2008
Lack of TIM-3 Immunoregulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Yang L, Anderson DE, Kuchroo J, Hafler DA. Lack of TIM-3 Immunoregulation in Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 180: 4409-4414. PMID: 18354161, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.7.4409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cell functionTim-3Untreated patientsTreatment of MSType 1 Th cellsBlocking Tim-3Tim-3 functionTim-3 regulationT-cell infiltratesTim-3 expressionPeripheral immune systemCell functionHuman autoimmune diseasesIFN-gamma secretionCNS white matterT cell stimulationHuman Tim-3Cell infiltrateGlatiramer acetateImmune toleranceAutoimmune diseasesControl subjectsTh cellsInflammatory diseases
2006
CHAPTER 46 Multiple Sclerosis
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1987
In vivo labeling of blood T cells: Rapid traffic into cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis
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