Abstract
Class II MHC mutant bm12 mice have an increased resistance to experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) compared to C57BL/6 mice. In vitro, this relative resistance was mainly associated with a reduced cytokine response to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and its dominant pathogenic peptide α146-162, whereas the response to the epitope α111-126 remained intact. Calcium mobilization after stimulation of AChR-immune T cells with AChR or α146-162 peptide, but not α111-126 peptide, was decreased in bm12 compared to C57BL/6. Thus, the reduced incidence of clinical EAMG in bm12 is linked to lower IFN-γ and IL-10 release, and intracellular calcium mobilization by α146-162-specific T cells.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 104-110 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Antigen presentation
- Autoimmunity
- Class II MHC
- Cytokines
- Mouse model
- Myasthenia gravis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
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