1999
Cross-Reactivity of Borrelia burgdorferi and Myelin Basic Protein-Specific T Cells Is Not Observed in Borrelial Encephalomyelitis
Pohl-Koppe A, Logigian E, Steere A, Hafler D. Cross-Reactivity of Borrelia burgdorferi and Myelin Basic Protein-Specific T Cells Is Not Observed in Borrelial Encephalomyelitis. Cellular Immunology 1999, 194: 118-123. PMID: 10357888, DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1999.1495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin basic proteinT cell linesB. burgdorferiMyelin basic protein-specific T cellsT cell autoimmune responsesShort-term T cell linesLate Lyme diseaseT cell responsesT cell clonesWhite matter diseaseMyelin antigensTransverse myelitisRare manifestationAutoimmune responseMultiple sclerosisPathogenetic roleHealthy controlsT cellsLike diseaseWhite matterPatientsEncephalomyelitisLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferi
1998
Cytokine secretion of myelin basic protein reactive T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis
Windhagen A, Anderson DE, Carrizosa A, Balashov K, Weiner HL, Hafler DA. Cytokine secretion of myelin basic protein reactive T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1998, 91: 1-9. PMID: 9846813, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(98)00086-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMBP-reactive T cellsReactive T cellsChronic progressive multiple sclerosisProgressive multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosisT cellsCytokine secretionMyelin basic proteinT cell linesNormal controlsMyelin basic protein-reactive T cellsAntigen-specific cytokine secretionMyelin-reactive T cellsNormal individualsShort-term T cell linesAutoreactive T cell linesCP MS patientsIL-12/IL-4/MBP-reactive cellsTh2-type phenotypeRR-MS patientsTh2 cytokine secretionAutoreactive T cellsMore IFN-gammaPulse Cyclophosphamide Plus Methylprednisolone Induces Myelin-Antigen-Specific IL-4-Secreting T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Takashima H, Smith D, Fukaura H, Khoury S, Hafler D, Weiner H. Pulse Cyclophosphamide Plus Methylprednisolone Induces Myelin-Antigen-Specific IL-4-Secreting T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Clinical Immunology 1998, 88: 28-34. PMID: 9683547, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1998.4558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-4-secreting T cellsUntreated MS patientsProgressive MS patientsT cell linesMS patientsIL-4 secretionMyelin basic proteinT cellsMultiple sclerosisMyelin antigensTetanus toxoidTh1-type autoimmune diseaseShort-term T cell linesCell linesPulse cyclophosphamide therapyTh2-type responseIL-4 productionMultiple sclerosis patientsIFN-gamma productionProteolipid proteinImmune deviationPulse cyclophosphamideCyclophosphamide therapySclerosis patientsAutoimmune diseases
1997
Oral Administration of Myelin Induces Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secreting T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosisa
HAFLER D, KENT S, PIETRUSEWICZ M, KHOURY S, WEINER H, FUKAURA H. Oral Administration of Myelin Induces Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secreting T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosisa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1997, 835: 120-131. PMID: 9616767, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48623.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune diseasesOral administrationT cell linesNon-treated MS patientsPLP-reactive T cellsTh1-type autoimmune diseaseShort-term T cell linesCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseOriginal T cell cloneSystemic immune toleranceExperimental autoimmune diseasesNon-treated patientsRegulatory T cellsRelapsing-remitting patientsIFN-gamma secretionT cell clonesCell linesMultiple sclerosisAOral tolerizationOral toleranceMS patientsAutoimmune cascadeImmune tolerance
1996
IL-12 induces human T cells secreting IL-10 with IFN-gamma.
Windhagen A, Anderson DE, Carrizosa A, Williams RE, Hafler DA. IL-12 induces human T cells secreting IL-10 with IFN-gamma. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 1127-31. PMID: 8757617, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.3.1127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-10T cell responsesIL-12T cell clonesIFN-gammaT cellsT cell linesHuman T cellsMyelin basic protein-reactive T cell clonesCell responsesPredominant T cell responseShort-term T cell linesConcomitant secretionHuman T cell responsesCell clonesAg-specific stimulationIFN-gamma secretionIFN-gamma productionAnti-CD3 mAbCell linesMyelin basic proteinGamma AbIL-2IL-4Cytokine secretionInduction of circulating myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein-specific transforming growth factor-beta1-secreting Th3 T cells by oral administration of myelin in multiple sclerosis patients.
Fukaura H, Kent SC, Pietrusewicz MJ, Khoury SJ, Weiner HL, Hafler DA. Induction of circulating myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein-specific transforming growth factor-beta1-secreting Th3 T cells by oral administration of myelin in multiple sclerosis patients. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1996, 98: 70-77. PMID: 8690806, PMCID: PMC507402, DOI: 10.1172/jci118779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin basic proteinT cellsOral administrationAutoimmune diseasesTetanus toxoidT cell linesMS patientsMultiple sclerosisProteolipid proteinFrequency of MBPNon-treated MS patientsPLP-reactive T cellsTh1-type autoimmune diseaseShort-term T cell linesCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseRelapsing-remitting MS patientsOriginal T cell cloneSpecific IFN-gammaSystemic immune toleranceExperimental autoimmune diseasesRegulatory T cellsReactive T cellsIFN-gamma secretionMultiple sclerosis patientsT cell clones
1995
T cell recognition of immunodominant and cryptic proteolipid protein epitopes in humans.
Markovic-Plese S, Fukaura H, Zhang J, al-Sabbagh A, Southwood S, Sette A, Kuchroo VK, Hafler DA. T cell recognition of immunodominant and cryptic proteolipid protein epitopes in humans. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 155: 982-92. PMID: 7541828, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.155.2.982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsPLP epitopesMHC class II isotypesPLP-reactive T cellsShort-term T cell linesCryptic epitopesProteolipid proteinT cell responsesT cell recognitionClass II isotypesT cell linesIndividual synthetic peptidesControl subjectsMHC restrictionImmune responseDR2 moleculesProliferative responseImmunodominant epitopesPLP peptidesProtein AgCell responsesCentral nervous system myelin proteinsMyelin proteinsEpitopes
1990
T-cell recognition of an immuno-dominant myelin basic protein epitope in multiple sclerosis
Ota K, Matsui M, Milford E, Mackin G, Weiner H, Hafler D. T-cell recognition of an immuno-dominant myelin basic protein epitope in multiple sclerosis. Nature 1990, 346: 183-187. PMID: 1694970, DOI: 10.1038/346183a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigen-Presenting CellsApoproteinsAutoantigensCells, CulturedEpitopesHLA-DR AntigensHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMolecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsMyelin Proteolipid ProteinPeptide FragmentsT-LymphocytesConceptsMultiple sclerosis patientsT cell linesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisSclerosis patientsT cellsVivo-activated T cellsShort-term T cell linesMyelin basic protein epitopeBasic proteinExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisDifferent T-cell linesCentral nervous systemMultiple sclerosis subjectsT cell recognitionT cell specificityAutoimmune encephalomyelitisImmune involvementAutoimmune diseasesPotential autoantigensNormal controlsNervous systemNeurological diseasesSclerosisPatients