and consequently necessity of sex-specific approaches in designing strategies to rejuvenate thymus.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Biogerontology",
title = "Sexual dimorphism in rat thymic involution: a correlation with thymic oxidative status and inflammation",
volume = "20",
number = "4",
pages = "545-569",
doi = "10.1007/s10522-019-09816-3"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I., Kotur-Stevuljević, J., Petrović, R., Sopta, J.,& Leposavić, G.. (2019). Sexual dimorphism in rat thymic involution: a correlation with thymic oxidative status and inflammation. in Biogerontology
Springer, New York., 20(4), 545-569.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-019-09816-3

Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Petrović R, Sopta J, Leposavić G. Sexual dimorphism in rat thymic involution: a correlation with thymic oxidative status and inflammation. in Biogerontology. 2019;20(4):545-569.
doi:10.1007/s10522-019-09816-3 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Petrović, Raisa, Sopta, Jelena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sexual dimorphism in rat thymic involution: a correlation with thymic oxidative status and inflammation" in Biogerontology, 20, no. 4 (2019):545-569,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-019-09816-3 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Stojanović, Marija
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3221
AB  - An accumulating body of evidence suggests that development of autoimmune pathologies leads to thymic dysfunction and changes in peripheral T-cell compartment, which, in turn, perpetuate their pathogenesis. To test this hypothesis, thymocyte differentiation/maturation in rats susceptible (Dark Agouti, DA) and relatively resistant (Albino Oxford, AO) to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induction was examined. Irrespective of strain, immunization for EAE (i) increased the circulating levels of IL-6, a cytokine causally linked with thymic atrophy, and (ii) led to thymic atrophy reflecting partly enhanced thymocyte apoptosis associated with downregulated thymic IL-7 expression. Additionally, immunization diminished the expression of Thy-1, a negative regulator of TCR alpha beta-mediated signaling and activation thresholds, on CD4+CD8+ TCR alpha beta(lo/hi) thymocytes undergoing selection and thereby impaired thymocyte selection/survival. This diminished the generation of mature CD4+ and CD8+ single positive TCR alpha beta(hi) thymocytes and, consequently, CD4+ and CD8+ recent thymic emigrants. In immunized rats, thymic differentiation of natural regulatory CD4+Foxp3+CD25+ T cells (nTregs) was particularly affected reflecting a diminished expression of IL-7, IL-2 and IL-15. The decline in the overall thymic T-cell output and nTreg generation was more pronounced in DA than AO rats. Additionally, differently from immunized AO rats, in DA ones the frequency of CD28- cells secreting cytolytic enzymes within peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocytes increased, as a consequence of thymic atrophy-related replicative stress (mirrored in CD4+ cell memory pool expansion and p16(INK4a) accumulation). The higher circulating level of TNF-alpha in DA compared with AO rats could also contribute to this difference. Consistently, higher frequency of cytolytic CD4+ granzyme B+ cells (associated with greater tissue damage) was found in spinal cord of immunized DA rats compared with their AO counterparts. In conclusion, the study indicated that strain differences in immunization-induced changes in thymopoiesis and peripheral CD4+CD28- T-cell generation could contribute to rat strain-specific clinical outcomes of immunization for EAE.
PB  - Public Library Science, San Francisco
T2  - PLoS One
T1  - Strain differences in thymic atrophy in rats immunized for EAE correlate with the clinical outcome of immunization
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0201848
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Stojanović, Marija and Pilipović, Ivan and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Kosec, Duško and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "An accumulating body of evidence suggests that development of autoimmune pathologies leads to thymic dysfunction and changes in peripheral T-cell compartment, which, in turn, perpetuate their pathogenesis. To test this hypothesis, thymocyte differentiation/maturation in rats susceptible (Dark Agouti, DA) and relatively resistant (Albino Oxford, AO) to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induction was examined. Irrespective of strain, immunization for EAE (i) increased the circulating levels of IL-6, a cytokine causally linked with thymic atrophy, and (ii) led to thymic atrophy reflecting partly enhanced thymocyte apoptosis associated with downregulated thymic IL-7 expression. Additionally, immunization diminished the expression of Thy-1, a negative regulator of TCR alpha beta-mediated signaling and activation thresholds, on CD4+CD8+ TCR alpha beta(lo/hi) thymocytes undergoing selection and thereby impaired thymocyte selection/survival. This diminished the generation of mature CD4+ and CD8+ single positive TCR alpha beta(hi) thymocytes and, consequently, CD4+ and CD8+ recent thymic emigrants. In immunized rats, thymic differentiation of natural regulatory CD4+Foxp3+CD25+ T cells (nTregs) was particularly affected reflecting a diminished expression of IL-7, IL-2 and IL-15. The decline in the overall thymic T-cell output and nTreg generation was more pronounced in DA than AO rats. Additionally, differently from immunized AO rats, in DA ones the frequency of CD28- cells secreting cytolytic enzymes within peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocytes increased, as a consequence of thymic atrophy-related replicative stress (mirrored in CD4+ cell memory pool expansion and p16(INK4a) accumulation). The higher circulating level of TNF-alpha in DA compared with AO rats could also contribute to this difference. Consistently, higher frequency of cytolytic CD4+ granzyme B+ cells (associated with greater tissue damage) was found in spinal cord of immunized DA rats compared with their AO counterparts. In conclusion, the study indicated that strain differences in immunization-induced changes in thymopoiesis and peripheral CD4+CD28- T-cell generation could contribute to rat strain-specific clinical outcomes of immunization for EAE.",
publisher = "Public Library Science, San Francisco",
journal = "PLoS One",
title = "Strain differences in thymic atrophy in rats immunized for EAE correlate with the clinical outcome of immunization",
volume = "13",
number = "8",
doi = "10.1371/journal.pone.0201848"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Stojanović, M., Pilipović, I., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Kosec, D.,& Leposavić, G.. (2018). Strain differences in thymic atrophy in rats immunized for EAE correlate with the clinical outcome of immunization. in PLoS One
Public Library Science, San Francisco., 13(8).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201848

Nacka-Aleksić M, Stojanović M, Pilipović I, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Kosec D, Leposavić G. Strain differences in thymic atrophy in rats immunized for EAE correlate with the clinical outcome of immunization. in PLoS One. 2018;13(8).
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201848 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Stojanović, Marija, Pilipović, Ivan, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Kosec, Duško, Leposavić, Gordana, "Strain differences in thymic atrophy in rats immunized for EAE correlate with the clinical outcome of immunization" in PLoS One, 13, no. 8 (2018),
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201848 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Đikić, Jasmina
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3188
AB  - The study investigated strain specificities in age-related differences in CD8+ T cell-and microglial cell-mediated mechanisms implicated in induction/perpetuation and/or control of neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Albino Oxford (AO) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats exhibiting age-related changes in the susceptibility to EAE in the opposite direction (increase in relatively resistant AO rats vs decrease in DA rats). In the inductive phase of EAE, the greater number of fully differentiated effector CD8+ T lymphocytes was found in draining lymph nodes (dLNs) from aged rats of both strains than in strain-matched young rats, but this was particularly prominent in AO rats, which exhibited milder EAE of prolonged duration compared with their DA counterparts. Consistently, dLN IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cell counts were greater in aged AO than in DA rats. Additionally, the magnitudes of myelin basic protein (MBP)-induced rise in the frequency of IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cells (providing important help to neuroantigen-specific CD4+ T cells in EAE models characterized by clinically mild disease) were greater in dLN cell cultures from aged AO rats. Consistently, the magnitudes of MBP-induced rise in the frequency of both IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cells were greater in spinal cord mononuclear cell cultures from aged AO rats compared with their DA counterparts. Besides, with aging CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+/CD8+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cell ratio changed in spinal cord in the opposite direction. Consequently, in aged AO rats it was shifted towards CD8+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (exhibiting lower suppressive capacity) when compared with DA rats. Moreover, the frequency of CX3CR1+ cells among microglia changed with aging and the disease development. In aged rats, in the effector phase of EAE it was lower in AO than in DA rats. This was accompanied by higher frequency of cells expressing IL-1 beta (whose down-regulation is central for CX3CR1-mediated neuroprotection), but lower that of phagocyting cells among microglia from aged AO compared their DA counterparts. The study indicates the control points linked with strain differences in age-related changes in EAE pathogenesis.
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Experimental Gerontology
T1  - Strain specificities in age-related changes in mechanisms promoting and controlling rat spinal cord damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
VL  - 101
SP  - 37
EP  - 53
DO  - 10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.002
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Pilipović, Ivan and Đikić, Jasmina and Vujnović, Ivana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Bufan, Biljana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Kosec, Duško and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The study investigated strain specificities in age-related differences in CD8+ T cell-and microglial cell-mediated mechanisms implicated in induction/perpetuation and/or control of neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Albino Oxford (AO) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats exhibiting age-related changes in the susceptibility to EAE in the opposite direction (increase in relatively resistant AO rats vs decrease in DA rats). In the inductive phase of EAE, the greater number of fully differentiated effector CD8+ T lymphocytes was found in draining lymph nodes (dLNs) from aged rats of both strains than in strain-matched young rats, but this was particularly prominent in AO rats, which exhibited milder EAE of prolonged duration compared with their DA counterparts. Consistently, dLN IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cell counts were greater in aged AO than in DA rats. Additionally, the magnitudes of myelin basic protein (MBP)-induced rise in the frequency of IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cells (providing important help to neuroantigen-specific CD4+ T cells in EAE models characterized by clinically mild disease) were greater in dLN cell cultures from aged AO rats. Consistently, the magnitudes of MBP-induced rise in the frequency of both IFN-gamma+ and IL-17+ CD8+ T cells were greater in spinal cord mononuclear cell cultures from aged AO rats compared with their DA counterparts. Besides, with aging CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+/CD8+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cell ratio changed in spinal cord in the opposite direction. Consequently, in aged AO rats it was shifted towards CD8+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (exhibiting lower suppressive capacity) when compared with DA rats. Moreover, the frequency of CX3CR1+ cells among microglia changed with aging and the disease development. In aged rats, in the effector phase of EAE it was lower in AO than in DA rats. This was accompanied by higher frequency of cells expressing IL-1 beta (whose down-regulation is central for CX3CR1-mediated neuroprotection), but lower that of phagocyting cells among microglia from aged AO compared their DA counterparts. The study indicates the control points linked with strain differences in age-related changes in EAE pathogenesis.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Experimental Gerontology",
title = "Strain specificities in age-related changes in mechanisms promoting and controlling rat spinal cord damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis",
volume = "101",
pages = "37-53",
doi = "10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.002"
}

Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Pilipović, I., Đikić, J., Vujnović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Bufan, B., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Kosec, D.,& Leposavić, G.. (2018). Strain specificities in age-related changes in mechanisms promoting and controlling rat spinal cord damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. in Experimental Gerontology
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 101, 37-53.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.002

