2009
Antibodies produced by clonally expanded plasma cells in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid
Owens GP, Bennett JL, Lassmann H, O'Connor KC, Ritchie AM, Shearer A, Lam C, Yu X, Birlea M, DuPree C, Williamson RA, Hafler DA, Burgoon MP, Gilden D. Antibodies produced by clonally expanded plasma cells in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid. Annals Of Neurology 2009, 65: 639-649. PMID: 19557869, PMCID: PMC2843543, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMS cerebrospinal fluidMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinMultiple sclerosisCerebrospinal fluidMyelin basic proteinMyelin antigensOligodendrocyte glycoproteinMultiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluidOligoclonal B cell responseB cell clonal expansionIntrathecal IgG synthesisB cell responsesPlasma cell cloneB lymphocyte clonesHuman brain tissue sectionsTissue sectionsProteolipid proteinIndividual myelin proteinsBasic proteinBrain tissue sectionsIgG synthesisInflammatory cellsHumoral responseControl brainsPlasma cells
1988
Loss of functional suppression is linked to decreases in circulating suppressor inducer (CD4 + 2H4 +) T Cells in multiple sclerosis
Chofflon M, Weiner H, Morimoto C, Hafler D. Loss of functional suppression is linked to decreases in circulating suppressor inducer (CD4 + 2H4 +) T Cells in multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 1988, 24: 185-191. PMID: 2972249, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410240203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuppressor-inducer T cellsProgressive multiple sclerosisInducer T cellsSuppressor T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsFunctional suppressionTwo-color immunofluorescenceImmunoregulatory abnormalitiesImmunological findingsIgG synthesisMononuclear cellsPokeweed mitogenImmunoglobulin synthesisNormal subjectsSclerosisCD4Neurological diseasesAMLRPatientsTwo-stage assaySuppressor functionSignificant correlationPresent studyCells