CD4 T cells mediate axonal damage and spinal cord motor neuron apoptosis in murine P0106-125-induced experimental autoimmune neuritis

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-105

  Brunn, Anna ^a,c   Utermöhlen, Olaf ^a   Carstov, Mariana ^a   Ruiz, Monica Sánchez ^a   Miletic, Hrvoje ^a   Schlüter, Dirk ^b   Deckert, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 17; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 46749088718     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.071101     Document Type: Article

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