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Pilipović I, Đikić J, Vujnović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Bufan B, Arsenović-Ranin N, Kosec D, Leposavić G. Strain specificities in age-related changes in mechanisms promoting and controlling rat spinal cord damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. in Experimental Gerontology. 2018;101:37-53.
doi:10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.002 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Pilipović, Ivan, Đikić, Jasmina, Vujnović, Ivana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Bufan, Biljana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Kosec, Duško, Leposavić, Gordana, "Strain specificities in age-related changes in mechanisms promoting and controlling rat spinal cord damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis" in Experimental Gerontology, 101 (2018):37-53,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.002 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3183
AB  - In the present study, upon showing sexual dimorphism in dimethyl fumarate (DMF) efficacy to moderate the clinical severity of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Dark Agouti rats, cellular and molecular substrate of this dimorphism was explored. In rats of both sexes, DMF administration from the day of immunization attenuated EAE severity, but this effect was more prominent in males leading to loss of the sexual dimorphism observed in vehicle-administered controls. Consistently, in male rats, DMF was more efficient in diminishing the number of CD4+ T lymphocytes infiltrating spinal cord (SC) and their reactivation, the number of IL-17+ T lymphocytes and particularly cellularity of their highly pathogenic IFN-gamma+GM-CSF+IL-17+ subset. This was linked with changes in SC CD11b+CD45+TCR alpha beta- microglia/proinflammatory monocyte progeny, substantiated in a more prominent increase in the frequency of anti-inflammatory phygocyting CD163+ cells and the cells expressing high surface levels of immunoregulatory CD83 molecule (associated with apoptotic cells phagocytosis and implicated in downregulation of CD4+ T lymphocyte reactivation) among CD11b+CD45+TCR alpha beta- cells in male rat SC. These changes were associated with greater increase in the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 expression in male rats administered with DMF. In accordance with the previous findings, DMF diminished reactive nitrogen and oxygen species generation and consistently, SC level of advanced oxidation protein products, to the greater extent in male rats. Overall, our study indicates sex-specificity in the sensitivity of DMF cellular and molecular targets and encourages sex-based clinical research to define significance of sex for action of therapeutic agents moderating autoimmune neuroinflammation-/oxidative stress-related nervous tissue damage.
PB  - Springer, New York
T2  - Molecular Neurobiology
T1  - Sex Bias in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: Relevance for Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulatory/Anti-oxidant Action
VL  - 55
IS  - 5
SP  - 3755
EP  - 3774
DO  - 10.1007/s12035-017-0595-2
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Kosec, Duško and Vujnović, Ivana and Pilipović, Ivan and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "In the present study, upon showing sexual dimorphism in dimethyl fumarate (DMF) efficacy to moderate the clinical severity of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Dark Agouti rats, cellular and molecular substrate of this dimorphism was explored. In rats of both sexes, DMF administration from the day of immunization attenuated EAE severity, but this effect was more prominent in males leading to loss of the sexual dimorphism observed in vehicle-administered controls. Consistently, in male rats, DMF was more efficient in diminishing the number of CD4+ T lymphocytes infiltrating spinal cord (SC) and their reactivation, the number of IL-17+ T lymphocytes and particularly cellularity of their highly pathogenic IFN-gamma+GM-CSF+IL-17+ subset. This was linked with changes in SC CD11b+CD45+TCR alpha beta- microglia/proinflammatory monocyte progeny, substantiated in a more prominent increase in the frequency of anti-inflammatory phygocyting CD163+ cells and the cells expressing high surface levels of immunoregulatory CD83 molecule (associated with apoptotic cells phagocytosis and implicated in downregulation of CD4+ T lymphocyte reactivation) among CD11b+CD45+TCR alpha beta- cells in male rat SC. These changes were associated with greater increase in the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 expression in male rats administered with DMF. In accordance with the previous findings, DMF diminished reactive nitrogen and oxygen species generation and consistently, SC level of advanced oxidation protein products, to the greater extent in male rats. Overall, our study indicates sex-specificity in the sensitivity of DMF cellular and molecular targets and encourages sex-based clinical research to define significance of sex for action of therapeutic agents moderating autoimmune neuroinflammation-/oxidative stress-related nervous tissue damage.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Molecular Neurobiology",
title = "Sex Bias in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: Relevance for Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulatory/Anti-oxidant Action",
volume = "55",
number = "5",
pages = "3755-3774",
doi = "10.1007/s12035-017-0595-2"
}

Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Kotur-Stevuljević, J., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Kosec, D., Vujnović, I., Pilipović, I., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2018). Sex Bias in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: Relevance for Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulatory/Anti-oxidant Action. in Molecular Neurobiology
Springer, New York., 55(5), 3755-3774.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-017-0595-2

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Nacka-Aleksić M, Kosec D, Vujnović I, Pilipović I, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. Sex Bias in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: Relevance for Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulatory/Anti-oxidant Action. in Molecular Neurobiology. 2018;55(5):3755-3774.
doi:10.1007/s12035-017-0595-2 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Kosec, Duško, Vujnović, Ivana, Pilipović, Ivan, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex Bias in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: Relevance for Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulatory/Anti-oxidant Action" in Molecular Neurobiology, 55, no. 5 (2018):3755-3774,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-017-0595-2 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Lazarević-Macanović, Mirjana
AU  - Milovanović, Petar
AU  - Durić, Marija
AU  - Sopta, Jelena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3220
AB  - Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a frequently used animal model of rheumatoid arthritis, human autoimmune disease that exhibits clear sex bias in incidence and clinical course. Female Dark Agouti rats immunized for CIA showed also greater incidence and higher arthritic score than their male counterparts. The study investigated sex differences in mechanisms controlling the primary immune responses in draining lymph nodes (dLNs), as a factor contributing to this dimorphism. The higher frequencies of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3- cells, presumably activated effector T (Teff) cells, and IL-17+, IFN-gamma + and IL-17 + IFN-gamma + T cells were found in female compared with male rat dLNs. However, the frequency of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + T regulatory cells (Treg) did not differ between sexes. Thus, CD4 + Teff cells/Treg ratio, and IL-17 + T cells/Treg and IFN-gamma + T cells/Treg ratios were higher in female than in male rats, and among them was found lower frequency of PD-1+ cells. This suggested less efficient control of (auto)immune Th1/Th17 cell responses in female rat dLNs. On the contrary, the frequency of IL-4 + T cells was lower in female than in male rat dLNs. Consistently, the ratio of serum levels of collagen-specific IgG2a (IFN-gamma-dependent, with an important pathogenic role in CIA) and IgG1 (IL-4-dependent) was shifted towards IgG2a in female compared with male rats. As a whole, the study suggests that sexual dimorphism in the control of T cell activation/polarization could contribute to sex bias in the susceptibility to CIA. Moreover, the study advises the use of animals of both sexes in the preclinical testing of new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Experimental and Molecular Pathology
T1  - Collagen-induced arthritis in Dark Agouti rats as a model for study of immunological sexual dimorphisms in the human disease
VL  - 105
IS  - 1
SP  - 10
EP  - 22
DO  - 10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.05.007
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Bufan, Biljana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Lazarević-Macanović, Mirjana and Milovanović, Petar and Durić, Marija and Sopta, Jelena and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a frequently used animal model of rheumatoid arthritis, human autoimmune disease that exhibits clear sex bias in incidence and clinical course. Female Dark Agouti rats immunized for CIA showed also greater incidence and higher arthritic score than their male counterparts. The study investigated sex differences in mechanisms controlling the primary immune responses in draining lymph nodes (dLNs), as a factor contributing to this dimorphism. The higher frequencies of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3- cells, presumably activated effector T (Teff) cells, and IL-17+, IFN-gamma + and IL-17 + IFN-gamma + T cells were found in female compared with male rat dLNs. However, the frequency of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + T regulatory cells (Treg) did not differ between sexes. Thus, CD4 + Teff cells/Treg ratio, and IL-17 + T cells/Treg and IFN-gamma + T cells/Treg ratios were higher in female than in male rats, and among them was found lower frequency of PD-1+ cells. This suggested less efficient control of (auto)immune Th1/Th17 cell responses in female rat dLNs. On the contrary, the frequency of IL-4 + T cells was lower in female than in male rat dLNs. Consistently, the ratio of serum levels of collagen-specific IgG2a (IFN-gamma-dependent, with an important pathogenic role in CIA) and IgG1 (IL-4-dependent) was shifted towards IgG2a in female compared with male rats. As a whole, the study suggests that sexual dimorphism in the control of T cell activation/polarization could contribute to sex bias in the susceptibility to CIA. Moreover, the study advises the use of animals of both sexes in the preclinical testing of new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Experimental and Molecular Pathology",
title = "Collagen-induced arthritis in Dark Agouti rats as a model for study of immunological sexual dimorphisms in the human disease",
volume = "105",
number = "1",
pages = "10-22",
doi = "10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.05.007"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Bufan, B., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Lazarević-Macanović, M., Milovanović, P., Durić, M., Sopta, J.,& Leposavić, G.. (2018). Collagen-induced arthritis in Dark Agouti rats as a model for study of immunological sexual dimorphisms in the human disease. in Experimental and Molecular Pathology
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 105(1), 10-22.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.05.007

