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Gene-expression profiling of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Eilhard Mix, Jens Pahnke, Saleh M. Ibrahim*

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a mouse model that serves as an experimental tool for studying the etiology, pathogenesis, as well as new therapeutic approaches of multiple sclerosis (MS). EAE is a polygenic chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the nervous system that involves the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Previous studies have identified multiple quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling different aspects of disease pathogenesis. However, progress in identifying new susceptibility genes outside the MHC locus has been slow. With the advent of new global methods for genetic analysis such as large-scale sequencing, gene expression profiling combined with classic linkage analysis and congenic and physical mapping progress is considerably accelerating. Here we review our preliminary work on the use of gene expression mapping to identify new putative genetic pathways contributing to the pathogenesis of EAE.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeurochemical Research
Volume27
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)1157-1163
Number of pages7
ISSN0364-3190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.10.2002

Funding

The work was supported by grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) program NBL3, 01 ZZ0108, to S.M.I. The authors would like to thank colleagues who contributed to the original published experiments namely Tobias Boettcher, Ralf Gold, Dirk Koczan, Arndt Rolfs, and Hans-Juergen Thiesen. We would also like to thank I. Klamfuß for excellent technical assistance and A. Mueller for help with the manuscript.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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