2003
CTLA-4 dysregulation in the activation of myelin basic protein reactive T cells may distinguish patients with multiple sclerosis from healthy controls
Oliveira EM, Bar-Or A, Waliszewska AI, Cai G, Anderson DE, Krieger JI, Hafler DA. CTLA-4 dysregulation in the activation of myelin basic protein reactive T cells may distinguish patients with multiple sclerosis from healthy controls. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2003, 20: 71-81. PMID: 12604314, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-8411(02)00106-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsMyelin basic proteinHealthy controlsMyelin basic protein-reactive T cellsMBP-reactive T cellsPathogenesis of MSPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCTLA-4 blockadeReactive T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsCo-stimulatory pathwaysNaïve T cellsCo-stimulatory signalsCentral nervous systemCTLA-4 engagementCytokine responsesAutoimmune responseMononuclear cellsInflammatory diseasesB7-CD28Proliferative responseNervous systemPatientsMyelin sheath
1998
Cytokine secretion of myelin basic protein reactive T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis
Windhagen A, Anderson DE, Carrizosa A, Balashov K, Weiner HL, Hafler DA. Cytokine secretion of myelin basic protein reactive T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1998, 91: 1-9. PMID: 9846813, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(98)00086-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMBP-reactive T cellsReactive T cellsChronic progressive multiple sclerosisProgressive multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosisT cellsCytokine secretionMyelin basic proteinT cell linesNormal controlsMyelin basic protein-reactive T cellsAntigen-specific cytokine secretionMyelin-reactive T cellsNormal individualsShort-term T cell linesAutoreactive T cell linesCP MS patientsIL-12/IL-4/MBP-reactive cellsTh2-type phenotypeRR-MS patientsTh2 cytokine secretionAutoreactive T cellsMore IFN-gamma
1993
MHC-Restricted Depletion of Human Myelin Basic Protein-Reactive T Cells by T Cell Vaccination
Zhang J, Medaer R, Stinissen P, Hafler D, Raus J. MHC-Restricted Depletion of Human Myelin Basic Protein-Reactive T Cells by T Cell Vaccination. Science 1993, 261: 1451-1454. PMID: 7690157, DOI: 10.1126/science.7690157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cell vaccinationT cellsT cell linesCell vaccinationMyelin basic protein-reactive T cellsRegulatory T cell linesMBP-reactive T cellsExperimental autoimmune diseasesReactive T cellsT cell responsesMajor histocompatibility antigensCell linesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesHistocompatibility antigensCell responsesVaccinationBasic proteinRecipientsPresent studyCellsCD8Sclerosis