Dimitrijević M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Bufan B, Nacka-Aleksić M, Lazarević-Macanović M, Milovanović P, Durić M, Sopta J, Leposavić G. Collagen-induced arthritis in Dark Agouti rats as a model for study of immunological sexual dimorphisms in the human disease. in Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 2018;105(1):10-22.
doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.05.007 .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Bufan, Biljana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Lazarević-Macanović, Mirjana, Milovanović, Petar, Durić, Marija, Sopta, Jelena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Collagen-induced arthritis in Dark Agouti rats as a model for study of immunological sexual dimorphisms in the human disease" in Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 105, no. 1 (2018):10-22,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.05.007 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Stojanović, Marija
AU  - Simić, Lidija
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Ražić, Slavica
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2795
AB  - To close the gap in our knowledge of sex influence on age-related changes in inflammation-oxidation state in spinal cord (SC) relevant to inflammation/oxidative-stress associated neuropathologies, 2-3 month-old (young) and 18-20 month-old (old) rats, exhibiting increased level of IL-6, a commonly used marker of inflamm-aging, were examined for inflammatory/redox status, and the underlying regulatory networks' molecules expression. With age, rat SC microglia became sensitized ("primed"), while SC tissue shifted towards mild inflammatory state, with increased levels of proinflammatory IL-1 beta (key marker of microglial systemic inflammation-induced neurotoxicity), which was more prominent in males. This, most likely, reflected age- and sex-related impairment in the expression of CX3CR1, the receptor for fractalkine (CX3CL1), the soluble factor which regulates microglial activation and diminishes production of IL-1 beta (central for fractalkine neuroprotection). Considering that (i) age-related changes in SC IL-1 beta expression were not followed by complementary changes in SC IL-6 expression, and (ii) the reversal in the direction of the sex bias in circulating IL-6 level and SC IL-1 beta expression, it seems obvious that there are tissue-specific differences in the proinflammatory cytokine profile. Additionally, old male rat SC exhibited greater oxidative damage than female, reflecting, most likely, their lower capacity to maintain the pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance. In conclusion, these findings, apart from highlighting the significance of sex for age-associated changes in SC inflammation-oxidation, may be relevant for understating sex differences in human inflammation/oxidative-stress related SC diseases, and consequently, for optimizing their prevention/therapy.
PB  - Springer, New York
T2  - Biogerontology
T1  - Sex as a determinant of age-related changes in rat spinal cord inflammation-oxidation state
VL  - 18
IS  - 5
SP  - 821
EP  - 839
DO  - 10.1007/s10522-017-9726-4
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Stojanović, Marija and Simić, Lidija and Bufan, Biljana and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Ražić, Slavica and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "To close the gap in our knowledge of sex influence on age-related changes in inflammation-oxidation state in spinal cord (SC) relevant to inflammation/oxidative-stress associated neuropathologies, 2-3 month-old (young) and 18-20 month-old (old) rats, exhibiting increased level of IL-6, a commonly used marker of inflamm-aging, were examined for inflammatory/redox status, and the underlying regulatory networks' molecules expression. With age, rat SC microglia became sensitized ("primed"), while SC tissue shifted towards mild inflammatory state, with increased levels of proinflammatory IL-1 beta (key marker of microglial systemic inflammation-induced neurotoxicity), which was more prominent in males. This, most likely, reflected age- and sex-related impairment in the expression of CX3CR1, the receptor for fractalkine (CX3CL1), the soluble factor which regulates microglial activation and diminishes production of IL-1 beta (central for fractalkine neuroprotection). Considering that (i) age-related changes in SC IL-1 beta expression were not followed by complementary changes in SC IL-6 expression, and (ii) the reversal in the direction of the sex bias in circulating IL-6 level and SC IL-1 beta expression, it seems obvious that there are tissue-specific differences in the proinflammatory cytokine profile. Additionally, old male rat SC exhibited greater oxidative damage than female, reflecting, most likely, their lower capacity to maintain the pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance. In conclusion, these findings, apart from highlighting the significance of sex for age-associated changes in SC inflammation-oxidation, may be relevant for understating sex differences in human inflammation/oxidative-stress related SC diseases, and consequently, for optimizing their prevention/therapy.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Biogerontology",
title = "Sex as a determinant of age-related changes in rat spinal cord inflammation-oxidation state",
volume = "18",
number = "5",
pages = "821-839",
doi = "10.1007/s10522-017-9726-4"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Stojanović, M., Simić, L., Bufan, B., Kotur-Stevuljević, J., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Dimitrijević, M., Ražić, S.,& Leposavić, G.. (2017). Sex as a determinant of age-related changes in rat spinal cord inflammation-oxidation state. in Biogerontology
Springer, New York., 18(5), 821-839.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-017-9726-4

Nacka-Aleksić M, Stojanović M, Simić L, Bufan B, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Dimitrijević M, Ražić S, Leposavić G. Sex as a determinant of age-related changes in rat spinal cord inflammation-oxidation state. in Biogerontology. 2017;18(5):821-839.
doi:10.1007/s10522-017-9726-4 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Stojanović, Marija, Simić, Lidija, Bufan, Biljana, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Ražić, Slavica, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex as a determinant of age-related changes in rat spinal cord inflammation-oxidation state" in Biogerontology, 18, no. 5 (2017):821-839,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-017-9726-4 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2920
AB  - To understand strain-specificities of immune system in aged rats and their immunopathological implications, CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was studied in two strains. Upon immunization for EAE, 22-24-month-old Albino Oxford (AO) rats developed milder neurological deficit of prolonged duration compared with their Dark Agouti (DA) counterparts. Consistently, they exhibited: (i) diminished neuroantigen-specific CD4+T lymphocyte generation in draining lymph nodes (reflecting lower density of high-affinity IL-2 receptor complex on their surface and higher CD4+FoxP3+CD25+regulatory cell frequency); (ii) less favorable spinal cord expression of CXCL12 and CCL2, and consequently diminished infiltration of neuroantigen-specific CD4+T lymphocytes, including highly pathogenic IL-17+IFN-gamma+ones, and inflammatory monocytes into the spinal cord and (iii) subsequently impaired CD4+T lymphocyte reactivation/survival and differentiation into highly pathogenic IL-17+cells (reflecting downregulated expression of IL-1 beta, IL-6 and IL-23/p19). On the other hand, when the neurological deficit reached maximum/plateau, in AO rat spinal cord was found lower CD4+FoxP3+CD25+ cell frequency followed by higher frequency of IL-10-producing CD8+T cells, which most likely also belong to regulatory T lymphocytes. Thus, the altered relation between regulatory T cell and effector CD4+T cell subsets was linked with persistence of mild neuroinflammation in AO rat EAE model.
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2  - Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
T1  - Strain specificities in cellular and molecular immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in aged rats
VL  - 164
SP  - 146
EP  - 163
DO  - 10.1016/j.mad.2017.03.001
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Pilipović, Ivan and Vujnović, Ivana and Bufan, Biljana and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "To understand strain-specificities of immune system in aged rats and their immunopathological implications, CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was studied in two strains. Upon immunization for EAE, 22-24-month-old Albino Oxford (AO) rats developed milder neurological deficit of prolonged duration compared with their Dark Agouti (DA) counterparts. Consistently, they exhibited: (i) diminished neuroantigen-specific CD4+T lymphocyte generation in draining lymph nodes (reflecting lower density of high-affinity IL-2 receptor complex on their surface and higher CD4+FoxP3+CD25+regulatory cell frequency); (ii) less favorable spinal cord expression of CXCL12 and CCL2, and consequently diminished infiltration of neuroantigen-specific CD4+T lymphocytes, including highly pathogenic IL-17+IFN-gamma+ones, and inflammatory monocytes into the spinal cord and (iii) subsequently impaired CD4+T lymphocyte reactivation/survival and differentiation into highly pathogenic IL-17+cells (reflecting downregulated expression of IL-1 beta, IL-6 and IL-23/p19). On the other hand, when the neurological deficit reached maximum/plateau, in AO rat spinal cord was found lower CD4+FoxP3+CD25+ cell frequency followed by higher frequency of IL-10-producing CD8+T cells, which most likely also belong to regulatory T lymphocytes. Thus, the altered relation between regulatory T cell and effector CD4+T cell subsets was linked with persistence of mild neuroinflammation in AO rat EAE model.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare",
journal = "Mechanisms of Ageing and Development",
title = "Strain specificities in cellular and molecular immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in aged rats",
volume = "164",
pages = "146-163",
doi = "10.1016/j.mad.2017.03.001"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Pilipović, I., Vujnović, I., Bufan, B., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2017). Strain specificities in cellular and molecular immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in aged rats. in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 164, 146-163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2017.03.001

Nacka-Aleksić M, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Pilipović I, Vujnović I, Bufan B, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. Strain specificities in cellular and molecular immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in aged rats. in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 2017;164:146-163.
doi:10.1016/j.mad.2017.03.001 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Pilipović, Ivan, Vujnović, Ivana, Bufan, Biljana, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Strain specificities in cellular and molecular immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in aged rats" in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 164 (2017):146-163,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2017.03.001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2907
AB  - The study examined (a) whether there is sex difference in spinal cord and plasma oxidative stress profiles in Dark Agouti rats immunised for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the principal experimental model of multiple sclerosis, and (b) whether there is correlation between the oxidative stress in spinal cord and neurological deficit. Regardless of rat sex, with the disease development xanthine oxidase (XO) activity and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression increased in spinal cord, whereas glutathione levels decreased. This was accompanied by the rise in spinal cord malondialdehyde level. On the other hand, with EAE development superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased, while O-2 (-) concentration increased only in spinal cord of male rats. Consequently, SOD activity was lower, whereas O-2 (-) concentration was higher in spinal cord of male rats with clinically manifested EAE. XO activity and iNOS mRNA expression were also elevated in their spinal cord. Consistently, in the effector phase of EAE the concentration of advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP) was higher in spinal cord of male rats, which exhibit more severe neurological deficit than their female counterparts. In as much as data obtained in the experimental models could be translated to humans, the findings may be relevant for designing sex-specific antioxidant therapeutic strategies. Furthermore, the study indicated that the increased pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance in plasma may be an early indicator of EAE development. Moreover, it showed that plasma AOPP level may indicate not only actual activity of the disease, but also serve to predict severity of its course.
PB  - Springer/Plenum Publishers, New York
T2  - Neurochemical Research
T1  - Sex Difference in Oxidative Stress Parameters in Spinal Cord of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Relation to Neurological Deficit
VL  - 42
IS  - 2
SP  - 481
EP  - 492
DO  - 10.1007/s11064-016-2094-7
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Vujnović, Ivana and Pilipović, Ivan and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "The study examined (a) whether there is sex difference in spinal cord and plasma oxidative stress profiles in Dark Agouti rats immunised for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the principal experimental model of multiple sclerosis, and (b) whether there is correlation between the oxidative stress in spinal cord and neurological deficit. Regardless of rat sex, with the disease development xanthine oxidase (XO) activity and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression increased in spinal cord, whereas glutathione levels decreased. This was accompanied by the rise in spinal cord malondialdehyde level. On the other hand, with EAE development superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased, while O-2 (-) concentration increased only in spinal cord of male rats. Consequently, SOD activity was lower, whereas O-2 (-) concentration was higher in spinal cord of male rats with clinically manifested EAE. XO activity and iNOS mRNA expression were also elevated in their spinal cord. Consistently, in the effector phase of EAE the concentration of advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP) was higher in spinal cord of male rats, which exhibit more severe neurological deficit than their female counterparts. In as much as data obtained in the experimental models could be translated to humans, the findings may be relevant for designing sex-specific antioxidant therapeutic strategies. Furthermore, the study indicated that the increased pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance in plasma may be an early indicator of EAE development. Moreover, it showed that plasma AOPP level may indicate not only actual activity of the disease, but also serve to predict severity of its course.",
publisher = "Springer/Plenum Publishers, New York",
journal = "Neurochemical Research",
title = "Sex Difference in Oxidative Stress Parameters in Spinal Cord of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Relation to Neurological Deficit",
volume = "42",
number = "2",
pages = "481-492",
doi = "10.1007/s11064-016-2094-7"
}

Dimitrijević, M., Kotur-Stevuljević, J., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Vujnović, I., Pilipović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2017). Sex Difference in Oxidative Stress Parameters in Spinal Cord of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Relation to Neurological Deficit. in Neurochemical Research
Springer/Plenum Publishers, New York., 42(2), 481-492.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-2094-7

Dimitrijević M, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Vujnović I, Pilipović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Leposavić G. Sex Difference in Oxidative Stress Parameters in Spinal Cord of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Relation to Neurological Deficit. in Neurochemical Research. 2017;42(2):481-492.
doi:10.1007/s11064-016-2094-7 .

Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Kotur-Stevuljević, Jelena, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Vujnović, Ivana, Pilipović, Ivan, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex Difference in Oxidative Stress Parameters in Spinal Cord of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Relation to Neurological Deficit" in Neurochemical Research, 42, no. 2 (2017):481-492,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-2094-7 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2898
AB  - The study examined the influence of age, sex and peripubertal gonadectomy on a set of T-cell phenotypic parameters. Rats of both sexes were gonadectomised at the age of 1 month and peripheral blood and spleen T lymphocytes from non-gonadectomised and gonadectomised 3- and 11-month-old rats were examined for the expression of differentiation/activation (CD90/CD45RC) and immunoregulatory markers. Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from non-gonadectomised rats showed age-dependent sexual dimorphisms in (1) total count (lower in female than male 11-month-old rats); (2) CD4+:CD8 + cell ratio (higher in female than male rats of both ages); (3) the proportion of recent thymic emigrants in CD8 + T cells (lower in female than male 3-month-old rats) and (4) the proportions of mature na  lt  ve and memory/activated cells (irrespective of age, the proportion of na  lt  ve cells was higher, whereas that of memory/activated cells was lower in females). Gonadectomy influenced magnitudes or direction of these sex differences. Additionally, sex differences in peripheral blood T-lymphocyte parameters did not fully correspond to those observed in T-splenocyte parameters, suggesting the compartment-specific regulation of the major T-cell subpopulations' and their subsets' composition. Furthermore, there was no sexual dimorphism in the proportion of either CD25 + Foxp3 + cells among CD4 + or CD161+ (NKT) cells within CD8 + T lymphocytes. However, there was gonadal hormone-independent age-associated sexual dimorphism in the proportion of CD161 + cells (NKT cells) in CD8 + T splenocytes. Overall, the study revealed age-dependent variations in sexual dimorphisms in T-cell parameters relevant for immune response efficacy and showed that they are T-cell compartment-specific and partly gonadal hormone-related.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
T1  - Sex and age as determinants of rat T-cell phenotypic characteristics: influence of peripubertal gonadectomy
VL  - 431
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 169
EP  - 185
DO  - 10.1007/s11010-017-2989-x
ER  - 

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author = "Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Kosec, Duško and Pilipović, Ivan and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Bufan, Biljana and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "The study examined the influence of age, sex and peripubertal gonadectomy on a set of T-cell phenotypic parameters. Rats of both sexes were gonadectomised at the age of 1 month and peripheral blood and spleen T lymphocytes from non-gonadectomised and gonadectomised 3- and 11-month-old rats were examined for the expression of differentiation/activation (CD90/CD45RC) and immunoregulatory markers. Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from non-gonadectomised rats showed age-dependent sexual dimorphisms in (1) total count (lower in female than male 11-month-old rats); (2) CD4+:CD8 + cell ratio (higher in female than male rats of both ages); (3) the proportion of recent thymic emigrants in CD8 + T cells (lower in female than male 3-month-old rats) and (4) the proportions of mature na  lt  ve and memory/activated cells (irrespective of age, the proportion of na  lt  ve cells was higher, whereas that of memory/activated cells was lower in females). Gonadectomy influenced magnitudes or direction of these sex differences. Additionally, sex differences in peripheral blood T-lymphocyte parameters did not fully correspond to those observed in T-splenocyte parameters, suggesting the compartment-specific regulation of the major T-cell subpopulations' and their subsets' composition. Furthermore, there was no sexual dimorphism in the proportion of either CD25 + Foxp3 + cells among CD4 + or CD161+ (NKT) cells within CD8 + T lymphocytes. However, there was gonadal hormone-independent age-associated sexual dimorphism in the proportion of CD161 + cells (NKT cells) in CD8 + T splenocytes. Overall, the study revealed age-dependent variations in sexual dimorphisms in T-cell parameters relevant for immune response efficacy and showed that they are T-cell compartment-specific and partly gonadal hormone-related.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry",
title = "Sex and age as determinants of rat T-cell phenotypic characteristics: influence of peripubertal gonadectomy",
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Arsenović-Ranin, N., Kosec, D., Pilipović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Bufan, B., Stojić-Vukanić, Z.,& Leposavić, G.. (2017). Sex and age as determinants of rat T-cell phenotypic characteristics: influence of peripubertal gonadectomy. in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Springer, Dordrecht., 431(1-2), 169-185.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-017-2989-x

Arsenović-Ranin N, Kosec D, Pilipović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Bufan B, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Leposavić G. Sex and age as determinants of rat T-cell phenotypic characteristics: influence of peripubertal gonadectomy. in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2017;431(1-2):169-185.
doi:10.1007/s11010-017-2989-x .

Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Kosec, Duško, Pilipović, Ivan, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Bufan, Biljana, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sex and age as determinants of rat T-cell phenotypic characteristics: influence of peripubertal gonadectomy" in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 431, no. 1-2 (2017):169-185,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-017-2989-x . .

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AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana M.
PY  - 2016
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AB  - Multipla skleroza (MS) se, kao i većina drugih autoimunskih bolesti, češćejavlja kod žena nego kod muškaraca. Polni dimorfizam je zapažen i u kliničkomispoljavanju MS-e. Kod muškaraca se bolest javlja kasnije, motorni ispadi su teži iprimarno progresivni tok češći nego kod žena. Eksperimentalni autoimunskiencefalomijelitis (EAE) je animalni model MS-e, koji se kod osetljivih oglednihživotinja izaziva različitim indukcionim protokolima. Podaci vezani za polnidimorfizam u kliničkoj prezentaciji EAE-a su relativno oskudni, a postojećiinkonzistentni, pre svega zbog genetskih razlika između korišćenih životinjskihvrsta i sojeva, ali i varijacija u indukcionim protokolima. Hronobiološko starenjeorganizma uključuje i promene u imunskom sistemu koje karakteriše značajanporast autoimunskih fenomena. Uprkos tome, incidenca mnogih autoimunskihbolesti, uključujući i MS-u, se smanjuje kod starih. Podaci o osetljivosti starihoglednih životinja na indukciju EAE-a su heterogeni, u zavisnosti od vrste i sojaoglednih životinja, kao i od modela EAE-a. Mehanizmi koji stoje u osnovi manjeincidence autoimunskih bolesti kod starih jedinki nisu u potpunosti razjašnjeni. Jošsu manje poznati mehanizmi polnog dimorfizma u razvoju ovih bolesti kod starihživotinja, a posebno u čemu se oni razlikuju u odnosu na mehanizme odgovorne zaovaj fenomen kod mladih životinja.Ciljevi ove doktorske disertacije su bili da se: 1) ispitaju polne razlike ukliničkim parametrima indukovane autoimunske neuroinflamacije, kao važnepatogenetske komponente MS-e, na modelu aktivnog EAE-a, kod mladih adultnih(uzrast 3 meseca) i starih (uzrast 22-26 meseci) pacova Dark Agouti soja i 2)identifikuju ćelijski i molekularni mehanizmi odgovorni za uočene polne razlike.Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali postojanje polnog dimorfizma u incidenci itežini EAE-a i kod mladih i kod starih pacova. Incidenca EAE-a je kod pacova obauzrasta bila manja kod mužjaka nego kod ženki, s tim što su mladi mužjaci, zarazliku od starih, imali teži neurološki deficit u odnosu na ženke odgovarajućeguzrasta...
AB  - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common organ-specificautoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. As in other autoimmunediseases, the prevalence of MS is higher in women than in men. The clinicalmanifestations of MS are also sexually dimorphic. Men exhibit later onset of thedisease, more severe motor symptoms and primary progressive course more oftenthan women. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animalmodel induced in susceptible strains of animals. Data on sexual dimorphism in theclinical presentation of EAE are limited and inconsistent, reflecting, most likely, thedifferences in the genetic background of the experimental animals and theinduction protocols. Chronobiological ageing of the organism is accompanied byageing of the immune system. Immunosenescence is characterized by an increasein autoimmune phenomena. However, despite this phenomenon, the incidence ofmany autoimmune diseases, including MS, declines with ageing. Data on theinfluence of aging on the incidence and severity EAE are inconsistent. Additionally,data on sex differences in the clinical presentation of EAE in aged animals areextremely limited.The aim of the study was to 1) investigate sex differences in the incidenceand severity of autoimmune neuroinflammation, an important pathogeneticcomponent of MS, on an active EAE model in 3-month-old (young adult) and 22-26-month-old (aged) Dark Agouti rats and 2) identify the cellular and molecularmechanisms behind the observed sex differences. Irrespective of age, the incidenceof EAE was lower in male than in age-matched female rats. However, contrary toaged male rats, young male rats, which developed clinically manifested disease,exhibited more severe motor deficit than the age-matched female rats.Irrespective of age, at the peak of EAE, the greater mean maximal score wasassociated with: (i) greater number of overall and reactivated CD4+ T cells isolatedfrom spinal cord (SC); (ii) upregulated expression of mRNA for CD4+ T helper(Th)17 polarizing cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, IL-23/subunit p19) in SC mononuclearcells and, consequently, greater percentage of Th17 cells among the T-lymphocytesand (iii) greater activation of myeloid cells (according to the mean fluorescenceintensity of CD45 and CD11b molecules on the surface of these cells), accompaniedby upregulated expression mRNA for TNF-α and iNOS in SC mononuclear cells...
PB  - Универзитет у Београду, Фармацеутски факултет
T2  - Универзитет у Београду
T1  - Polne razlike u patogenezi eksperimentalnog autoimunskog encefalomijelitisa kod pacova
T1  - Sex differences in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the rat
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_6018
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year = "2016",
abstract = "Multipla skleroza (MS) se, kao i većina drugih autoimunskih bolesti, češćejavlja kod žena nego kod muškaraca. Polni dimorfizam je zapažen i u kliničkomispoljavanju MS-e. Kod muškaraca se bolest javlja kasnije, motorni ispadi su teži iprimarno progresivni tok češći nego kod žena. Eksperimentalni autoimunskiencefalomijelitis (EAE) je animalni model MS-e, koji se kod osetljivih oglednihživotinja izaziva različitim indukcionim protokolima. Podaci vezani za polnidimorfizam u kliničkoj prezentaciji EAE-a su relativno oskudni, a postojećiinkonzistentni, pre svega zbog genetskih razlika između korišćenih životinjskihvrsta i sojeva, ali i varijacija u indukcionim protokolima. Hronobiološko starenjeorganizma uključuje i promene u imunskom sistemu koje karakteriše značajanporast autoimunskih fenomena. Uprkos tome, incidenca mnogih autoimunskihbolesti, uključujući i MS-u, se smanjuje kod starih. Podaci o osetljivosti starihoglednih životinja na indukciju EAE-a su heterogeni, u zavisnosti od vrste i sojaoglednih životinja, kao i od modela EAE-a. Mehanizmi koji stoje u osnovi manjeincidence autoimunskih bolesti kod starih jedinki nisu u potpunosti razjašnjeni. Jošsu manje poznati mehanizmi polnog dimorfizma u razvoju ovih bolesti kod starihživotinja, a posebno u čemu se oni razlikuju u odnosu na mehanizme odgovorne zaovaj fenomen kod mladih životinja.Ciljevi ove doktorske disertacije su bili da se: 1) ispitaju polne razlike ukliničkim parametrima indukovane autoimunske neuroinflamacije, kao važnepatogenetske komponente MS-e, na modelu aktivnog EAE-a, kod mladih adultnih(uzrast 3 meseca) i starih (uzrast 22-26 meseci) pacova Dark Agouti soja i 2)identifikuju ćelijski i molekularni mehanizmi odgovorni za uočene polne razlike.Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali postojanje polnog dimorfizma u incidenci itežini EAE-a i kod mladih i kod starih pacova. Incidenca EAE-a je kod pacova obauzrasta bila manja kod mužjaka nego kod ženki, s tim što su mladi mužjaci, zarazliku od starih, imali teži neurološki deficit u odnosu na ženke odgovarajućeguzrasta..., Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common organ-specificautoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. As in other autoimmunediseases, the prevalence of MS is higher in women than in men. The clinicalmanifestations of MS are also sexually dimorphic. Men exhibit later onset of thedisease, more severe motor symptoms and primary progressive course more oftenthan women. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animalmodel induced in susceptible strains of animals. Data on sexual dimorphism in theclinical presentation of EAE are limited and inconsistent, reflecting, most likely, thedifferences in the genetic background of the experimental animals and theinduction protocols. Chronobiological ageing of the organism is accompanied byageing of the immune system. Immunosenescence is characterized by an increasein autoimmune phenomena. However, despite this phenomenon, the incidence ofmany autoimmune diseases, including MS, declines with ageing. Data on theinfluence of aging on the incidence and severity EAE are inconsistent. Additionally,data on sex differences in the clinical presentation of EAE in aged animals areextremely limited.The aim of the study was to 1) investigate sex differences in the incidenceand severity of autoimmune neuroinflammation, an important pathogeneticcomponent of MS, on an active EAE model in 3-month-old (young adult) and 22-26-month-old (aged) Dark Agouti rats and 2) identify the cellular and molecularmechanisms behind the observed sex differences. Irrespective of age, the incidenceof EAE was lower in male than in age-matched female rats. However, contrary toaged male rats, young male rats, which developed clinically manifested disease,exhibited more severe motor deficit than the age-matched female rats.Irrespective of age, at the peak of EAE, the greater mean maximal score wasassociated with: (i) greater number of overall and reactivated CD4+ T cells isolatedfrom spinal cord (SC); (ii) upregulated expression of mRNA for CD4+ T helper(Th)17 polarizing cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, IL-23/subunit p19) in SC mononuclearcells and, consequently, greater percentage of Th17 cells among the T-lymphocytesand (iii) greater activation of myeloid cells (according to the mean fluorescenceintensity of CD45 and CD11b molecules on the surface of these cells), accompaniedby upregulated expression mRNA for TNF-α and iNOS in SC mononuclear cells...",
publisher = "Универзитет у Београду, Фармацеутски факултет",
journal = "Универзитет у Београду",
title = "Polne razlike u patogenezi eksperimentalnog autoimunskog encefalomijelitisa kod pacova, Sex differences in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the rat",
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Nacka-Aleksić, M. M.. (2016). Polne razlike u patogenezi eksperimentalnog autoimunskog encefalomijelitisa kod pacova. in Универзитет у Београду
Универзитет у Београду, Фармацеутски факултет..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_6018

