Genetic immunization maps T cell (auto)immune responses to self antigens homologous to exogenous proteins

Autoimmunity

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-110

  La Cava, Antonio ^a   Massa, Margherita ^b   Mendivil, Alberto ^a   Martini, Alberto ^c   Albani, Salvatore ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus (EBV); HLA; Immunization; Naked DNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; NAKED DNA; PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL SECRETION; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOLECULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOKINES; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0036085664     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930290016592     Document Type: Article

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