Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of TNFR1 Attenuates Disease in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090117
Figure Lengend Snippet: EAE was induced in C57BL/6 mice with MOG 35–55 and mice were assessed for neurological symptoms on a daily basis. 400 µg (equivalent to 20 mg/kg) anti-mouse TNFR1 was injected i.p. either once on the day of EAE onset, or twice; firstly on the day of EAE onset and again on day 4 of the disease. Control mice received two injections of control IgG on days 1 and 4 of EAE. Mice receiving two injections of anti-TNFR1 had significantly reduced neurological symptoms than mice receiving control IgG ( A , B ). Spinal cords were examined histopathologically at day 14 of EAE by LFB staining ( C – E ). Control IgG-treated mice ( D , image from animal with an EAE score of 2.5) had more demyelination than mice treated with two injections of anti-TNFR1 ( E , image from animal with an EAE score of 0.5), although this was not found to be statistically significant. Immunohistochemistry with an anti-CD3 antibody showed no difference in the number of T cells within the spinal cord of control IgG-treated animals ( F , G , image from an animal with an EAE score of 2.5) and anti-TNFR1 treated mice ( H , image from an animal with an EAE score of 2.0). Immunohistochemistry with an antibody to Mac-3 also demonstrated no difference in the number of activated microglia/macrophages within the spinal cord of control IgG-treated animals ( I , J , image from an animal with an EAE score of 2.5) and anti-TNFR1 treated mice ( K , image from an animal with an EAE score of 2.0). L – N : Immunohistochemistry with an antibody against NeuN showed a statistically non-significant trend towards neuroprotection in the anti-TNFR1-treated mice ( M , image from a control IgG-treated animal with an EAE score of 1.5), ( N , image from an anti-TNFR1-treated animal with an EAE score of 1.5). Scale bars in D , E, G, H, J, K, M, N : 200 µm. * P<0.05. Control IgG n = 9; anti-TNFR1: 1 injection n = 4; anti-TNFR1: 2 injections n = 8.
Article Snippet: Mice were injected i.p. with either anti-mouse TNFR1 (HM1097, Hycult Biotech, Uden, The Netherlands) or an isotype control antibody (Armenian Hamster IgG negative control, AbD Serotec, Düsseldorf, Germany) diluted in saline.
Techniques: Injection, Staining, Immunohistochemistry