Sexual dimorphism in the aged rat CD4+T lymphocyte-mediated immune response elicited by inoculation with spinal cord homogenate
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2015
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Nacka-Aleksić, Mirjana
Pilipović, Ivan
Stojić-Vukanić, Zorica

Kosec, Duško
Bufan, Biljana

Vujnović, Ivana
Arsenović-Ranin, Nevena

Dimitrijević, Mirjana

Leposavić, Gordana

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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.
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Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2015, 152, 15-31Publisher:
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2015.09.004
ISSN: 0047-6374
PubMed: 26408399
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PharmacyTY - 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 -
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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 . .