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Autoreactive T and B cells from bullous pemphigoid (BP) patients recognize epitopes clustered in distinct regions of BP180 and BP230.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2006
Thoma-Uszynski Sybille, Uter Wolfgang, Schwietzke Susanne, Schuler Gerold, Borradori Luca, Hertl Michael
Abstract excerpt
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a well-characterized model of autoantibody-mediated autoimmunity, which presumably depends on autoreactive Th cells that promote the activation of autoreactive B cells. The two major autoantigens of BP are BP180 and BP230, two components of dermoepidermal adhesion complexes. Both, autoreactive Th cell responses and autoantibody profiles were characterized in 35 patients with acute onset...
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