Induction of pregnancy during established EAE halts progression of CNS autoimmune injury via pregnancy-specific serum factors

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 105-113

  Gatson, NaTosha N ^a   Williams, Jessica L ^a   Powell, Nicole D ^a   McClain, Melanie A ^a   Hennon, Teresa R ^b   Robbins, Paul D ^b   Whitacre, Caroline C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Exosomes; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Multiple sclerosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN INJURY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXOSOME; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RELAPSE; SERUM FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOKINES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXOSOMES; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 78650967858     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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