1995
Increased frequency of gamma delta T cells in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood of patients with multiple sclerosis. Reactivity, cytotoxicity, and T cell receptor V gene rearrangements.
Stinissen P, Vandevyver C, Medaer R, Vandegaer L, Nies J, Tuyls L, Hafler DA, Raus J, Zhang J. Increased frequency of gamma delta T cells in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood of patients with multiple sclerosis. Reactivity, cytotoxicity, and T cell receptor V gene rearrangements. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 4883-94. PMID: 7722338, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.9.4883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cell clonesGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsT cell clonesGamma delta clonesMultiple sclerosisPeripheral bloodT cellsCerebrospinal fluidMS patientsOND patientsCell clonesControl subjectsNormal individualsBacterial superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin BCentral nervous system demyelinationCSF of patientsSuperantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin BToxic shock syndrome toxin-1Nervous system demyelinationClonal originSecondary inflammatory processesV gene usageSyndrome toxin-1Staphylococcal enterotoxin B
1992
Gamma delta T-cell receptor repertoire in acute multiple sclerosis lesions.
Wucherpfennig KW, Newcombe J, Li H, Keddy C, Cuzner ML, Hafler DA. Gamma delta T-cell receptor repertoire in acute multiple sclerosis lesions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 4588-4592. PMID: 1374907, PMCID: PMC49128, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.10.4588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsT cellsMultiple sclerosisMS plaquesCentral nervous system inflammatory processesAcute multiple sclerosis lesionsT cell receptor repertoireGamma delta T-cell receptor repertoireHeat shock proteinsAcute MS plaquesMS plaque tissueNormal CNS tissueDistinct lymphocyte populationsT cell populationsMultiple sclerosis lesionsShock proteinsAcute plaquesReactive astrocytesLymphocyte populationsInflammatory processFoamy macrophagesCNS tissueInflammatory sitesQuantitative immunohistochemistry
1991
Immunotherapy in autoimmune diseases
Miller A, Hafler D, Weiner H. Immunotherapy in autoimmune diseases. Current Opinion In Immunology 1991, 3: 936-940. PMID: 1793539, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(05)80017-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diseasesImmunomodulatory therapeutic approachesHuman autoimmune diseasesMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesReceptor gene productsT cell recognitionHistocompatibility complex moleculesImmune interventionImmunological toleranceTherapeutic approachesAnimal modelsDiseaseImmunotherapyTrimolecular complexMolecular basis