T-cell reactivity against streptococcal antigens in the periphery mirrors reactivity of heart-infiltrating T lymphocytes in rheumatic heart disease patients

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 5345-5351

  Guilherme, L ^a   Oshiro, S E ^a   Fae K C ^a   Cunha Neto, E ^a   Renesto, G ^a   Goldberg, A C ^a   Tanaka, A C ^a   Pomerantzeff, P M A ^a   Kiss, M H ^a   Silva, C ^a   Guzman, F ^a   Patarroyo, M E ^a   Southwood, S ^a   Sette, A ^a   Kalil, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR7 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSINS; PEPTIDES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034868608     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.9.5345-5351.2001     Document Type: Article

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