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Major histocompatibility complex heavy chain accumulation in the endoplasmic reticulum of oligodendrocytes results in myelin abnormalities.
Journal of neuroscience research - 15 Jan 2000
Baerwald K D, Corbin J G, Popko B
Abstract excerpt
The immune cytokine interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is believed to be a key agent in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated demyelinating disorders. We have examined the possibility that one effect of this cytokine involves overloading the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of oligodendrocytes through the induction of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain (HC) gene expression. For these studies, we have...
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