Encephalomyelitis-associated antimyelin autoreactivity induced by streptococcal exotoxins

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1433-1441

  Jorens, Philippe G ^b   VanderBorght, A ^a   Ceulemans, B ^c   Van Bever, H P ^c   Bossaert, L L ^c   Ieven, M ^c   Goossens, H ^c   Parizel, P M ^c   Van Dijk, H ^c   Raus, J ^a   Stinissen, P ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Autoimmune diseases; Demyelination; Exotoxins; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; MS; Myelin basic proteins; Streptococcus pyogenes; Superantigens; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MYELIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEMYELINATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0034636196     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.7.1433     Document Type: Article

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