1998
Myelin basic protein reactive Th2 T cells are found in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Pohl-Koppe A, Burchett S, Thiele E, Hafler D. Myelin basic protein reactive Th2 T cells are found in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1998, 91: 19-27. PMID: 9846815, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(98)00125-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralAutoimmunityChildChild, PreschoolDemyelinating DiseasesEncephalomyelitis, Acute DisseminatedEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEpitopesFemaleHerpes ZosterHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansInfantInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-4MaleMyelin Basic ProteinT-LymphocytesConceptsAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisMBP-reactive T cell linesCentral nervous systemT cellsIL-4T cell linesDisseminated encephalomyelitisSignificant IFN-gamma secretionMyelin-reactive T cellsIFN-gamma secretionIL-4 secretionTh2 T cellsCell linesAutoimmune diseasesPredominant cytokineNormal subjectsSpontaneous recoveryNervous systemPatientsEncephalomyelitisCytokinesSecretionRecovery phaseCellsSubjects
1989
Sequestration of virus-specific T cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with varicella zoster viral meningoencephalitis
Duby A, Weiner H, Benjamin D, Seidman JG, Hafler D. Sequestration of virus-specific T cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with varicella zoster viral meningoencephalitis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1989, 22: 63-68. PMID: 2465314, DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(89)90010-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesVirus-specific T cellsT cellsCerebrospinal fluidViral meningoencephalitisImmune responseViral infectionHerpes zoster viral infectionAntigen-specific T cellsT-cell receptor beta-chain gene rearrangementBeta-chain gene rearrangementsT cell responsesPatient's cerebrospinal fluidSecondary immune responseT-cell antigen receptor beta-chain geneBeta-chain geneMyelin basic proteinVZV meningoencephalitisMumps virusMeningoencephalitisPatientsClonal expansionGene rearrangementsBlot analysisInfection
1988
Oligoclonal T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Hafler DA, Duby AD, Lee SJ, Benjamin D, Seidman JG, Weiner HL. Oligoclonal T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1988, 167: 1313-1322. PMID: 3258624, PMCID: PMC2188923, DOI: 10.1084/jem.167.4.1313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesT cell populationsOligoclonal T-cell populationsTCR gene rearrangement patternsCerebrospinal fluidGene rearrangement patternsCell clonesT cellsRearrangement patternsChronic progressive multiple sclerosis patientsProgressive multiple sclerosis patientsCell populationsChronic progressive MSHerpes zoster meningoencephalitisOligoclonal T lymphocytesOligoclonal T cellsT cell responsesMultiple sclerosis patientsCentral nervous systemT cell receptor beta chainTCR gene rearrangementsIndividual T cellsProgressive MSGamma chain geneImmune compartment