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Intrinsic and induced regulation of the age-associated onset of spontaneous experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Oct 2008
Zhang Hong, Podojil Joseph R, Luo Xunrong, Miller Stephen D
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by perivascular CNS infiltration of myelin-specific CD4(+) T cells and activated mononuclear cells. TCR transgenic mice on the SJL background specific for proteolipid protein (PLP)(139-151) develop a high incidence of spontaneous experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (sEAE). We examined the intrinsic mechanisms regulating onset and severity of sEAE. CD4(+) T cells isolated...
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