Focal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the lewis rat induced by immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and intraspinal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor
Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Brown RJ, Ruddle NH, Kocsis JD. Focal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the lewis rat induced by immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and intraspinal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor. Glia 2010, 58: 1523-1531. PMID: 20645414, DOI: 10.1002/glia.21026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntibodiesBlood-Brain BarrierCD3 ComplexDisease Models, AnimalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFreund's AdjuvantInjections, SpinalLipidsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinRatsRats, Inbred LewSpinal CordTime FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinVascular endothelial growth factorExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisIncomplete Freund's adjuvantBlood-brain barrierInflammatory demyelinating lesionsLewis ratsEndothelial growth factorDemyelinating lesionsEAE modelAutoimmune encephalomyelitisFreund's adjuvantIntraspinal injectionOligodendrocyte glycoproteinRecombinant rat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinCentral nervous system locationsGrowth factorSensitized T cellsFocal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisRat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinSite of injectionMyelin-forming cellsMOG immunizationExtensive demyelinationLymphocyte infiltration