Astrocytes protect the CNS: Antigen-specific T helper cell responses are inhibited by astrocyte-induced upregulation of CTLA-4 (CD152)

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 364-372

  Gimsa, Ulrike ^a,e   Øren, Anita ^b,c   Pandiyan, Pushpa ^d   Teichmann, Daniela ^a   Bechmann, Ingo ^c   Nitsch, Robert ^c   Brunner Weinzierl, Monika C ^c,d,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune privilege; Lymphocyte activation; Neuroimmunomodulation; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UPREGULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOKINES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 3042750777     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-004-0531-6     Document Type: Article

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