α-amylase functions as a salivary gland-specific self T cell epitope in patients with Sjögren's syndrome

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 485-490

  Matsumoto, Isao ^a   Maeda, Toshiro ^b   Takemoto, Yoshihiro ^c   Hashimoto, Yasuhiro ^a   Kimura, Fuminori ^a   Iwamoto, Itsuo ^d   Yasushisaito, ^b   Nishioka, Kusuki ^d   Sumida, Takayuki ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nippon Glaxo Ltd   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

amylase; Auto reactive T cells; Autoantigen; Sj gren's syndrome; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AUTOANTIGEN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; EPITOPE; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SALIVARY GLAND; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EPITOPES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SALIVARY GLANDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033125554     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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