2002
GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes
Viglietta V, Kent SC, Orban T, Hafler DA. GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 109: 895-903. PMID: 11927616, PMCID: PMC150925, DOI: 10.1172/jci14114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbataceptAdultAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAutoimmunityB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD28 AntigensCell DivisionCTLA-4 AntigenDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleGlutamate DecarboxylaseHumansImmunoconjugatesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13IsoenzymesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesConceptsGAD65-reactive T cellsType 1 diabetesAutoreactive T cellsT cellsB7-1New-onset type 1 diabetesPancreatic islet cell antigensInsulin-dependent type 1 diabetesGlutamic acid decarboxylase 65B7-2 engagementType 1A diabetesMemory T cellsStimulation ex vivoIslet cell antigensB7-2 moleculesT cell proliferationB7-1 costimulationAutoimmune diseasesCTLA-4Healthy controlsPathogenic roleSelective blockadeCytokine secretionHuman diabetesT lymphocytes
1998
Expansion of autoreactive T cells in multiple sclerosis is independent of exogenous B7 costimulation.
Scholz C, Patton K, Anderson D, Freeman G, Hafler D. Expansion of autoreactive T cells in multiple sclerosis is independent of exogenous B7 costimulation. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 160: 1532-8. PMID: 9570577, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.3.1532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbataceptAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAutoantigensB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenClone CellsCTLA-4 AntigenEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsImmunosuppressive AgentsInterleukin-4Lymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMultiple SclerosisMyelin Basic ProteinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTetanus ToxoidThymidineConceptsCD4 T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsB7-1Myelin basic proteinPathogenesis of MSMyelin-reactive T cellsPeripheral blood T cellsB7-2 engagementAutoreactive T cellsBlood T cellsAbsence of costimulationCentral nervous systemAntigen-specific signalT cell activationMS patientsB7 costimulationInflammatory diseasesTetanus toxoidB7-2Normal controlsNormal subjectsCostimulatory signalsNervous systemCell activation