Nacka-Aleksić MM. Polne razlike u patogenezi eksperimentalnog autoimunskog encefalomijelitisa kod pacova. in Универзитет у Београду. 2016;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_6018 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana M., "Polne razlike u patogenezi eksperimentalnog autoimunskog encefalomijelitisa kod pacova" in Универзитет у Београду (2016),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_nardus_6018 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Petrović, Raisa
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2622
AB  - Given that granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is identified as the key factor to endow auto-reactive Th cells with the potential to induce neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) models, the frequency and phenotype of GM-CSF-producing (GM-CSF+) Th cells in draining lymph nodes (dLNs) and spinal cord (SC) of Albino Oxford (AO) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats immunized for EAE were examined. The generation of neuroantigen-specific GM-CSF+ Th lymphocytes was impaired in dLNs of AO rats (relatively resistant to EAE induction) compared with their DA counterparts (susceptible to EAE) reflecting impaired CD4+ lymphocyte proliferation and less supportive of GM-CSF+ Th cell differentiation dLN cytokine microenvironment. Immunophenotyping of GM-CSF+ Th cells showed their phenotypic heterogeneity in both strains and revealed lower frequency of IL-17+ IFN-gamma+, IL-17+ IFN-gamma-, and IL-17-IFN-gamma+ cells accompanied by higher frequency of IL-17-IFN-gamma- cells among them in AO than in DA rats. Compared with DA, in AO rats was also found (i) slightly lower surface density of CCR2 (drives accumulation of highly pathogenic GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 cells in SC) on GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 lymphocytes from dLNs, and (ii) diminished CCL2 mRNA expression in SC tissue, suggesting their impaired migration into the SC. Moreover, dLN and SC cytokine environments in AO rats were shown to be less supportive of GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 cell differentiation (judging by lower expression of mRNAs for IL-1 beta, IL-6 and IL-23/p19). In accordance with the (i) lower frequency of GM-CSF+ Th cells in dLNs and SC of AO rats and their lower GM-CSF production, and (ii) impaired CCL2 expression in the SC tissue, the proportion of proinflammatory monocytes among peripheral blood cells and their progeny (CD45(hi) cells) among the SC CD11b+ cells were reduced in AO compared with DA rats. Collectively, the results indicate that the strain specificities in efficacy of several mechanisms controlling (auto) reactive CD4+ lymphocyte expansion/differentiation into the cells with pathogenic phenotype and migration of the latter to the SC contribute to AO rat resistance to EAE.
PB  - Public Library Science, San Francisco
T2  - PLoS One
T1  - GM-CSF-Producing Th Cells in Rats Sensitive and Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
VL  - 11
IS  - 11
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0166498
ER  - 

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author = "Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Pilipović, Ivan and Vujnović, Ivana and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Petrović, Raisa and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Given that granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is identified as the key factor to endow auto-reactive Th cells with the potential to induce neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) models, the frequency and phenotype of GM-CSF-producing (GM-CSF+) Th cells in draining lymph nodes (dLNs) and spinal cord (SC) of Albino Oxford (AO) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats immunized for EAE were examined. The generation of neuroantigen-specific GM-CSF+ Th lymphocytes was impaired in dLNs of AO rats (relatively resistant to EAE induction) compared with their DA counterparts (susceptible to EAE) reflecting impaired CD4+ lymphocyte proliferation and less supportive of GM-CSF+ Th cell differentiation dLN cytokine microenvironment. Immunophenotyping of GM-CSF+ Th cells showed their phenotypic heterogeneity in both strains and revealed lower frequency of IL-17+ IFN-gamma+, IL-17+ IFN-gamma-, and IL-17-IFN-gamma+ cells accompanied by higher frequency of IL-17-IFN-gamma- cells among them in AO than in DA rats. Compared with DA, in AO rats was also found (i) slightly lower surface density of CCR2 (drives accumulation of highly pathogenic GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 cells in SC) on GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 lymphocytes from dLNs, and (ii) diminished CCL2 mRNA expression in SC tissue, suggesting their impaired migration into the SC. Moreover, dLN and SC cytokine environments in AO rats were shown to be less supportive of GM-CSF+ IFN-gamma+ Th17 cell differentiation (judging by lower expression of mRNAs for IL-1 beta, IL-6 and IL-23/p19). In accordance with the (i) lower frequency of GM-CSF+ Th cells in dLNs and SC of AO rats and their lower GM-CSF production, and (ii) impaired CCL2 expression in the SC tissue, the proportion of proinflammatory monocytes among peripheral blood cells and their progeny (CD45(hi) cells) among the SC CD11b+ cells were reduced in AO compared with DA rats. Collectively, the results indicate that the strain specificities in efficacy of several mechanisms controlling (auto) reactive CD4+ lymphocyte expansion/differentiation into the cells with pathogenic phenotype and migration of the latter to the SC contribute to AO rat resistance to EAE.",
publisher = "Public Library Science, San Francisco",
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title = "GM-CSF-Producing Th Cells in Rats Sensitive and Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis",
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Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Pilipović, I., Vujnović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Petrović, R., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2016). GM-CSF-Producing Th Cells in Rats Sensitive and Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. in PLoS One
Public Library Science, San Francisco., 11(11).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166498

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Pilipović I, Vujnović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Petrović R, Arsenović-Ranin N, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. GM-CSF-Producing Th Cells in Rats Sensitive and Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. in PLoS One. 2016;11(11).
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166498 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Pilipović, Ivan, Vujnović, Ivana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Petrović, Raisa, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "GM-CSF-Producing Th Cells in Rats Sensitive and Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis" in PLoS One, 11, no. 11 (2016),
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166498 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Petrović, Raisa
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2613
AB  - There are little data on modulatory effects of estrogens on rat dendritic cell (DC) responses to inflammatory stimuli, and consequently their ability to activate and polarize CD4+ T lymphocyte-mediated immune responses. Splenic conventional DCs from young female Albino Oxford rats were activated in vitro with LPS (TLR4 agonist) or R848 (TLR7/8 agonist) in the presence and absence of 17 beta-estradiol (E2), and their allostimulatory and CD4+ lymphocyte polarizing ability in mixed leukocyte culture (MLC) were studied. Irrespective of the E2 presence, LPS and R848 up-regulated the expression of MHC II on DCs, so they exhibited enhanced allostimulatory capacity in co-culture with CD4+ lymphocytes. On the other hand, E2 promoted stimulatory action of both TLRs on OX62+ DC IL-23 production, augmented their stimulatory effects on IL-6 and IL-1 beta production, but diminished their enhancing effects on the expression IL-10 and IL-27 by DCs. Consequently, in MLC, OX62+ DCs activated/matured in the co-presence of E2 and either LPS or R848 increased the levels of IL-17, the signature Th17 cell cytoldne, when compared with those activated/matured in the absence of E2. GM-CSF levels were also increased in these MLC. Given that the expression of IL-7 mRNA was diminished in DCs activated/matured in the co presence of E2 and TLR, this increase most likely did not reflect enhanced differentiation of Th cells producing GM-CSF only (Th-GM). Conclusions: E2 augments capacity of LPS- and R848-activated/matured DCs from young rat spleen to induce differentiation of IL-17- and GM-CSF-producing cells.
PB  - Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam
T2  - International Immunopharmacology
T1  - Estradiol enhances capacity of TLR-matured splenic dendritic cells to polarize CD4+lymphocytes into IL-17/GM-CSF-producing cells in vitro
VL  - 40
SP  - 244
EP  - 253
DO  - 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.001
ER  - 

