Characterization of pathogenic T cells and autoantibodies in C-protein-induced autoimmune polymyositis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-100

  Matsumoto, Yoh ^a   Kohyama, Kuniko ^a   Park, Il Kwon ^a   Nakajima, Mie ^a   Hiraki, Keiko ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

B cell epitopes; Experimental autoimmune myositis; Immunohistochemistry; Lewis rat; Myosin; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; AUTOANTIBODY; EPITOPE; PROTEIN C; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWIS RAT; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITOPES; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POLYMYOSITIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 35448956477     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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