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10854651

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
Autoreactive T cells are a component of the normal immune system. It has been proposed that some of these autoreactive T cells even have a protective function. Recent studies support this notion by demonstrating that (a) myelin basic-protein (MBP-) specific T cells show neuroprotective effects in vivo, and (b) activated antigen-specific human T cells and other immune cells produce bioactive brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in vitro. Furthermore, BDNF is expressed in different types of inflammatory cells in brain lesions of patients with acute disseminated leukoencephalopathy or multiple sclerosis. We postulate that the neuroprotective effect of T cells and other immune cells observed in vivo is at least partially mediated by BDNF and other neurotrophic factors. The concept of neuroprotective autoimmunity has obvious implications for the therapy of multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The neuroprotective effect of inflammation: implications for the therapy of multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81366, Munich, Germany. hohlfeld@neuro.mpg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't