Gender differences in CNS autoimmunity induced by mimicry epitope for PLP 139-151 in SJL mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 95-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Gender disparity; Molecular mimicry; Multiple sclerosis; Proteolipid protein

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; EPITOPE ACA [83-85]; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 17F; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 22; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN [139-151]; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DENSITY; CELL EXPANSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL SEPARATION; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOKINES; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; EPITOPES; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 78650989654     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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