2015
Investigating the Antigen Specificity of Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System-Derived Immunoglobulins
Willis SN, Stathopoulos P, Chastre A, Compton SD, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Investigating the Antigen Specificity of Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System-Derived Immunoglobulins. Frontiers In Immunology 2015, 6: 600. PMID: 26648933, PMCID: PMC4663633, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemB cell responsesMultiple sclerosisB cellsCNS tissueCerebrospinal fluidAntigen specificityNervous systemCell responsesAntigen-driven B cell responsesImmune cell infiltrationMS central nervous systemTertiary lymphoid structuresResident B cellsAntigen-driven responseB cell clonesMS brainsLymphoid structuresCell infiltrationRecombinant human immunoglobulinNeurofilament lightCNS-derived cell linesCandidate antigensAntigen arraysDisease pathology
2010
A unique antibody gene signature is prevalent in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis
Ligocki AJ, Lovato L, Xiang D, Guidry P, Scheuermann RH, Willis SN, Almendinger S, Racke MK, Frohman EM, Hafler DA, O'Connor KC, Monson NL. A unique antibody gene signature is prevalent in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2010, 226: 192-193. PMID: 20655601, PMCID: PMC2937103, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisB cellsGene signatureMS brain tissueCSF of patientsCNS tissue samplesEnriched B cellsCentral nervous systemB cell receptorMS brainsTissue injuryNervous systemBrain tissueCell receptorTissue samplesSclerosisPatientsCSFUnique accumulationCellsSomatic hypermutationInjuryBrainReceptors
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