Pathogenic T-bet+ memory B cells worsen multiple sclerosis through myeloid cell activation
Jain, R. W.; Goiko, M.; Mendes, A.; Xue, S.; Zein, S.; Gorter, R. P.; Morch, M. T.; Prat, A.; Li, R.; Yong, V. W.
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Depletion of B cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) is beneficial yet there is no defined pathogenic B cell subset in MS. Here, we demonstrate that T-bet+ memory B cells are rare in control human brain specimens but are found in MS lesions. Transfer of murine T-bet+ memory B cells into mice with ongoing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a model of MS, worsened their disability and demyelination. Microglia/macrophage density increased in central nervous system parenchyma even though B cells mostly remained in barriers. In culture, secreted factors from T-bet+ memory B cells promoted macrophage migration. IFN-{gamma} produced by T-bet+ memory B cells activated microglia to secrete chemokines that further enabled macrophage migration. Consistent with their age-associated elevation, conditional deletion of T-bet in B cells lowered EAE severity in aged but not young mice. We define T-bet+ memory B cells as pathogenic in EAE and MS through their IFN-{gamma}-facilitated interactions with microglia/macrophages.
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