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year = "2016",
abstract = "There are little data on modulatory effects of estrogens on rat dendritic cell (DC) responses to inflammatory stimuli, and consequently their ability to activate and polarize CD4+ T lymphocyte-mediated immune responses. Splenic conventional DCs from young female Albino Oxford rats were activated in vitro with LPS (TLR4 agonist) or R848 (TLR7/8 agonist) in the presence and absence of 17 beta-estradiol (E2), and their allostimulatory and CD4+ lymphocyte polarizing ability in mixed leukocyte culture (MLC) were studied. Irrespective of the E2 presence, LPS and R848 up-regulated the expression of MHC II on DCs, so they exhibited enhanced allostimulatory capacity in co-culture with CD4+ lymphocytes. On the other hand, E2 promoted stimulatory action of both TLRs on OX62+ DC IL-23 production, augmented their stimulatory effects on IL-6 and IL-1 beta production, but diminished their enhancing effects on the expression IL-10 and IL-27 by DCs. Consequently, in MLC, OX62+ DCs activated/matured in the co-presence of E2 and either LPS or R848 increased the levels of IL-17, the signature Th17 cell cytoldne, when compared with those activated/matured in the absence of E2. GM-CSF levels were also increased in these MLC. Given that the expression of IL-7 mRNA was diminished in DCs activated/matured in the co presence of E2 and TLR, this increase most likely did not reflect enhanced differentiation of Th cells producing GM-CSF only (Th-GM). Conclusions: E2 augments capacity of LPS- and R848-activated/matured DCs from young rat spleen to induce differentiation of IL-17- and GM-CSF-producing cells.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam",
journal = "International Immunopharmacology",
title = "Estradiol enhances capacity of TLR-matured splenic dendritic cells to polarize CD4+lymphocytes into IL-17/GM-CSF-producing cells in vitro",
volume = "40",
pages = "244-253",
doi = "10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.001"
}

Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Bufan, B., Pilipović, I., Vujnović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Petrović, R., Arsenović-Ranin, N.,& Leposavić, G.. (2016). Estradiol enhances capacity of TLR-matured splenic dendritic cells to polarize CD4+lymphocytes into IL-17/GM-CSF-producing cells in vitro. in International Immunopharmacology
Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam., 40, 244-253.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.001

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Bufan B, Pilipović I, Vujnović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Petrović R, Arsenović-Ranin N, Leposavić G. Estradiol enhances capacity of TLR-matured splenic dendritic cells to polarize CD4+lymphocytes into IL-17/GM-CSF-producing cells in vitro. in International Immunopharmacology. 2016;40:244-253.
doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.001 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Bufan, Biljana, Pilipović, Ivan, Vujnović, Ivana, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Petrović, Raisa, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Estradiol enhances capacity of TLR-matured splenic dendritic cells to polarize CD4+lymphocytes into IL-17/GM-CSF-producing cells in vitro" in International Immunopharmacology, 40 (2016):244-253,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2725
AB  - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in women than in men, with the female to male ratio in the prevalence of MS constantly increasing. Besides, sex appears to affect the development, progression, clinical manifestation and therapy response in MS. These sex differences, most likely, emerge from the genetic, epigenetic and hormonal differences between the sexes, differences in environmental exposure and/or susceptibility to certain factors, as well as from the biological differences in the female and male immune and nervous system. Therefore, sex differences in all of these aspects need to be taken into consideration when designing and interpreting research findings related to MS, and particularly in development of new therapeutic strategies and designing of clinical drug trials. Understanding the mechanisms underlying sex differences in the pathogenesis and/or therapy response in MS could also narrow the gap in our knowledge of the pathogenesis/therapy of a broad spectrum of other autoimmune diseases that are characterized by sexual dimorphism in the prevalence and/or clinical presentation.
AB  - Multipla skleroza (MS) se češće javlja kod žena nego kod muškaraca i disproporcija između obolevanja žena i muškaraca od ove bolesti pokazuje tendenciju stalnog rasta. Pol ima kritičnu ulogu u razvoju, progresiji, kliničkim manifestacijama MS i odgovoru na terapiju. Ove razlike su, najverovatnije, posledica delovanja genetskih, epigenetskih i hormonskih faktora, razlika u izloženosti pojedinim sredinskim faktorima, kao i bioloških razlika između imunskog i nervnog sistema žena i muškaraca. Polne razlike u svim ovim aspektima se moraju uzeti u obzir prilikom dizajniranja i tumačenja rezultata istraživanja vezanih za patogenezu MS, a posebno prilikom razvoja novih terapijskih strategija i kliničkih istraživanja lekova namenjenih lečenju ove bolesti. Razumevanje mehanizama koji stoje u osnovi polnih razlika u patogenezi i/ili odgovoru na terapiju u MS bi moglo biti relevantno i za širi spektar autoimunskih bolesti u kojima je izražen polni dimorfizam u incidenci i prevalenci i/ili kliničkim manifestacijama bolesti.
PB  - Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije, Beograd
T2  - Arhiv za farmaciju
T1  - Sex differences in the clinical presentation and therapy of multiple sclerosis
T1  - Polne razlike u kliničkoj slici i terapiji multiple skleroze
VL  - 66
IS  - 4
SP  - 135
EP  - 146
DO  - 10.5937/arhfarm1604135N
ER  - 

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author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in women than in men, with the female to male ratio in the prevalence of MS constantly increasing. Besides, sex appears to affect the development, progression, clinical manifestation and therapy response in MS. These sex differences, most likely, emerge from the genetic, epigenetic and hormonal differences between the sexes, differences in environmental exposure and/or susceptibility to certain factors, as well as from the biological differences in the female and male immune and nervous system. Therefore, sex differences in all of these aspects need to be taken into consideration when designing and interpreting research findings related to MS, and particularly in development of new therapeutic strategies and designing of clinical drug trials. Understanding the mechanisms underlying sex differences in the pathogenesis and/or therapy response in MS could also narrow the gap in our knowledge of the pathogenesis/therapy of a broad spectrum of other autoimmune diseases that are characterized by sexual dimorphism in the prevalence and/or clinical presentation., Multipla skleroza (MS) se češće javlja kod žena nego kod muškaraca i disproporcija između obolevanja žena i muškaraca od ove bolesti pokazuje tendenciju stalnog rasta. Pol ima kritičnu ulogu u razvoju, progresiji, kliničkim manifestacijama MS i odgovoru na terapiju. Ove razlike su, najverovatnije, posledica delovanja genetskih, epigenetskih i hormonskih faktora, razlika u izloženosti pojedinim sredinskim faktorima, kao i bioloških razlika između imunskog i nervnog sistema žena i muškaraca. Polne razlike u svim ovim aspektima se moraju uzeti u obzir prilikom dizajniranja i tumačenja rezultata istraživanja vezanih za patogenezu MS, a posebno prilikom razvoja novih terapijskih strategija i kliničkih istraživanja lekova namenjenih lečenju ove bolesti. Razumevanje mehanizama koji stoje u osnovi polnih razlika u patogenezi i/ili odgovoru na terapiju u MS bi moglo biti relevantno i za širi spektar autoimunskih bolesti u kojima je izražen polni dimorfizam u incidenci i prevalenci i/ili kliničkim manifestacijama bolesti.",
publisher = "Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije, Beograd",
journal = "Arhiv za farmaciju",
title = "Sex differences in the clinical presentation and therapy of multiple sclerosis, Polne razlike u kliničkoj slici i terapiji multiple skleroze",
volume = "66",
number = "4",
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Nacka-Aleksić, M.. (2016). Sex differences in the clinical presentation and therapy of multiple sclerosis. in Arhiv za farmaciju
Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije, Beograd., 66(4), 135-146.
https://doi.org/10.5937/arhfarm1604135N

Nacka-Aleksić M. Sex differences in the clinical presentation and therapy of multiple sclerosis. in Arhiv za farmaciju. 2016;66(4):135-146.
doi:10.5937/arhfarm1604135N .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, "Sex differences in the clinical presentation and therapy of multiple sclerosis" in Arhiv za farmaciju, 66, no. 4 (2016):135-146,
https://doi.org/10.5937/arhfarm1604135N . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Đikić, Jasmina
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2416
AB  - The study was undertaken considering: i) that relative proportion of distinct subsets of splenic dendritic cells (DCs) is strain-specific and predictive for the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases; ii) age-related changes in endocytic, allostimulatory and polarizing capacity of splenic OX62+ DCs from Albino Oxford rats (relatively resistant to Th1/Th17-mediated diseases) and iii) strain specificities in age-related changes of mouse DCs. To ascertain whether there are strain specificities in age-related rat DC changes, we examined the influence of aging on OX62+ DCs from Dark Agouti (DA) rats prone to Th1/Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases. The study provided additional evidence that the predominance of CD4-cells within OX62+ DCs from young adult rats correlates with their susceptibility to Th1/Th17-mediated diseases. Consistently, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-matured DCs from 3-month-old (young) rats exhibited Th1 driving force when co-cultured with allogeneic CD4+ T cells. This most likely reflected enhanced TNF-alpha and iNOS expression. Comparing with young rats, OX62+ DCs from 26-month-old (aged) rats showed: i) diminished endocytic capacity; ii) impaired ability to mature in vitro upon LPS stimulation (as indicated by lower MHC II, CD86 and CD40 surface expression), which is consistent with the increase in their IL-10 production, and iii) diminished allostimulatory capacity and loss of Th1-driving capacity in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. The latter, probably, reflected greater IL-10 production by LPS-stimulated DC from aged rats, as well as lower CD40 density on their surface. Overall, our findings suggest that aging might affect DA rat capability to mount an efficient Th1 immune response, and consequently susceptibility to Th1/Th17-mediated pathology.
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd
T2  - Acta veterinaria
T1  - Aging impairs endocytic capacity of splenic dendritic cells from Dark Agouti rats and alters their response to TLR4 stimulation
VL  - 65
IS  - 1
SP  - 30
EP  - 55
DO  - 10.1515/acve-2015-0003
ER  - 

