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Quetiapine (Que), a commonly used atypical antipsychotic drug (APD), can prevent myelin from breakdown without immune attack. Multiple sclerosisis (MS), an autoimmune reactive inflammation demyelinating disease, is triggered by activated myelin-specific T lymphocytes (T cells). In this study, we investigated the potential efficacy of Que as an immune-modulating therapeutic agent for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a mouse model for MS. Que treatment was initiated on the onset of MOG35–55 peptide induced EAE mice and the efficacy of Que on modulating the immune response was determined by Flow Cytometry through analyzing CD4+/CD8+ populations and the proliferation of effector T cells (CD4+CD25−) in peripheral immune organs. Our results show that Que dramatically attenuates the severity of EAE symptoms. Que treatment decreases the extent of CD4+/CD8+ T cell infiltration into the spinal cord and suppresses local glial activation, thereby diminishing the loss of mature oligodendrocytes and myelin breakdown in the spinal cord of EAE mice. Our results further demonstrate that Que treatment decreases the CD4+/CD8+ T cell populations in lymph nodes and spleens of EAE mice and inhibits either MOG35–55 or anti-CD3 induced proliferation as well as IL-2 production of effector T cells (CD4+CD25−) isolated from EAE mice spleen. Together, these findings suggest that Que displays an immune-modulating role during the course of EAE, and thus may be a promising candidate for treatment of MS.

The application of nanohybrids in water treatment by the catalytic degradation of various pollutants has attracted much attention from researchers. Here, the Pd/Fe3O4-PEI-RGO nanohybrids (1d) with high shape selectivity and high specific surface area have been synthesized by the dispersion of Pd NPs and Fe3O4 NPs on PEI modified graphene oxide sheets. These nanohybrids show superior catalytic activity toward methylene blue with a high degradation efficiency above 99% in the presence of NaBH4 in aqueous solution, which is attributed to the effects of the Pd NPs supported on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets. Meanwhile, the 1d catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture by applying an external magnetic field. The catalyst was recycled nine times without showing any significant loss in its activity. Such features enable this catalyst for promising application in catalysis, environment, and new energy fields.

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