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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
We dissected the requirements for disease induction of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in MHC (RT1 in rat) congenic rats with overlapping MOG peptides. Immunodominance with regard to peptide-specific T cell responses was purely MHC class II dependent, varied between different MHC haplotypes, and was linked to encephalitogenicity only in RT1.B(a)/D(a) rats. Peptides derived from the MOG sequence 91-114 were able to induce overt clinical signs of disease accompanied by demyelinated CNS lesions in the RT1.B(a)/D(a) and RT1(n) haplotypes. Notably, there was no detectable T cell response against this encephalitogenic MOG sequence in the RT1(n) haplotype in peripheral lymphoid tissue. However, CNS-infiltrating lymphoid cells displayed high IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-4 mRNA expression suggesting a localization of peptide-specific reactivated T cells in this compartment. Despite the presence of MOG-specific T and B cell responses, no disease could be induced in resistant RT1(l) and RT1(u) haplotypes. Comparison of the number of different MOG peptides binding to MHC class II molecules from the different RT1 haplotypes suggested that susceptibility to MOG-experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis correlated with promiscuous peptide binding to RT1.B and RT1.D molecules. This may suggest possibilities for a broader repertoire of peptide-specific T cells to participate in disease induction. We demonstrate a powerful MHC class II regulation of autoaggression in which MHC class II peptide binding and peripheral T cell immunodominance fail to predict autoantigenic peptides relevant for an autoaggressive response. Instead, target organ responses may be decisive and should be further explored.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
166
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7588-99
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Animals, Congenic, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Autoantigens, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Chromatography, Affinity, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Genes, MHC Class I, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Genes, MHC Class II, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Immune Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Lymphoid Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Myelin Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Nasal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Peptide Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Rats, Inbred ACI, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11390515-Vaccination
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
MHC class II-regulated central nervous system autoaggression and T cell responses in peripheral lymphoid tissues are dissociated in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Experimental Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. robert.weissert@uni-tuebingen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't