Direct Ex Vivo Analysis of Activated, Fas-sensitive Autoreactive T Cells in Human Autoimmune Disease
Bieganowska K, Ausubel L, Modabber Y, Slovik E, Messersmith W, Hafler D. Direct Ex Vivo Analysis of Activated, Fas-sensitive Autoreactive T Cells in Human Autoimmune Disease. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1997, 185: 1585-1594. PMID: 9151896, PMCID: PMC2196290, DOI: 10.1084/jem.185.9.1585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cellsMultiple sclerosisPersistent T cellsT cell frequenciesHuman autoimmune diseasesSubpopulation of patientsT cell clonesT cell receptorSingle T cellsMyelin basic proteinAutoimmune diseasesAutoantigenic peptidesAntigen stimulationDirect exCell frequencyTCR transcriptsFlow cytometryCell receptorCell clonesBeta chainHigh frequencyCell deathBasic proteinChain transcripts