T cells from patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome produce interferon-gamma in response to stimulation with the ganglioside GM1

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-538

  McCombe, P A ^a   Csurhes, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ganglioside; Guillain Barr syndrome; Neuropathy; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-5; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 77349084135     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.07.096     Document Type: Article

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