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. 2020 Oct 14;9(10):2290. doi: 10.3390/cells9102290

Table 1.

Genetic and pharmacological modulation of tumor necrosis (TNF) signaling in animal models of multiple sclerosis (MS).

EAE Model
Clinical Score BBB Permeability Demyelination Synaptic Dysfunction
Onset Severity
TNF-KO
111; 112; 113;
116; 123; 122;
115
=
115 (T cell)
129

115; 114; 122
=
111; 112; 113

129; 123; 116
115 (T cell)

116

114; 122
=
111; 112

123
115 (T cell)
anti-TNF therapy =
120
(xpro1595-
etanercept)
=
119; 120
(xpro1595-
etanercept)
=
119
(xpro1595-
etanercept)

120
(xpro1595-
etanercept)

137
(etanercept)
120
(xpro1595-etanercept)
136
(TNFR-Ig-ex vivo)
138
TNFR1-KO
122; 123; 133

122; 123; 133

122; 123; 133

133
TNFR1-antagonism
133
(Nanobody)
=
120
(xpro1595-
etanercept)
132
(ATROSAB)

119; 120
(xpro1595-etanercept)
132
(ATROSAB)
133
(Nanobody)
117
(TNFRp55-IgG)

119
(xpro1595-etanercept)
132
(ATROSAB)
133
(Nanobody)

119
(xpro1595-etanercept)
132
(ATROSAB)
133
(Nanobody)
TNFR2-KO
126
(monocytes)
=
122; 98; 125; 129

126
(microglial)

129
122; 98;
123; 125; 126
(microglia)

126
(monocytes)

98; 123; 122; 125; 126
(microglia)

126
(monocytes)

98; 125;126
(microglia)

126
(monocytes)
TNFR2-agonism
134
(sTNFR:Fc/p80)

134
(sTNFR:Fc/p80)
135
(EHD2-sc-mTNFR2)

135
(EHD2-sc-mTNFR2)

135
(EHD2-sc-mTNFR2)
Cuprizone Model
Demyelination Remyelination
TNF-KO =
139

139
anti-TNF therapy =
143
=
143
TNFR1-KO =
139

139
TNFR1-antagonism =
143

143
TNFR2-KO =
139

139

increase; decrease; =no effect. Abbreviations: TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TNFR, TNF, tumor necrosis factor receptor; EAE, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; BBB, blood–brain barrier; CPZ, cuprizone.