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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules are expressed on myoblasts after interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) treatment, suggesting a muscle cell involvement in antigen presentation in inflammatory myopathies. However, they were not observed on normal or pathological myofibers. This discrepancy might be related to different responsiveness of developmentally differentiated muscle cells to IFN-gamma. Myoblasts expressed class II transcripts and proteins after IFN-gamma, while myotubes and innervated contracting muscle cells did not show staining for class II molecules. At all cell stages no loss of IFN-gamma receptor was detected indicating that myofiber maturation blocks their capacity to express MHC class II molecules. This suggests that completely differentiated myofibers cannot participate in class II restricted immunological reactions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Cell Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Muscular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Myosins, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Receptors, Interferon, pubmed-meshheading:8784260-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Major histocompatibility complex class II molecule expression on muscle cells is regulated by differentiation: implications for the immunopathogenesis of muscle autoimmune diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Divisione Malattie Neuromuscolari, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta (UNNCB), Milan, Italy. mantega@imiucca.csi.unimi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't