An epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii that cross-react with proteolipid protein 139-151-reactive T cells induces autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Massilamany, Chandirasegaran ^a   Steffen, David ^a   Reddy, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Molecular mimicry; Multiple sclerosis; Proteolipid protein

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII PROTEIN[83-95]; EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 17F; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 22; INTERLEUKIN 4; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN[139-151]; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SIALIDASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SWISS JAMES LAMBERT MOUSE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 77249104873     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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