Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8624020 | BBA Clinical | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Glatiramer acetate (GA; Copaxone) is a random copolymer of glutamic acid, lysine, alanine, and tyrosine used for the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Its mechanism of action has not been already fully elucidated, but it seems that GA has an immune-modulatory effect and neuro-protective properties. Lymphocyte mitochondrial dysfunction underlines the onset of several autoimmune disorders. In MS first diagnosis patients, CD4+, the main T cell subset involved in the pathogenesis of MS, undergo a metabolic reprogramming that consist in the up-regulation of glycolysis and in the down-regulation of oxidative phosphorylation. Currently, no works exist about CD4+ T cell metabolism in response to GA treatment. In order to provide novel insight into the potential use of GA in MS treatment, blood samples were collected from 20 healthy controls (HCs) and from 20 RR MS patients prior and every 6Â months during the 12Â months of GA administration. GA treated patients' CD4+ T cells were compared with those from HCs analysing their mitochondrial activity through polarographic and enzymatic methods in association with their antioxidant status, through the analysis of SOD, GPx and CAT activities. Altogether, our findings suggest that GA is able to reduce CD4+ T lymphocytes' dysfunctions by increasing mitochondrial activity and their response to oxidative stress.
Keywords
PFKT helperPBMCRRMsRCREAECATMCTGPXOXPHOSROSexperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisOxidative stressCNSSODPeripheral blood mononuclear cellCD4+ T cellsSuperoxide dismutaseCitrate synthasecentral nervous systemOxidative phosphorylationPhosphofructokinaserelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosisrespiratory control ratiohexokinaseCatalaseglutathione reductaseglutathione peroxidaseGlycolysisReactive oxygen species
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Authors
Lidia De Riccardis, Alessandra Ferramosca, Antonio Danieli, Giorgio Trianni, Vincenzo Zara, Francesca De Robertis, Michele Maffia,