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year = "2015",
abstract = "The study was undertaken considering: i) that relative proportion of distinct subsets of splenic dendritic cells (DCs) is strain-specific and predictive for the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases; ii) age-related changes in endocytic, allostimulatory and polarizing capacity of splenic OX62+ DCs from Albino Oxford rats (relatively resistant to Th1/Th17-mediated diseases) and iii) strain specificities in age-related changes of mouse DCs. To ascertain whether there are strain specificities in age-related rat DC changes, we examined the influence of aging on OX62+ DCs from Dark Agouti (DA) rats prone to Th1/Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases. The study provided additional evidence that the predominance of CD4-cells within OX62+ DCs from young adult rats correlates with their susceptibility to Th1/Th17-mediated diseases. Consistently, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-matured DCs from 3-month-old (young) rats exhibited Th1 driving force when co-cultured with allogeneic CD4+ T cells. This most likely reflected enhanced TNF-alpha and iNOS expression. Comparing with young rats, OX62+ DCs from 26-month-old (aged) rats showed: i) diminished endocytic capacity; ii) impaired ability to mature in vitro upon LPS stimulation (as indicated by lower MHC II, CD86 and CD40 surface expression), which is consistent with the increase in their IL-10 production, and iii) diminished allostimulatory capacity and loss of Th1-driving capacity in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. The latter, probably, reflected greater IL-10 production by LPS-stimulated DC from aged rats, as well as lower CD40 density on their surface. Overall, our findings suggest that aging might affect DA rat capability to mount an efficient Th1 immune response, and consequently susceptibility to Th1/Th17-mediated pathology.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd",
journal = "Acta veterinaria",
title = "Aging impairs endocytic capacity of splenic dendritic cells from Dark Agouti rats and alters their response to TLR4 stimulation",
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number = "1",
pages = "30-55",
doi = "10.1515/acve-2015-0003"
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Bufan, B., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Đikić, J., Kosec, D., Pilipović, I., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Arsenović-Ranin, N.,& Leposavić, G.. (2015). Aging impairs endocytic capacity of splenic dendritic cells from Dark Agouti rats and alters their response to TLR4 stimulation. in Acta veterinaria
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd., 65(1), 30-55.
https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2015-0003

Bufan B, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Đikić J, Kosec D, Pilipović I, Nacka-Aleksić M, Arsenović-Ranin N, Leposavić G. Aging impairs endocytic capacity of splenic dendritic cells from Dark Agouti rats and alters their response to TLR4 stimulation. in Acta veterinaria. 2015;65(1):30-55.
doi:10.1515/acve-2015-0003 .

Bufan, Biljana, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Đikić, Jasmina, Kosec, Duško, Pilipović, Ivan, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Leposavić, Gordana, "Aging impairs endocytic capacity of splenic dendritic cells from Dark Agouti rats and alters their response to TLR4 stimulation" in Acta veterinaria, 65, no. 1 (2015):30-55,
https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2015-0003 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đikić, Jasmina
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2413
AB  - The study was undertaken considering age-related changes in susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and a putative role of spleen in pathogenesis of this disease. The phenotypic and functional characteristics of T splenocytes were examined in young (3-month-old), middle-aged (8-month-old) and aged (26-month-old) Dark Agouti rats immunized for EAE with rat spinal cord in complete Freund's adjuvant The rat susceptibility to EAE induction, as well as the number of activated CD4+CD134+ lymphocytes retrieved from their spinal cords progressively decreased with aging. To the contrary, in rats immunized for EAE the number of activated CD4+ splenocytes, i.e., CD4+CD134+, CD4+CD25+FoxP3 and CD4+CD40L+ cells, progressively increased with aging. This was associated with age-related increase in (i) CD4+ splenocyte surface expression of CD44, the molecule suggested to be involved in limiting emigration of encephalitogenic CD4+ cells from spleen into blood and (ii) frequency of regulatory T cells, including CD4+CD25+FoxP3 + cells, which are also shown to control encephalitogenic cell migration from spleen into the central nervous system. In favor of expansion of T-regulatory cell pool in aged rats was the greater concentration of IL-10 in unstimulated, Concanavalin A (ConA)- and myelin basic protein (MBP)-stimulated splenocyte cultures from aged rats compared with the corresponding cultures from young ones. Consistent with the age-related increase in the expression of CD44, which is shown to favor Th1 effector cell survival by interfering with CD95-mediated signaling, the frequency of apoptotic cells among CD4+ splenocytes, despite the greater frequency of CD95+ cells, was diminished in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats. In addition, in control, as well as in ConA-and MBP-stimulated splenocyte cultures from aged rats, despite of impaired CD4+ cell proliferation, IFN-gamma concentrations were greater than in corresponding cultures from young rats. This most likely reflected increased abundance of IFN-gamma-producing cells in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats. The diminished CD4+ cell proliferation in response to ConA and MBP in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats could be, at least partly, associated with an enhanced splenic expression of iNOS mRNA in aged rats. Thus, the study suggests that age-associated changes leading to entrapping of activated CD4+ cells in the spleen could contribute to the restriction in development of EAE in aged rats.
PB  - Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam
T2  - Journal of Neuroimmunology
T1  - Age-related changes in spleen of Dark Agouti rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
VL  - 278
SP  - 123
EP  - 135
DO  - 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.12.014
ER  - 

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author = "Đikić, Jasmina and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Kosec, Duško and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The study was undertaken considering age-related changes in susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and a putative role of spleen in pathogenesis of this disease. The phenotypic and functional characteristics of T splenocytes were examined in young (3-month-old), middle-aged (8-month-old) and aged (26-month-old) Dark Agouti rats immunized for EAE with rat spinal cord in complete Freund's adjuvant The rat susceptibility to EAE induction, as well as the number of activated CD4+CD134+ lymphocytes retrieved from their spinal cords progressively decreased with aging. To the contrary, in rats immunized for EAE the number of activated CD4+ splenocytes, i.e., CD4+CD134+, CD4+CD25+FoxP3 and CD4+CD40L+ cells, progressively increased with aging. This was associated with age-related increase in (i) CD4+ splenocyte surface expression of CD44, the molecule suggested to be involved in limiting emigration of encephalitogenic CD4+ cells from spleen into blood and (ii) frequency of regulatory T cells, including CD4+CD25+FoxP3 + cells, which are also shown to control encephalitogenic cell migration from spleen into the central nervous system. In favor of expansion of T-regulatory cell pool in aged rats was the greater concentration of IL-10 in unstimulated, Concanavalin A (ConA)- and myelin basic protein (MBP)-stimulated splenocyte cultures from aged rats compared with the corresponding cultures from young ones. Consistent with the age-related increase in the expression of CD44, which is shown to favor Th1 effector cell survival by interfering with CD95-mediated signaling, the frequency of apoptotic cells among CD4+ splenocytes, despite the greater frequency of CD95+ cells, was diminished in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats. In addition, in control, as well as in ConA-and MBP-stimulated splenocyte cultures from aged rats, despite of impaired CD4+ cell proliferation, IFN-gamma concentrations were greater than in corresponding cultures from young rats. This most likely reflected increased abundance of IFN-gamma-producing cells in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats. The diminished CD4+ cell proliferation in response to ConA and MBP in splenocyte cultures from aged compared with young rats could be, at least partly, associated with an enhanced splenic expression of iNOS mRNA in aged rats. Thus, the study suggests that age-associated changes leading to entrapping of activated CD4+ cells in the spleen could contribute to the restriction in development of EAE in aged rats.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam",
journal = "Journal of Neuroimmunology",
title = "Age-related changes in spleen of Dark Agouti rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis",
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Đikić, J., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I., Kosec, D., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2015). Age-related changes in spleen of Dark Agouti rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. in Journal of Neuroimmunology
Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam., 278, 123-135.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.12.014

Đikić J, Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Kosec D, Arsenović-Ranin N, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. Age-related changes in spleen of Dark Agouti rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. in Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2015;278:123-135.
doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.12.014 .

Đikić, Jasmina, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Kosec, Duško, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Age-related changes in spleen of Dark Agouti rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis" in Journal of Neuroimmunology, 278 (2015):123-135,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.12.014 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Đikić, Jasmina
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2401
AB  - This study was undertaken considering that, despite the broad use of the unopposed estrogen replacement therapy in elderly women, data on estrogen influence on the functional capacity of dendritic cells (DCs), and consequently immune response are limited. We examined the influence of 17 beta-estradiol on phenotype, cytokine secretory profile, and allostimulatory and polarizing capacity of splenic (OX62+) conventional DCs from 26-month-old (aged) Albino Oxford rats matured in vitro in the presence of LPS, a TLR4 agonist, and R848, a TLR7/8 agonist In the presence of 17 beta-estradiol, DCs from aged rats exhibited an impaired ability to mature upon stimulation with LPS, as shown by the lower surface density of MHC II and costimulatory CD80 and CD86 molecules. 17 beta-Estradiol alone enhanced CD40 expression in OX62+ DCs without affecting the expression of other costimulatory molecules, thereby confirming that the expression of this molecule is regulated independently from the regulation of other costimulatory molecules. However, although R848 upregulated the expression of MHC II and CD80 and CD40 costimulatory molecules on DCs, 17 beta-estradiol diminished the effect of this TLR agonist only on MHC II expression. In conjunction, the previous findings suggest that LPS and R848 elicit changes in the expression of costimulatory molecules via triggering differential intracellular signaling pathways. Furthermore, 17 beta-estradiol diminished the stimulatory influence of both LPS- and R848-matured OX62+ DCs on allogeneic CD4+ T lymphocyte proliferation in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). Moreover, as shown in MLR, the exposure to 17 beta-estradiol during LPS- and R848-induced maturation diminished Th1- and enhanced Th17-driving capacity and reduced Th1-driving capacity of OX62+ DCs, respectively. This suggests that LPS and R848 affect not only the surface phenotype, but also functional characteristics of OX62+ DCs triggering distinct intracellular signaling pathways. Collectively, the findings indicate that estrogen directly acting on OX62+ DCs, may affect CD4+ lymphocyte-dependent immune response in aged female rats.
PB  - Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam
T2  - International Immunopharmacology
T1  - 17 beta-Estradiol influences in vitro response of aged rat splenic conventional dendritic cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 agonists in an agonist specific manner
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 24
EP  - 35
DO  - 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.11.008
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Bufan, Biljana and Pilipović, Ivan and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Đikić, Jasmina and Kosec, Duško and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2015",
abstract = "This study was undertaken considering that, despite the broad use of the unopposed estrogen replacement therapy in elderly women, data on estrogen influence on the functional capacity of dendritic cells (DCs), and consequently immune response are limited. We examined the influence of 17 beta-estradiol on phenotype, cytokine secretory profile, and allostimulatory and polarizing capacity of splenic (OX62+) conventional DCs from 26-month-old (aged) Albino Oxford rats matured in vitro in the presence of LPS, a TLR4 agonist, and R848, a TLR7/8 agonist In the presence of 17 beta-estradiol, DCs from aged rats exhibited an impaired ability to mature upon stimulation with LPS, as shown by the lower surface density of MHC II and costimulatory CD80 and CD86 molecules. 17 beta-Estradiol alone enhanced CD40 expression in OX62+ DCs without affecting the expression of other costimulatory molecules, thereby confirming that the expression of this molecule is regulated independently from the regulation of other costimulatory molecules. However, although R848 upregulated the expression of MHC II and CD80 and CD40 costimulatory molecules on DCs, 17 beta-estradiol diminished the effect of this TLR agonist only on MHC II expression. In conjunction, the previous findings suggest that LPS and R848 elicit changes in the expression of costimulatory molecules via triggering differential intracellular signaling pathways. Furthermore, 17 beta-estradiol diminished the stimulatory influence of both LPS- and R848-matured OX62+ DCs on allogeneic CD4+ T lymphocyte proliferation in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). Moreover, as shown in MLR, the exposure to 17 beta-estradiol during LPS- and R848-induced maturation diminished Th1- and enhanced Th17-driving capacity and reduced Th1-driving capacity of OX62+ DCs, respectively. This suggests that LPS and R848 affect not only the surface phenotype, but also functional characteristics of OX62+ DCs triggering distinct intracellular signaling pathways. Collectively, the findings indicate that estrogen directly acting on OX62+ DCs, may affect CD4+ lymphocyte-dependent immune response in aged female rats.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam",
journal = "International Immunopharmacology",
title = "17 beta-Estradiol influences in vitro response of aged rat splenic conventional dendritic cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 agonists in an agonist specific manner",
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Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Nacka-Aleksić, M., Bufan, B., Pilipović, I., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Đikić, J., Kosec, D.,& Leposavić, G.. (2015). 17 beta-Estradiol influences in vitro response of aged rat splenic conventional dendritic cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 agonists in an agonist specific manner. in International Immunopharmacology
Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam., 24(1), 24-35.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2014.11.008

