Expression of OX40 and OX40 ligand (gp34) in the normal and myasthenic thymus

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 236-243

  Onodera, J ^a,b   Nagata, T ^a   Fujihara, K ^a   Ohuchi, M ^c   Ishii, N ^a   Sugamura, K ^a   Itoyama, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Tohoku Welfare Pension Hospital   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flowcytometry; Gp34; Immunocytochemistry; Myasthenia gravis; OX40; OX40 ligand; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; LIGAND; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOMA; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0033807407     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.102004236.x     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis: Cellular and humoral immune responses
2. Myasthenia gravis: Stimulation of antireceptor autoantibodies by autoreactive T cell lines
3. Thymus in myasthenia gravis: Isolation of T-lymphocyte lines specific for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from thymuses of myasthenic patients
4. Myasthenic thymus and thymoma are selectively enriched in acetylcholine receptor-reactive T cells
5. Aspects of lymphocyte function in myasthenia gravis
6. Increased thymocyte differentiation in myasthenia gravis: A dual-color immunofluorescence phenotypic analysis
7. Acetylcholine receptor antibody synthesis by thymic lymphocytes: Correlation with thymic histology
8. Acetylcholine receptors in human thymic myoid cells in situ: An immunohistological study
9. Induction of OX40, a receptor of gp34, on T cells by trans-acting transcriptional activator, Tax, of human T-cell leukemia virus type I
10. Molecular characterization of murine and human OX40/OX40 ligand systems: Identification of a human OX40 ligand as the HTLV-I-regulated protein gp34
11. Cross-linking of OX40 ligand, a member of the TNF/NGF cytokine family, induces proliferation and differentiation in murine splenic B cells
12. CD134 (OX40) Workshop panel report
13. Expression and function of OX40 ligand on human dendritic cells
14. The human OX40/gp34 system directly mediates adhesion of activated T cells to vascular endothelial cells
15. Antigens of activated rat T lymphocytes including a molecule of 50,000 Mr detected only on CD4 positive T blasts
16. Characterization of the MRC OX40 antigen of activated CD4 positive T lymphocytes: A molecule related to nerve growth factor receptor
17. The human OX40 homolog: cDNA structure, expression and chromosomal assignment of the ACT35 antigen
18. + T cells with homology to tumor necrosis factor
19. Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel glycoprotein, gp34, that is specifically induced by the human T-cell leukemia virus type I transactivator p40(tax)
20. Expression of cytokines in brain lesions in sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis
21. Upregulation of Bcl-2 protein in the myasthenic thymus
22. Increase in differentiated type of T lineage cells in the myasthenic thymus: Two-color fluorocytometric analysis
23. Cloning of mouse Ox40: A T cell activation marker that may mediate T-B cell interactions
24. Selective depletion of myelin-reactive T cells with the anti-OX-40 antibody ameliorates autoimmune encephalomyelitis
25. The role of CD40 ligand in costimulation and T-cell activation
26. Ox-40: Life beyond the effector T cell stage
27. Expression of the human OX40 (hOX40) antigen in normal and neoplastic tissues
28. Antibodies to TR2 (herpesvirus entry mediator), a new member of the TNF receptor superfamily, block T cell proliferation, expression of activation markers, and production of cytokines