Suppression of Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases by Oral Administration of Autoantigens
Weiner H, Miller A, Khoury S, Zhang Z, Al-Sabbagh A, Brod S, Lider O, Higgins P, Sobel R, Matsui M, Sayegh M, Carpenter C, Eisenbarth G, Nussenblatt R, Hafler D. Suppression of Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases by Oral Administration of Autoantigens. 1993, 627-634. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-51479-1_81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuppressor T cellsAutoimmune diseasesOral administrationPeyer's patchesT cellsEpithelial cellsImmune systemAntigen-specific suppressor T cellsOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesHuman gut epithelial cellsAutoreactive immune processesSpecific suppressor cellsPeripheral immune toleranceAntigen-presenting cellsClass II antigensAnti-idiotypic antibodiesAntigen-induced toleranceIntestinal epithelial cellsGut epithelial cellsHen's egg proteinsAutoimmune processOral toleranceSuppressor cellsImmune toleranceImmunologic tolerance