2009
Age-Dependent B Cell Autoimmunity to a Myelin Surface Antigen in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
McLaughlin KA, Chitnis T, Newcombe J, Franz B, Kennedy J, McArdel S, Kuhle J, Kappos L, Rostasy K, Pohl D, Gagne D, Ness JM, Tenembaum S, O'Connor KC, Viglietta V, Wong SJ, Tavakoli NP, de Seze J, Idrissova Z, Khoury SJ, Bar-Or A, Hafler DA, Banwell B, Wucherpfennig KW. Age-Dependent B Cell Autoimmunity to a Myelin Surface Antigen in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 4067-4076. PMID: 19687098, PMCID: PMC2795331, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0801888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinMultiple sclerosisB cell autoimmunityCell autoimmunityMOG-AbNative myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinPediatric-onset multiple sclerosisEarly onsetSurface AgPediatric MS casesPediatric-onset MSPediatric multiple sclerosisAdult-onset patientsCNS white matterHuman CNS white matterYears of ageAdult-onset diseaseDifferent myelin proteinsImmunological mechanismsPediatric patientsSerum AbsSuch autoantibodiesOligodendrocyte glycoproteinDisease onsetGlial cells
2005
Antibodies from Inflamed Central Nervous System Tissue Recognize Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
O’Connor K, Appel H, Bregoli L, Call ME, Catz I, Chan JA, Moore NH, Warren KG, Wong SJ, Hafler DA, Wucherpfennig KW. Antibodies from Inflamed Central Nervous System Tissue Recognize Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 175: 1974-1982. PMID: 16034142, PMCID: PMC4515951, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.3.1974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAutoantibodiesBinding Sites, AntibodyCentral Nervous SystemDemyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNSFemaleFluoroimmunoassayHumansMaleMolecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinRadioimmunoassaySolutionsConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinMultiple sclerosisCNS diseaseOligodendrocyte glycoproteinCNS tissueChronic inflammatory CNS diseasesAutoantibody-mediated pathologyInflammatory CNS diseasesCentral nervous system tissueInflammatory CNS diseaseCases of encephalitisHigh-affinity autoantibodiesCases of subacuteNervous system tissueCNS parenchymaMOG autoantibodiesMS patientsOligodendrocyte lossMOG-AbCNS diseasesAutoantibodiesCerebrospinal fluidMOG proteinPostmortem casesControl tissues