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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Anti-myelin antibodies can be found in sera from patients with neurologic disorders of suspected immune-mediated pathogenesis such as multiple sclerosis and inflammatory polyneuropathies. However, the specificity of these findings is controversial. In the present study, in vitro synthesis of antibodies to myelin components was compared to their presence in sera in diverse neurological disorders. Epstein-Barr virus was used to activate B lymphocytes for in vitro antibody production. Anti-myelin basic protein and anti-galactocerebroside antibodies were secreted in vitro by B lymphocytes derived from patients with neurological disorders of various etiologies and pathogenetic mechanisms. Anti-myelin basic protein antibodies were detected in many more cell culture supernatants than in sera from the same patients. In vitro secretion of antibodies to myelin antigens, as well as the presence of these antibodies in body fluids, are apparently non-specific for disease type and may be secondary to neural tissue damage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
92-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Antibody Formation, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Branchial Region, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Facial Paralysis, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Galactosylceramides, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Myasthenia Gravis, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Myelin Basic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Myelin Sheath, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Neuritis, pubmed-meshheading:1717665-Radioimmunoassay
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro synthesis of antibodies to myelin antigens by Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B lymphocytes from patients with neurologic disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't