Myelin reactive T cells after T cell vaccination in multiple sclerosis: Cytokine profile and depletion by additional immunizations

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-84

  Hermans, Guy ^a   Medaer, Robert ^a   Raus, Jef ^a   Stinissen, Piet ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Autoreactive T cells; Cytokines; Immunotherapy; T cell vaccination

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CELL CLONE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033991945     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00157-5     Document Type: Article

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