Enhanced B7 costimulatory molecule expression in inflammatory human sural nerve biopsies
Kiefer R, Dangond F, Mueller M, Toyka KV, Hafler DA, Hartung HP. Enhanced B7 costimulatory molecule expression in inflammatory human sural nerve biopsies. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2000, 69: 362. PMID: 10945811, PMCID: PMC1737105, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.3.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyGuillain-Barré syndromeSural nerve biopsyPeripheral nervous systemB7-1Nerve biopsyB7-2 mRNAB7 moleculesPolymerase chain reactionB7-2Nervous systemCases of GBSNon-inflammatory control groupCostimulatory molecules B7-1B7-1 mRNANon-inflammatory controlsTh-2 phenotypeInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyB7-1 proteinCostimulatory molecule expressionT cell responsesEffective antigen presentationCases of neuroborreliosisHuman sural nerve biopsiesCIDP cases