| Literature DB >> 16126281 |
Mathias Buttmann1, Matthias Goebeler, Atiye Toksoy, Sybille Schmid, Wolfgang Graf, Friederike Berberich-Siebelt, Peter Rieckmann.
Abstract
Subcutaneous Interferon-beta (IFN-beta) injections for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently cause inflammatory injection site reactions. To study the role of chemokines we obtained skin biopsies from 7 MS patients 24 h after injection. At the IFN-beta but not at the contralateral placebo injection sites, we observed strong IP-10/CXCL10 and moderate MCP-1/CCL2 expression associated with extensive perivascular, highly CXCR3-positive T cell and macrophage infiltrates. Primary human skin cells displayed a comparable pattern of chemokine induction after stimulation with IFN-beta in vitro. IFN-beta may therefore trigger inflammatory skin reactions through local chemokine induction followed by rapid immune cell extravasation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16126281 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.07.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478