1995
Reactivity of normal T-cell lines to MBP isolated from normal and multiple sclerosis white matter
McLaurin J, Hafler D, Antel J. Reactivity of normal T-cell lines to MBP isolated from normal and multiple sclerosis white matter. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1995, 128: 205-211. PMID: 7537795, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(94)00224-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell linesMyelin basic proteinMS white matterCentral nervous systemWhite matterMBP preparationsMS brainsPeripheral bloodRegion of MBPMultiple sclerosis white matterMBP-reactive T cell linesReactive T cell linesHuman T cell clonesT cell reactivityMultiple sclerosis patientsAutologous peripheral bloodNormal T-cell linesConcentration-response curvesT cell clonesAdult white matterHuman myelin basic proteinBasic proteinMS patientsSclerosis patientsMononuclear cells
1993
Biological activity of recombinant human myelin basic protein
Oettinger H, Al-Sabbagh A, Jingwu Z, LaSalle J, Weiner H, Hafler D. Biological activity of recombinant human myelin basic protein. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1993, 44: 157-162. PMID: 7685037, DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(93)90037-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human myelin basic proteinRecombinant protein bindsRecombinant MBPInducible expression vectorBasic proteinMyelin basic proteinRecombinant protein preparationsProtein bindsHuman myelin basic proteinRecombinant proteinsExpression vectorEscherichia coliProtein preparationsProteinNative MBPE. coliCation exchange chromatographySDS-PAGEBiological reagentsSimilar affinityHuman MBPColiBiological activitySimilar conformationsCell clones
1987
Myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein reactivity of brain- and cerebrospinal fluid-derived T cell clones in multiple sclerosis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis.
Hafler DA, Benjamin DS, Burks J, Weiner HL. Myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein reactivity of brain- and cerebrospinal fluid-derived T cell clones in multiple sclerosis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 139: 68-72. PMID: 2438352, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.139.1.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinPeripheral bloodPostinfectious encephalomyelitisCell clonesMultiple sclerosisT cellsProteolipid proteinPeripheral blood T cell clonesBlood T-cell clonePlaque tissueMS plaque tissueProportion of T4T cell reactivityHuman myelin basic proteinBasic proteinMS patientsCell reactivityIL-2Cerebrospinal fluidTarget antigenClear reactivityBrain tissueBloodEncephalomyelitis