Stojić-Vukanić Z, Nacka-Aleksić M, Bufan B, Pilipović I, Arsenović-Ranin N, Đikić J, Kosec D, Leposavić G. 17 beta-Estradiol influences in vitro response of aged rat splenic conventional dendritic cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 agonists in an agonist specific manner. in International Immunopharmacology. 2015;24(1):24-35.
doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2014.11.008 .

Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Bufan, Biljana, Pilipović, Ivan, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Đikić, Jasmina, Kosec, Duško, Leposavić, Gordana, "17 beta-Estradiol influences in vitro response of aged rat splenic conventional dendritic cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 agonists in an agonist specific manner" in International Immunopharmacology, 24, no. 1 (2015):24-35,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2014.11.008 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Vujnović, Ivana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2355
AB  - Considering the crucial pathogenic role of CD4+ T cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and the opposite direction of the sexual dimorphism in the severity of the disease in 22-24-and 3-month-old dark agouti rats, sex differences in CD4+ T-cell-mediated immune response in aged rats immunized for EAE were examined and compared with those in young animals. In the inductive phase of EAE, fewer activated CD4+ lymphocytes were-retrieved from draining lymph nodes of male (developing less severe disease) compared with female rats, due, at least partly, to their lesser expansion. The former reflected a greater suppressive capacity of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ cells. Consequently, CD4+ lymphocyte infiltration into the spinal cord of aged male rats was diminished. At the peak of EAE, the frequency of reactivated cells was lower, whereas that of the regulatory CD4+ cells was higher in male rat spinal cord. Consistently, microglial activation and the expression of proinflammatory/damaging cytokines in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells were diminished. Additionally, the frequency of the highly pathogenic IL-17+IFN-gamma+ T lymphocytes infiltrating their spinal cord was lower. Together, these results point to (i) an age-specificity in CD4+ cell-mediated immune response and (ii) mechanisms underlying the sex differences in this response in aged rats.
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2  - Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
T1  - Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate
VL  - 152
SP  - 15
EP  - 31
DO  - 10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Pilipović, Ivan and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Kosec, Duško and Bufan, Biljana and Vujnović, Ivana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Considering the crucial pathogenic role of CD4+ T cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and the opposite direction of the sexual dimorphism in the severity of the disease in 22-24-and 3-month-old dark agouti rats, sex differences in CD4+ T-cell-mediated immune response in aged rats immunized for EAE were examined and compared with those in young animals. In the inductive phase of EAE, fewer activated CD4+ lymphocytes were-retrieved from draining lymph nodes of male (developing less severe disease) compared with female rats, due, at least partly, to their lesser expansion. The former reflected a greater suppressive capacity of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ cells. Consequently, CD4+ lymphocyte infiltration into the spinal cord of aged male rats was diminished. At the peak of EAE, the frequency of reactivated cells was lower, whereas that of the regulatory CD4+ cells was higher in male rat spinal cord. Consistently, microglial activation and the expression of proinflammatory/damaging cytokines in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells were diminished. Additionally, the frequency of the highly pathogenic IL-17+IFN-gamma+ T lymphocytes infiltrating their spinal cord was lower. Together, these results point to (i) an age-specificity in CD4+ cell-mediated immune response and (ii) mechanisms underlying the sex differences in this response in aged rats.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare",
journal = "Mechanisms of Ageing and Development",
title = "Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate",
volume = "152",
pages = "15-31",
doi = "10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Pilipović, I., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Kosec, D., Bufan, B., Vujnović, I., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2015). Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate. in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 152, 15-31.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004

Nacka-Aleksić M, Pilipović I, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Kosec D, Bufan B, Vujnović I, Arsenović-Ranin N, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate. in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 2015;152:15-31.
doi:10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Pilipović, Ivan, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Kosec, Duško, Bufan, Biljana, Vujnović, Ivana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate" in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 152 (2015):15-31,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
AU  - Đikić, Jasmina
AU  - Pilipović, Ivan
AU  - Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica
AU  - Kosec, Duško
AU  - Bufan, Biljana
AU  - Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Mirjana
AU  - Leposavić, Gordana
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2348
AB  - Compared with females, male Dark Agouti (DA) rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) with rat spinal cord homogenate in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) exhibited lower incidence of the disease, but the maximal neurological deficit was greater in the animals that developed the disease. Consistently, at the peak of the disease greater number of reactivated CD4+CD134+CD45RC- T lymphocytes was retrieved from male rat spinal cord. Their microglia/-macrophages were more activated and produced greater amount of prototypic proinflammatory cytokines in vitro. Additionally, oppositely to the expression of mRNAs for IL-12/p35, IL-10 and IL-27/p28, the expression of mRNA for IL-23/p19 was upregulated in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. Consequently, the IL-17+:IFN-gamma+ cell ratio within T lymphocytes from their spinal cord was skewed towards IL-17+ cells. Within this subpopulation, the IL-17+IFN-gamma+:IL-1 7+IL-10+ cell ratio was shifted towards IL-17+IFN-gamma+ cells, which have prominent tissue damaging capacity. This was associated with an upregulated expression of mRNAs for IL-1 beta and IL-6, but downregulated TGF-beta mRNA expression in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. The enhanced GM-CSF mRNA expression in these cells supported the greater pathogenicity of IL-17+ T lymphocytes infiltrating male spinal cord. In the inductive phase of the disease, contrary to the draining lymph node, in the spinal cord the frequency of CD 134+ cells among CD4+ T lymphocytes and the frequency of IL-17+ cells among T lymphocytes were greater in male than in female rats. This most likely reflected an enhanced transmigration of mononuclear cells into the spinal cord (judging by the lesser spinal cord CXCL12 mRNA expression), the greater frequency of activated microglia/macrophages and the increased expression of mRNAs for Th17 polarizing cytokines in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. Collectively, the results showed cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the target organ specific sexual dimorphism in the T lymphocyte-dependent immune/inflammatory response, and suggested a substantial role for the target organ in shaping the sexually dimorphic clinical outcome of EAE.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Brain Behavior and Immunity
T1  - Male rats develop more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis than female rats: Sexual dimorphism and diergism at the spinal cord level
VL  - 49
SP  - 101
EP  - 118
DO  - 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.017
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana and Đikić, Jasmina and Pilipović, Ivan and Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica and Kosec, Duško and Bufan, Biljana and Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena and Dimitrijević, Mirjana and Leposavić, Gordana",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Compared with females, male Dark Agouti (DA) rats immunized for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) with rat spinal cord homogenate in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) exhibited lower incidence of the disease, but the maximal neurological deficit was greater in the animals that developed the disease. Consistently, at the peak of the disease greater number of reactivated CD4+CD134+CD45RC- T lymphocytes was retrieved from male rat spinal cord. Their microglia/-macrophages were more activated and produced greater amount of prototypic proinflammatory cytokines in vitro. Additionally, oppositely to the expression of mRNAs for IL-12/p35, IL-10 and IL-27/p28, the expression of mRNA for IL-23/p19 was upregulated in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. Consequently, the IL-17+:IFN-gamma+ cell ratio within T lymphocytes from their spinal cord was skewed towards IL-17+ cells. Within this subpopulation, the IL-17+IFN-gamma+:IL-1 7+IL-10+ cell ratio was shifted towards IL-17+IFN-gamma+ cells, which have prominent tissue damaging capacity. This was associated with an upregulated expression of mRNAs for IL-1 beta and IL-6, but downregulated TGF-beta mRNA expression in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. The enhanced GM-CSF mRNA expression in these cells supported the greater pathogenicity of IL-17+ T lymphocytes infiltrating male spinal cord. In the inductive phase of the disease, contrary to the draining lymph node, in the spinal cord the frequency of CD 134+ cells among CD4+ T lymphocytes and the frequency of IL-17+ cells among T lymphocytes were greater in male than in female rats. This most likely reflected an enhanced transmigration of mononuclear cells into the spinal cord (judging by the lesser spinal cord CXCL12 mRNA expression), the greater frequency of activated microglia/macrophages and the increased expression of mRNAs for Th17 polarizing cytokines in male rat spinal cord mononuclear cells. Collectively, the results showed cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the target organ specific sexual dimorphism in the T lymphocyte-dependent immune/inflammatory response, and suggested a substantial role for the target organ in shaping the sexually dimorphic clinical outcome of EAE.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Brain Behavior and Immunity",
title = "Male rats develop more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis than female rats: Sexual dimorphism and diergism at the spinal cord level",
volume = "49",
pages = "101-118",
doi = "10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.017"
}

Nacka-Aleksić, M., Đikić, J., Pilipović, I., Stojić-Vukanić, Z., Kosec, D., Bufan, B., Arsenović-Ranin, N., Dimitrijević, M.,& Leposavić, G.. (2015). Male rats develop more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis than female rats: Sexual dimorphism and diergism at the spinal cord level. in Brain Behavior and Immunity
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 49, 101-118.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.017

Nacka-Aleksić M, Đikić J, Pilipović I, Stojić-Vukanić Z, Kosec D, Bufan B, Arsenović-Ranin N, Dimitrijević M, Leposavić G. Male rats develop more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis than female rats: Sexual dimorphism and diergism at the spinal cord level. in Brain Behavior and Immunity. 2015;49:101-118.
doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.017 .

Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana, Đikić, Jasmina, Pilipović, Ivan, Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica, Kosec, Duško, Bufan, Biljana, Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Leposavić, Gordana, "Male rats develop more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis than female rats: Sexual dimorphism and diergism at the spinal cord level" in Brain Behavior and Immunity, 49 (2015):101-118,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.017 . .