2005
High Incidence of Spontaneous Disease in an HLA-DR15 and TCR Transgenic Multiple Sclerosis Model
Ellmerich S, Mycko M, Takacs K, Waldner H, Wahid FN, Boyton RJ, King RH, Smith PA, Amor S, Herlihy AH, Hewitt RE, Jutton M, Price DA, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK, Altmann DM. High Incidence of Spontaneous Disease in an HLA-DR15 and TCR Transgenic Multiple Sclerosis Model. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 1938-1946. PMID: 15699121, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationCell MovementCentral Nervous SystemDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHLA-DR AntigensHLA-DR Serological SubtypesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMultiple SclerosisMyelin Basic ProteinParalysisPeptide FragmentsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsT cell responsesHLA-DR15Multiple sclerosisDeterminant spreadSpontaneous diseaseCell responsesCD4 T cell recognitionCNS tissue damageHuman multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosis modelT cell reactivityExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinT cell recognitionMyelin basic proteinAllergic encephalomyelitisMyelin epitopesPeptide immunotherapyAxonal degenerationCell reactivityOligodendrocyte glycoproteinPathogenic roleT cellsHigh incidenceTransgenic mice
2004
Disease‐related epitope spread in a humanized T cell receptor transgenic model of multiple sclerosis
Ellmerich S, Takacs K, Mycko M, Waldner H, Wahid F, Boyton RJ, Smith PA, Amor S, Baker D, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK, Altmann DM. Disease‐related epitope spread in a humanized T cell receptor transgenic model of multiple sclerosis. European Journal Of Immunology 2004, 34: 1839-1848. PMID: 15214032, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DR15Multiple sclerosisTransgenic modelT cell receptor transgenic modelHLA class II moleculesHuman T cell clonesInduction of paralysisPoverty of movementHLA class IIT cell clonesClass II moleculesHuman TCR specificMBP 85Specific immunotherapyTCR specificMyelin epitopesT cellsIFN-gammaRodent modelsDiseaseCell clonesEpitopesDisease phenotypeSclerosisImmunization