2003
Rat and Human Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoproteins Induce Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Different Mechanisms in C57BL/6 Mice
Oliver AR, Lyon GM, Ruddle NH. Rat and Human Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoproteins Induce Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Different Mechanisms in C57BL/6 Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 462-468. PMID: 12817031, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.1.462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigen PresentationAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCell MovementDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleGlycoproteinsHumansImmunoglobulin GInjections, IntramuscularInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMolecular Sequence DataMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinPeptide FragmentsRatsSpecies SpecificitySpinal CordConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinRat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinHuman myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinMOG 35C57BL/6 miceMOG proteinAutoimmune encephalomyelitisOligodendrocyte glycoproteinB cellsCell responsesEncephalitogenic T cell responsesB cell-deficient miceB cell dependenceCell-deficient miceT cell responsesB cell responsesDifferent pathogenic mechanismsCNS infiltratesIL-13T cellsSpleen cellsIFN-gammaIgG subclassesAg presentation
1996
Disruption of CD40–CD40 Ligand Interactions Results in an Enhanced Susceptibility to Leishmania amazonensis Infection
Soong L, Xu J, Grewal I, Kima P, Sun J, Longley B, Ruddle N, McMahon-Pratt D, Flavell R. Disruption of CD40–CD40 Ligand Interactions Results in an Enhanced Susceptibility to Leishmania amazonensis Infection. Immunity 1996, 4: 263-273. PMID: 8624816, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80434-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40L-/- miceImmune responseCD40-CD40 ligand interactionCD40L knockout miceLeishmania amazonensis infectionProgressive ulcerative lesionTissue parasite burdenCD40-CD40L interactionCellular immune responsesProtective immune responseWild-type miceHost immune responseImpaired T cellNitric oxide productionAmazonensis infectionUlcerative lesionsInflammatory responseNecrosis factorCD40 ligandT cellsIFN-gammaKnockout miceMacrophage activationParasite burdenOxide production