1996
Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secretion with Bovine Myelin Oral Tolerization in Multiple Sclerosis
FUKAURA H, KENT S, PIETRUSEWICZ M, KHOURY S, WEINER H, HAFLER D. Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secretion with Bovine Myelin Oral Tolerization in Multiple Sclerosis. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1996, 778: 251-257. PMID: 8610978, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb21133.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapsing-remitting MS patientsHuman autoimmune diseasesOral tolerizationMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesT cell linesMS patientsCytokine secretionT cellsAutoreactive T-cell populationsAutoreactive T cellsT cell populationsT-cell fractionCNS white matterFed patientsIL-4Inflammatory responseΒ1 secretionIFN-gammaTolerizationWhite matterPatientsSclerosisBovine myelinSecretion
1990
T-cell recognition of an immuno-dominant myelin basic protein epitope in multiple sclerosis
Ota K, Matsui M, Milford E, Mackin G, Weiner H, Hafler D. T-cell recognition of an immuno-dominant myelin basic protein epitope in multiple sclerosis. Nature 1990, 346: 183-187. PMID: 1694970, DOI: 10.1038/346183a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigen-Presenting CellsApoproteinsAutoantigensCells, CulturedEpitopesHLA-DR AntigensHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMolecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsMyelin Proteolipid ProteinPeptide FragmentsT-LymphocytesConceptsMultiple sclerosis patientsT cell linesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisSclerosis patientsT cellsVivo-activated T cellsShort-term T cell linesMyelin basic protein epitopeBasic proteinExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisDifferent T-cell linesCentral nervous systemMultiple sclerosis subjectsT cell recognitionT cell specificityAutoimmune encephalomyelitisImmune involvementAutoimmune diseasesPotential autoantigensNormal controlsNervous systemNeurological diseasesSclerosisPatients